Dangers of Training Excessively

This article will discuss the negative effects of exercising too frequently? Believe it or not there are negative consequences of training too hard. While The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that you do some form of aerobic exercise for 1 hour, at least 3 day per week, make sure that you don’t go overboard with this. Exercising several hours per week is fine, it’s when you train excessively when preventable injuries can occur or if you stop looking at the body’s warning signs.
A New York psychologist gave questionnaires to 200 female members of a local runners club. The answers to the questionnaires suggested that 20 percent of the study participants may have suffered from bulimia. This eating disorder is classically characterized by binge eating followed by purging.
Although self-induced vomiting and laxative abuse are the most common purging methods, excessive exercise is another way to purge. Women who compensate for their eating binges by exercising should seek professional help, the researchers warn.

For serious athletes:
• Are you overtraining? Here are some tips to help you maintain peak performance without reaching the physical breakdown point.
• Balance heavy training days with light training days
• Never increase intensity and duration of training at the same time.If your periods are irregular, cut back on your training and seek medical opinion.
• Eat a lot of carbohydrates – four grams per pound of body weight.
• If your body tells you to take a few days off, do it! It won’t make you any less fit.
• If you have a virus or a cold, ease off your training.
• Listen to your body. It usually knows best.
Pregnant? Exercise is good for you and your baby, unless you have medical risk factors. The safest kinds of exercises are noncompetitive and non weightbearing, such as swimming, water aerobics or stationary cycling.