How much exercise is too much?

Each person is different. Our body are the only one that can tell us when it is too much. No rules for everyone in general.

It depends on your health and natural endurance. Some people exercise an hour everyday others more others less. Have you consider a good personal trainer?

As with anything, moderation is key. For each person, there is a different limit. However, you should be able to retain proper form in whatever exercise you do without being exhausted. Your body has many ways to tell you that enough is enough - listen to it! :)

When you are physically weak, or cannot cope with daily life anymore, without the feeling of exhaustion or light-headedness. The best thing to do is stop when you are ahead - do not push yourself to the extremes.

If you start to injure yourself as a result of exercising and not giving your body adequate time to recover, that's a sign that you are exercising way too much or hard. This is bad as it may suppress your immune system while your body deals with fatigue and inadequate muscles, taking the energy which is needed for your immune system to function properly in order to repair your overworked muscles. Exercising too much can also present itself as a slower resting heart rate, insomnia, lethargy and fatigue, as well as deteriorating physical performance.

Exercise is generally a healthy activity. The point at which it becomes 'too much' is when it does more harm than good, causing distress or affecting functioning. An example of this could be exercising to the point of injury, or even continuing to exercise while injured and exacerbating the injury! Another example is when exercising affects your functioning in other areas of life, like if you neglect your responsibilities (work, relationships, school etc) in order to exercise. While this is uncommon, remember to have rest days to recuperate when you exercise!

When you're finding that you're injuring yourself and exhausted because your body is not having enough time to recover between workouts, this is generally a sign that you are doing too much exercise

Too much exercise would be when you work off way too many calories (an excessive amount more than you eat), and when you keep exercising after drastic fatigue. If you are in pain, you should rest. A generic exercise plan is 30 min a day, with one day off. (Although this can change between people).

This is not a question that 7 cups should really answer! This is one only an expert can, but it really depends on your body; why you're exercising and what you're trying to achieve. Are you exercising because it's your way of coping, or are you exercising so that you can get a gold medal? Do you feel good at the end of your workout, or are you so exhausted you can't stand? Are you eating nutritious food to help your body, or just a random snack here and there? Have a chat to your GP about what works for you.

It depends on your body. The best way to answer this question would to be to ask a professional after giving you a personal evaluation.