Sports Medicine
A Crucial Period
Good Pain, Bad Pain
On Your Knees
Secondary Injuries
Imaging Technology
What's Sciatica?
The Female Athlete
Putting Your Feet First
Itis Schmitis
Too Much, Too Soon
Under the Influence
Twisted
What's Goin' On?
Think Inches, Not Pounds
Preventing Vaginitis
What Fresh Hell is This?
That Painful Pull
Athlete's Heart
Exercise & Arthritis
Chilled to the Bone
Measuring Body Fat
Exercise and Your Breasts
Choosing a Sports Doctor
Lean on Me (Shoulder)
Exercise & Anemia
Exercise Abuse
Pelvis Sighting
Hand Aid
It's All in the Wrist
Back in Action
Altitude Adjustment
Tennis Elbow, Anyone?
Exercising in the Heat
Agony of the Feet
Restless Legs
Night Time Cramps
Birth Control Concerns
No Periods, No Babies?
Post Partum Prescription
Weight Loss Mystery
Undesirable Cooldown
To Brew Or Not To Brew
Fitness After Baby
Biking and Back Pain
Swimmer's Shoulder
A Hidden Athlete
Avoiding Osteoporosis
Drug Testing
Maximum Heart Rate
Headway Against Headaches
Torn Rotator Cuff
Fat Figures
SOS About PMS
Bloody Urine
Sag Story
Lackluster Leg
Bothersome Bulge
Gaining in Years
Taking It On the Shin
Aching Ankles
Hoop Help
Tender Toes
Meals For Muscle
Growing Pains
Hot Tips
High Altitude PMS
Personal Bests
Air Pollution
Ankle Blues
Heartbreak Heel
Yeast Relief



Exercise Abuse

Continued...

How can you tell if you are abusing exercise? Ask yourself the following questions

Quiz

1. Do you feel guilty if a day goes by when you don't work out?

2. Are you putting more time into your workouts and not improving? Not even enjoying it?

3. Do you feel tired and lethargic but still have difficulty sleeping?

4. Do you have injuries that don't seem to heal?

5. Are you reluctant to take time off to heal the injuries or even see a physician for evaluation?

6. Are you ignoring aspects of your work, social life or family life in order to put your workouts first?

7. Do you feel a compulsion to work out even if you are tired? Is your exercise routine a source of stress?

8. Do you increase or decrease your exercise based on your weight or what you have eaten?

9. Do you suffer from insomnia, undesired weight loss, fatigue, lethargy, irritability, loss of menstrual periods, multiple chronic injuries or stress fractures?

10. Are you depressed if you are unable to exercise?

If you answered yes to several of these questions you probably are exercising too much.

What to do

If recognized early exercise addiction and overtraining can be overcome. Simple overtraining responds to rest and information about proper training techniques can help. Refocusing physical and mental energy into healing, rest and balance isn't always easy if you are an exercise addict or a perfectionist with unrealistic exercise goals, recovery is often best achieved with professional help.

What should you do?

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