Where shold your recovery focus be? Many of us plan those weekly hours where we nail ourselves in the name of triathlon, but it’s rare that we properly plan our recovery.
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| KEY TOPIC: Striking a Balance |
| Most people perceive overtraining as a condition exclusive to elite athletes who want to push the limits of human ability to gain that last possible 2 percent performance advantage. But the symptoms and results of overtraining can happen to anyone who continually accrues too much stress from physical exercise when other sources of emotional and mental strain are also present. While exercise is certainly a form of stress relief, training is also a cause of stress, and the effects can be detrimental to your health if you don’t carefully weigh the strain of training with the other stress in your life. |
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