Tag Archives: Overtraining

When More Is Less

Fitness has become trendy.  It stems from celebrities and their trainers touting workouts on social media which leads to a certain segment of the population doing the same.  For better or for worse, workout and post-workout selfies are everywhere. This phenomenon has spurred an increase in participation in endurance races and people fighting over space in group exercise classes.  […]

Balance Series/Part 7: Sit Back & Relax

Are you getting enough downtime?  Are you wondering why this question is on a fitness blog?  Would it surprise you to learn that you can’t have a balanced fitness program without downtime?  The third “leg” in the three-legged stool of fitness, along with diet and exercise, is downtime.  Specifically rest, recovery and sleep.  In other words, rest, recovery […]