Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Can You Exercise Too Much?

Exercise is necessary. It can ward off dangerous conditions such as heart disease and diabetes and helps keep weight down, boost your energy and improve your mood. 

Can a person become obsessed and exercise too much? The answer is yes. Dr. Jeff Bowman, foot specialist in Houston, TX has treated numerous patients who have come with issues stemming from exercise or overtraining. Whether you are training for something specific or exercising for fear of gaining weight, going too far with exercise leaves not only your feet, but also your whole body vulnerable to many different problems.

Thirty minutes of moderate activity is typically enough for the average person to maintain their health. Doing double or triple that a day doesn’t necessarily make you that much more healthy and risk factors of too much exercise include:
  • Exhaustion
  • Depression
  • Insomnia
  • Headaches
  • Loss of appetite
  • Elevated pulse in the morning
  • Pain in muscles and joints
  • Decrease in performance
If you start to see or feel any of these symptoms while doing your exercise routine, it is time for a pit stop. Take a step back and evaluate how much time you are spending exercising and how your body is truly reacting to it. Make an appointment with a doctor in the case that something more serious is going on then you are aware of.

Foot pain and ankle injuries are likely when overtraining or not wearing proper footwear during exercise. Contact our podiatric office and make an appointment with Dr. Bowman if you have any foot or ankle pain. Call us at (713) 467-8886 or visit us at www.houstonfootspecialists.com.
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1 comment:

  1. Absolutely doing too much exercise can be cause of these health risks that you have shared. I think we should do exercise in a specific quantity.back and neck pain bergen county , low back pain bergen county

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