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Doing loo much can be as harmful as doing
too littlel Exorcise can be considered an
obsession if you feel guilty, get irritable or
depressed, or feel you don't deserve to eat
because you haven't had your daily run.
Putting too strong an emphasis on exercise
can have negative effects on your
psychological health, especially if you feel
bad about yourself if you miss a day's
workout.
Training every single day or for too long a
period of time is not always beneficial. A
monotonous training program without
variation can be devastating. Research has
shown that musculoskeletal Injuries to the
foot, leg, and knee double when beginners run
45 minutes per day compared with 30
minutes.
You can be overtrained too. Your
performance will then go downhill with
continued training because the body doesn't
have time to recover from the last workout.
Some of the signs of overtraining are :
-lack of energy and a constant tired feeling
-sleep disturbance
-muscle cramps
-elevated resting heart rate
-loss of appetite and abnormal weight loss.
If you are a recreational athlete, training
every day or more isn't always the best way
to optimize your health. Most people gain
more benefits from scheduling variety and
regular days off in their work-out'program.
Ingunn Holden
Fitness/Nutrition Peer Health Advisor
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STRESS CRN LEAD VOU RSTRRV...
With the full force of midterms hitting, and
the onslaught of papers that need to be
written, it's natural to feel a little stress In
our lives How we deal with stress Is crucial
to alleviating the stressors in our lives. Some
students feel so overwhelmed by all the tests
and papers accumulating that they tend to
block out the reality of what needs to be done
One of the most common ways is by drinking
and although this may temporarily block out
the problem. It's just that • temporary. The
next morning you're still faced with the same
homework, except maybe there's more now
Drinking may not be the answer. Although
it might seem that when drinking you have nc
problems, they're still around. By organizing
your day, tackling one thing at a time, and
taking a break for relaxation, your homeworl.
won't seom so insurmountable, and you wont
feel so stressed outl
Diane Lancaster
Stress Management Peer Health Advisor