Exercising is good, but how much is too much?
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009The benefits of exercise have been told to us time and again, what kind of exercise we should do for what purpose has been told to us as well. Exercising is recommended by all doctors, beauticians, in fact, specialists of almost every kind. While making your heart beat faster than usual for at least 20 minutes everyday can do wonders to your body and mind, how much exercise is too much exercise?
Exercising of any kind gives you a sense of control. It makes you feel in full control of your senses, you are able to co ordinate your body movements, and for at least a brief while, you forget all your problems. It gives you a good sense of your body, and surprisingly, makes you happy. Exercising brings a glow to your skin, and makes you a lot more beautiful.
So what makes people want to over exercise? There could be a number of reasons for it. Pressure to look slim and trim (blame it on the size zero models!) drives some people to exercise so vigorously, that it actually proves to be unhealthy. Sometimes, as unbelievable as it might sounds, when people get into an exercise regime, they love it so much; they find a way to let out stress, or deal with emotional ups and downs. Sometimes, it leads to compulsive exercising, and they aren’t able to do without it. Over exercising is also linked with eating disorders.
You know you are over exercising when you show the following signs:
Your body hurts after workouts.
You get irritable if you are not able to work out on a certain day.
You have to compulsively exercise more than once a day.
You get irritated if someone stops you in the middle of a workout.
Your eating patterns have changed a great deal.
You are not getting enough sleep.
You feel tired all the time.
You are injuring yourself more often.
You are finding it to catch your breath.
If you are feeling any of the above symptoms, you need to seek some medical help. There is nothing strangely wrong with you, you can be thankful it’s not cocaine you’re having to deal with! While exercising can do wonders to your body, mind and soul, watch out for compulsive exercising and don’t push your body to do more than it can handle. A lot of times, turning to the internet, and lately social networking and other kinds of interactive websites, will help you get expert advice on what you should be doing, and how you should be doing it.

