How much exercise is too much?

It definitely varies from person to person as each person has their own unique lifestyle! I would say listen to your body; are you feeling unusually sore the next day, is any area in pain etc. So long as the exercise isn't doing any harm to your physical health, I would say work out as much as you feel comfortable with. There's nothing wrong with living an active lifestyle, just make sure you are providing yourself with chances to break and recharge. I think you might be able to tell if you're exercising too much just based on your physical symptoms. Listen to your body :)

You know something is too much when it begins to become maladaptive to your life. You may no longer truly enjoy exercising but continue to do it because you feel you must. It may begin to interfere with your personal and professional life such as skipping out on events to 'work out'. The point at which you feel like you have no executive ocontrol over your decision to exercise is when you know it's no longer something you do in life, but apart of your life and for some this may be good but to others that are also sacrificing other elements of their health to exercise this can be dangerous. Over exercising without a clear goal that's been approved by a professional may deviate from healthy territory and lead to disordered habits.

If it is affecting your life negatively and interfering with plans, work, school, or social life it is too much. If you are injuring yourself and continuing to exercise it is too much. If you are doing it out of fear of gaining weight and as a form of bingeing it is too much. If you never take a break even when your body needs it then it is too much. Ask yourself why you are doing it and if it is not a healthy reason and is no longer benefiting you then take a step back. It should be healthy and enjoyable not painful or a constant must.

The answer to this question may differ from person to person but I will try my best to answer it. Doctors recommend doing 150 minutes of physical exercise. After a workout, your body needs time to rest and repair itself from the previous workout. According to the Mayo Clinic, running too far too often, lifting too much weight or simply pushing yourself too far can lead to muscle strains and sprains, shin splints, and stress fractures. Even athletes have days off. If you feel achy and sore, it likely means your body needs a break that day. Consider designing a workout that uses different muscles and has different intensities on different days of the week. For example, Monday you can have an upper-body day for strength. Tuesday you can focus on jogging or walking. Wednesday you can take a rest day. And Thursday you can do some yoga. To avoid injury, make sure you don’t do the same workouts over and over again. Even if you don’t get injured, your body can adjust to the same workouts which can thus halt progress.

It depends on your body, goals, and diet: With a healthy diet of 1800-2200 calories, balanced with half vegetables, 1/4 types of meat, nuts, and other proteins, and 1/4 carbohydrates you should get at minimum an hour of exercise a day, not necessarily just cardio but various exercise. If you're trying to lose weight you can actually cut the diet depending on your starting weight. Usually, you want to lose 1-2 pounds a week slowly over time so that it doesn't just bounce back. If you're trying to gain weight same rules essentially but you're going to want to increase calories and exercise, try to 20% of any extra calories you add to your diet. And finally, listen to your body. Some burning is natural but if you're in pain beyond soreness after an exercise that was too much.

Exercise is so important for helping alleviate stress and anxiety because it pumps up your endorphins. Exercise becomes too much when you’re over-working in order to “make up” for something or if you’re exercising with the intent to punish yourself. Exercise should never be a punishment, so try to engage in forms that you find to be fun so that you can still enjoy yourself while you do it! Whether that be swimming, walking, or even yoga, there is a form of exercise that is fit for everyone, so even if you aren’t enjoying it at first, keep looking for the type that fits you!

While exercise is important it should also be manageable. I would say to anybody that you know when you are doing too much when it is unsustainable. It is too much when you feel that it is becoming a bigger part of your life than you want it to be. It is too much when you don't get a buzz from it and don't want to start. I am not a doctor and cannot state health mandates for too much exercise and would recommend to anyone that they seek a doctor's opinion if they believe that they have gotten to a point where the exercise is detrimental to their health rather than helpful.

Exercise , just like any other aspect of life ,if done in excess is damaging . But how does one know when it damages them ? Firstly , why do you exercise? It is primarily to include movement in one's life,to be active and include functionality with ease. But when overdone / not doing it causes uneasiness/ not having control of the time/constantly thinking and obsessing over it is when it becomes harmful . That is when exercising turns into bane rather than boon . Along with exercise, if nutrition is in place, that's good . But when due to exercising if there are tendencies to follow fad diets or restrictive diets that's another red flag