More About Overtraining

Today's tip of the week is about overtraining.
The improvements in our fitness is not happening during the workout. It is happening during the rest time. During the workouts we create muscle damage (the muscle soreness we sometimes feel). and fatigue. When we rest, our body repairs this damage, and clears the lactic acid. If we don't allow enough recovery time, over time a state of overtraining will set in. It manifests itself as an elevated resting heart rate, constant fatigue, difficulties sleeping, lack of motivation to train, irritability...To avoid overtraining we must allow for a rest time and proper nutrition. A good nutritious meal (carbs and protein)should be consumed no longer then an hour after the workout when our body is the most receptive to absorbing the nutrients. Two consecutive rest days are always better then one. A light workout (active recovery) between hard training days is also fine. This could be easy swimming, going for a walk...

Christian Heno, Owner
Zenergie Holistic Health and Fitness Studio