Can you exercise too much?

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  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,997 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    MargaretYakoda wrote: »
    OP hasn’t logged in for over a week.
    But I do want to point out that MFP and most other fitness apps only give “credit” for two hours of exercise daily. Beyond that you get zero credit.

    This is on purpose. Because beyond that it’s more likely to be a symptom of anorexia when done on a daily basis.
    Professional athletes with good coaches and nutritionists are an exception.

    I've already mentioned that the OP's idea isn't a good one, but the bolded just isn't true. (…snip…)

    Yes. Thank you. I have been corrected multiple times already.

  • Analog_Kid
    Analog_Kid Posts: 976 Member
    edited November 2021
    "While exercise by its simplest definition is a healthy habit, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Training too much can negatively affect your mental and physical health, and the signs you may need to dial it back might not be so obvious."

    Read the full article here:
    https://huffpost.com/entry/exercising-too-much-mental-health_l_61803a30e4b0ec286d306bd2
  • Mellouk89
    Mellouk89 Posts: 469 Member
    I do about 6 hours of weightlifting per week and i'm starting to think it's too much. And it's the only form of exercise I do.

    I think it's all relative, for me it may be too much for another person it is different.

    There's also stress tolerance that is involved.
  • cherchechristine
    cherchechristine Posts: 84 Member

    love this...but I am reminded often by my trainer...who supports my level of activity ( i bike, hike, golf, and ski) that abs are made in the kitchen! LOL


    you can't out exercise a bad diet...never!

  • Davidjohnson9333
    Davidjohnson9333 Posts: 32 Member
    edited November 2021
    Just answering the original question “what if you exercised non stop except for eat and sleep breaks?”. Answer, I think you would die within a year. People have done this before and is the source for the phrase “working yourself to death”.

    The benefit is that you may go to heaven and be with Jesus. That is about it.
  • marycilec
    marycilec Posts: 31 Member
    I have read before somewhere on a fitness site that most people should exercise heavily for like 10-20 minutes, moderately 20-40 minutes and lightly up to 1 hour every other day. Make sure to do aerobic, anaerobic like weights on opposite days. So I guess the average person should exercise 1 hour per day or 2 hours every other day. I'd say after you master that, you could go up to 2 hours per day, but beyond that, it would be too much to handle.
  • mirianyusm
    mirianyusm Posts: 89 Member
    Great comments but just an observation: The OP hasn't posted in 1 1/2 months.

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