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Avoiding the Burnout/Overexercising

Marymoe138
Marymoe138 Posts: 68 Member
edited February 7 in Getting Started
As I am sure most on here can confirm, it is a great feeling after you have worked out. There may be a little hesitation to begin but as soon as you get going, you are great! As someone who has a tendency to be a little OCD and overdo things, is there any advice that you can give me as far as how to maintain a consistent workout. Right now I feel as though I am on top of the world and could do anything. However, I want to be realistic in my approach. Yesterday I was so doggone tired, I literally passed out. I did not want to because that was my workout time. However, I realize that I have to listen to my body and that is what I did. I woke up refreshed and kicked booty on my workout. Maybe I just answered my own question.... :smile: ....but any and all advice you can give on being consistent and REALISTIC in your beginning journey would be appreciated!

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  • JenRun1
    JenRun1 Posts: 212
    I think you did answer your own question. I work out 5-6 days a week. I used to pride myself on working out 7 days a week. Now I have an injury. I'm a runner so it's not easy to get past it. The best advice I can give you is that working out is a small percentage of the course. The food is the 70-80% game changer for weight loss. If you can't work out due to exhaustion don't worry about it, just kill it a little longer the next day. Listening to your body is key and you are doing that. Best of luck in your journey!
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Burnout for me is nearly always the result of undereating. If I am feeling lethargic and unenergetic, and I look back at my diary, it's usually pretty clear why - overtraining and undereating.

    In my experience, as long as you're eating enough to sustain your exercise, you won't physically burn out.

    Mental burnout is a different ballgame, and I tend to stave off boredom by (1) having achievable goals (which is why lifting is awesome; constant new weight or rep PRs); (2) changing things up - new classes, new running routes, new lifts, visiting a different branch of my gym, new routines.
  • tristaj90
    tristaj90 Posts: 330 Member
    I usually try to work out every day. Some weeks i end up missing on Saturday or Sunday and other weeks I just do a shorter work out on those days or a few days a week I'll do about 25 minutes and the other days I'll go 45-60 minutes..

    Listening to your body is key. Sometimes I just feel exhausted so I will rest or do a light work out (sometimes just cleaning my house to get moving warms me up enough just to do 15 minutes of intense cardio).
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