Comments on: Too Much Exercise Can Be Bad, Too

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:04:31 +0000

I guess I am a runner. I just don’t always feel like one while I’m doing it…

By: Vava

Vava — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:30:16 +0000

Good point! I often feel cheated if I don’t get a “good” workout, and this has resulted in too many aches and pains (runner’s knee, plantar fasciitis, etc.) in my quest to become a runner.

As far as the football player dying of heat, this seems to be an epidemic in that sport as every year at least one succumbs to heat with the ultimate sacrifice. It’s good the coach was held accountable in this instance – I don’t think that has ever, nor will ever, be the case in the NFL, where invariably the player is blamed for being “out of shape”.

By: Melanie Thomassian

Melanie Thomassian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:02:37 +0000

This is so true! I’ve heard people complain so many times about how difficult working out is for them, but when you probe a little deeper you find out they completely overdid it and now they feel exercise is simply not worth the effort.

For me I think I may have the opposite problem…not pushing myself as much as I should. I could walk for miles, but I try to add bursts of jogging to increase the intensity a little, however this I struggle with!

I know consistency is the key though, so I try to keep going.

Thanks for posting.