This is called overtraining. While exercise is generally good for you, too much exercise can be strenuous on your body. Exercise has a “dose-response relationship,” meaning the more you work ...

Exercise is key to staying healthy, but pushing too hard can backfire. In this video, we explore the science of overtraining ...

Overtraining' is something you may have heard of, and may even be concerned about. The truth is, genuine 'overtraining syndrome' more commonly effects athletes and, if anything, the majority of ...

‘Hard work pays off’,‘no pain no gain’ are a few phrases we’re all familiar with in a gym setting and, yes, while we do need optimal challenge if we want to see progress, there’s also ...

But, as with everything from juicy Netflix dramas to fiber-filled veggies, “too much of a good thing” definitely applies to your exercise routine—and overtraining is very much a real thing.

In other words, these injuries are the result of overtraining. With runners’ peak mileage hitting when they are in the middle of training for spring races or those big fall events, the body ...

We sat down with British Rowing Start Coach, Dan Harris, to help us identify the signs that we could be overtraining. “We always monitor resting heart rate from a benchmark,” says Harris ...

I know all too well how overtraining can backfire – after excessively running without sufficient rest, recovery and nutrition, I was left with a pelvic stress fracture that ruled me out of ...

While overtraining gets all the attention, undertraining can be equally detrimental. Learn how to identify and combat it.

With some 70% of teenagers and children dropping out of organized sports by age 13, experts are chiming in on potential reasons for early burnout. The dropout stat was revealed in a new report ...

If you've experienced the above, you're probably overtraining, meaning your training does your body more harm than good. "When an athlete is trying to improve their performance, they have to push ...

What happens when we get that balance wrong and veer into overtraining? For any athlete, regardless of their sport, hard training must be performed to improve. Immediately after a hard training ...