Don't Over-exercise!Writen by Dr Kem Thompson
You're probably familiar with the saying 'too much of everything
is bad'. This is true, and it applies to good things as well.
There's no doubt that regular exercise is vital if you want to
be healthy. However, excessive exercise is harmful because it
causes your cells to release dangerous by-products of metabolism
('free radicals') into your blood stream.
The danger of free radicals is that when they accumulate faster
than your body can get rid of them, they begin to destroy your
body cells. This destruction leads to various degenerative diseases,
depending on which cells are being destroyed.
In plain english, it means that excessive exercise over a prolonged
period has harmful long term effects on your body.
Sound scary, huh? It is. That's why it's important for you to
practice exercise in moderation.
How much exercise is too much exercise? How much exercise is safe?
As a rough guide, it's safe and effective to spend 1 hour three
times a week on exercise. Another guide is this: never exercise
to the point of pain. Pain is a protective mechanism designed
to warn you of impending danger in most cases. Ignore it at
your own peril.
Thirty minutes three times a week should be for aerobics, and
the rest of the time should include strength training and
flexibility exercises (stretching).
Keep your exercise regime simple and sweet.
You don't get much more health benefit from exercising more often
anyway, and if you do rigorous exercise 7 days a week, you're in
danger of triggering the release of harmful, destructive free
radicals into your blood stream.
So by all means, exercise regularly, but please don't overdo it.
Dr Kem Thompson is a Health & Success Coach, Speaker and Author.
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