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Podcast: Fit + Fueled Life Podcast
Episode: EP36: How to heal from overtraining
Description: How much is too much exercise?
Some symptoms of overtraining are obvious, others not so much. Many women (myself included) mistake overtraining symptoms as a result of other things or ignore them all together thinking it's "normal."
The most common symptoms of overtraining include:
▪️insomnia
▪️fatigue
▪️headaches
▪️weight gain, especially around midsection
▪️moodiness or irritability
▪️change in the menstrual cycle
▪️hair loss
▪️numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
▪️increase in perceived difficulty of workouts
▪️reduced motivation
▪️repeated injuries, body aches, and pains
If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms and exercise regularly without many rest days, it’s possible that you’re experiencing overtraining syndrome.
In this episode, I share my experience with overtrai...