As a Fitness Coach I work with people everyday that are enthusiastic about reaching their goals. This is great and is very exciting, BUT sometimes people don’t follow the guidelines of WORK vs. REST. When you forego the REST and continue to train at near max levels too frequently what results is “Chronic Overtraining”. Sorry to burst your bubble but Chronic Overtraining is just as bad as not training enough and can lead to injury and/or illness. If you suspect you are overdoing it, try this: Get in the habit of taking your morning resting heart rate before getting out of bed. If it goes up and stays up for two or three days, you are either starting to get sick or overtraining. In either case, it's time to back off until your heart rate drops back down. |
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