ut program [8]. A little exercise is good for you however, a lot is not necessary better. At a particular point the body will say enough is enough and the results can be devastating. If exercise is more exhausting than rejuvenating, this is a sign of an acute case of over training. Exercise may reduce age-related lean body mass and risk for several chronic diseases including coronary artery disease, hypertension, non-insulin-dependant diabetes, anxiety, depression, functional decline and frailty. However, exercise when preformed strenuously is associated with increased production of reactive oxygen species. [11], Overuse injuries, lactic build up and compulsive exercise disorders. Increasing evidence indicates that exercise, especially when preformed strenuously, is associated with muscle damage and inflammation. Avoiding overuse injuries involves allowing your body to adapt to repetitive stress. If a change is made in a training routine the body may show signs of overwork. Increasing training has to be a gradual process, building up in easy stages, allowing recovery days from hard training, and rest days if fatigue or pain set in. For any exercise session, one should always warm-up and warm-down thoroughly. Compulsive exercising or "over exercising disorder" is a common characteristic among those who are victims of eating disorders but is not exclusive. It seems that the sole purpose of exercise is to burn calories and lose weight, it is really much more profound than that. The person is so fearful of gaining weight, exercising becomes compulsive and obsessive. Excessive exercising can lead to excessive sweating resulting in dehydration and even death.Free Radicals are chemically reactive species that increase during exercise as a result of higher mitochondria oxygen consumption and electron transport flux. Free radicals may exert dangerous effects when not detoxified or when produced in excessive amounts. They are able to react ...
