5 signs of overtraining

Are you one of the people who live in the gym or do you invest at least 6 days to do your daily routines? While exercise is essential for a good quality of life, you should know that any excess is counterproductive and almost detrimental to your health, as in the case of overtraining.

When the workload is too long in short periods, or there is no adequate rest, certain symptoms may appear that will prevent you from achieving your goals or the results you want, with consequences ranging from mood swings to injuries.

Therefore, according to trainer-factory.com, we present some of the signs of overtraining:
 

1. Generalized and chronic fatigue. If instead of feeling revitalized after exercising, you feel extremely fatigued and have little energy to carry out your activities, then it is time to take at least two days off and review your routines to prevent overtraining.
 

2. Muscle fatigue and pain . Pain, discomfort or tension is experienced in the neck and shoulder area. The muscles, tendons or joints feel heavy and tingling or other discomfort may occur.
 

3. Change your mood . By overtraining, you may feel inexplicably irritable and in a bad mood; This could be a sign that your body is exhausted and fatigued.
 

4. Chronic stress . It is proven that exercise increase endorphins to feel good, but overtraining has been linked to a decrease in energy and mood, so you need to relax and avoid stress.
 

5. Change in sleep pattern . Sleep is the moment in which the body and the repair of the brain itself, but due to overtraining can generate an excess of cortisol, which can cause insomnia or drowsiness.

Therefore, it is important to take into account that both the muscles and the nervous and immune systems require time to rest and recover after overtraining, and that glycogen stores must be replaced with appropriate nutrition.

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