Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Updated: August 10, 2016, 3:39 PM
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As a fitness enthusiast, you take your workouts seriously and never go a day without it. But have your muscles been sore all the time? Have you been facing any difficulty falling asleep? Fitness expert Roshni Shah says these could be signs that you are over exercising. Click next to know what signs to watch out for!
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Tired legs: You used to jog with ease but these days your legs feel extremely heavy, and it takes a lot of effort for you to keep up the pace? Tired and overly fatigued legs are a sign that you have not given enough time for your muscles to recharge or repair.
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Muscle soreness for days: It is okay to have muscle soreness for a day or two after your workout. But if you have been sore for more than 72 hours, it is a sign that you overdid it. That is why it is important to ease into your exercise routine, increasing the time and intensity slowly over weeks instead of all at once.
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Frequent injuries: Are you getting injured often? If so, you are over exercising. When you are overtraining your body does not get enough time to recover. If you do this often, you increase the chances of injuries.
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Exhaustion: If you are working out too much you are bound to feel exhausted all the time. So always give your body time to recover between workouts and limit the high-intensity workouts to three times a week with a day of recovery in between.
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Suppressed immunity: When your body is stressed due to excessive physical activity, it can take a toll on other response mechanisms such as your immune system. So when you are overtraining you are more susceptible to illness and you will take a longer time to recover from diseases such as cold or flu.
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Skin infection: If you are working out too much, your body may have an allergic reaction to physical exertion or sweat, causing hives. Hives induced by exercise may vary in size and may look like red spots or blisters. It can occur anywhere in your body and like most hives, it is very itchy. Exercising in hot weather makes you more susceptible to this condition.
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Insomnia: As you increase your gym time, are you having difficulty falling asleep? While moderate exercise is good for your sleep overtraining can have the opposite effect. Your body is always stressed and is in a hyperactive state when you workout too much, and hence, it prevents you from falling asleep.
