Re: exercise (was another article to share)

[Guest guest]

I love working out too! I've been doing it since I was 13 (I'm 32 now), and I just don't feel right if I don't work out in the mornings. I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions), and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder muscle and there is no exercise I can do that won't aggrivate the injury - even step aerobics bothers me because I'm swinging my arms so much. I'm trying to convince myself that I need to rest until the muscle heals and that I'm not going to gain a million pounds if I do...but I don't believe that. It's a lot easier for me to legalize food than it is for me to cut back on my workouts.jkarcze wrote: I'm probably one of the few people in the world that lovesworking out. But when it was a requirement for losing weight - it lostit's luster. Now - I'm running again because I love how it feels to run. .

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[Guest guest]

I love working out too! I've been doing it since I was 13 (I'm 32 now), and I just don't feel right if I don't work out in the mornings. I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions), and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder muscle and there is no exercise I can do that won't aggrivate the injury - even step aerobics bothers me because I'm swinging my arms so much. I'm trying to convince myself that I need to rest until the muscle heals and that I'm not going to gain a million pounds if I do...but I don't believe that. It's a lot easier for me to legalize food than it is for me to cut back on my workouts.jkarcze wrote: I'm probably one of the few people in the world that lovesworking out. But when it was a requirement for losing weight - it lostit's luster. Now - I'm running again because I love how it feels to run. .

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[Guest guest]

I love working out too! I've been doing it since I was 13 (I'm 32 now), and I just don't feel right if I don't work out in the mornings. I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions), and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder muscle and there is no exercise I can do that won't aggrivate the injury - even step aerobics bothers me because I'm swinging my arms so much. I'm trying to convince myself that I need to rest until the muscle heals and that I'm not going to gain a million pounds if I do...but I don't believe that. It's a lot easier for me to legalize food than it is for me to cut back on my workouts.jkarcze wrote: I'm probably one of the few people in the world that lovesworking out. But when it was a requirement for losing weight - it lostit's luster. Now - I'm running again because I love how it feels to run. .

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[Guest guest]

> I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been

for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions),

and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the

week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder

muscle>

If you don't take rest days (notice I said

" days " - PLURAL) you really do set yourself

up for injury, and the longer you go without

providing yourself with rest time, the worse

the injury can be (the more long-lasting and

the longer it can take to recuperate). The

way people " bounce back " from injuries is

when their body is sufficiently rested to

bounce back. If you're slogging through

two a days, 7 days a week it's no wonder you

suffered an injury! I'm not trying to be

mean, just direct - you've got to rest.

A good workout schedule allows for at LEAST

a couple days of rest per week, and you've

also got to be careful that you're not doing

the SAME exercise on consecutive days. The

muscles you tax today need a day to repair

and rebuild tomorrow, so if you must work

out consecutive days you have to work out

different muscle groups. That's why they

call that type of injury " repetitive use "

injuries - you can't use it until it breaks.

You use it, let it repair, then use it again.

After it's had time to recuperate.

I work in a mental health facility and one of

the psychologists here was talking recently

about " substitution " behavior when it comes to

weight loss. We get our heads straight about

food but then manage to just transfer that

addictive, damaged thinking to something else.

Former food addicts become exercise junkies,

bulimics become alcoholics, alcoholics become

food addicts.

After suffering a really debilitating injury

early on in my commitment to workout out

routinely, I learned to alternate my workouts

and also learned the value of true days off

from working out and even an occasonal WEEK

off from working out. YES, I still do what you

were talking about - beating myself up mentally

if I miss a workout for some reason, convinced

the Weight Gods will send 10 pounds of fat over-

night to take up residence on my hips, but it

just isn't true. I had to learn to LISTEN to

my body when it says ENOUGH. Where I live it's

been over 105 degrees all week (!!!), and several

days in the gym this week I cut my cardio short

and/or my strength training short, 'cause it was

just too darn hot (the gym has AC, but even it

can't compete much against pounding 105 plus

temperatures!) The body can only take so much

and it WILL let you know when it's time to slow

it down - the key is to learn to listen to it.

[Guest guest]

> I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been

for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions),

and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the

week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder

muscle>

If you don't take rest days (notice I said

" days " - PLURAL) you really do set yourself

up for injury, and the longer you go without

providing yourself with rest time, the worse

the injury can be (the more long-lasting and

the longer it can take to recuperate). The

way people " bounce back " from injuries is

when their body is sufficiently rested to

bounce back. If you're slogging through

two a days, 7 days a week it's no wonder you

suffered an injury! I'm not trying to be

mean, just direct - you've got to rest.

A good workout schedule allows for at LEAST

a couple days of rest per week, and you've

also got to be careful that you're not doing

the SAME exercise on consecutive days. The

muscles you tax today need a day to repair

and rebuild tomorrow, so if you must work

out consecutive days you have to work out

different muscle groups. That's why they

call that type of injury " repetitive use "

injuries - you can't use it until it breaks.

You use it, let it repair, then use it again.

After it's had time to recuperate.

I work in a mental health facility and one of

the psychologists here was talking recently

about " substitution " behavior when it comes to

weight loss. We get our heads straight about

food but then manage to just transfer that

addictive, damaged thinking to something else.

Former food addicts become exercise junkies,

bulimics become alcoholics, alcoholics become

food addicts.

After suffering a really debilitating injury

early on in my commitment to workout out

routinely, I learned to alternate my workouts

and also learned the value of true days off

from working out and even an occasonal WEEK

off from working out. YES, I still do what you

were talking about - beating myself up mentally

if I miss a workout for some reason, convinced

the Weight Gods will send 10 pounds of fat over-

night to take up residence on my hips, but it

just isn't true. I had to learn to LISTEN to

my body when it says ENOUGH. Where I live it's

been over 105 degrees all week (!!!), and several

days in the gym this week I cut my cardio short

and/or my strength training short, 'cause it was

just too darn hot (the gym has AC, but even it

can't compete much against pounding 105 plus

temperatures!) The body can only take so much

and it WILL let you know when it's time to slow

it down - the key is to learn to listen to it.

[Guest guest]

> I'm struggling, though, with working out too much. I have been

for years - I work out for an hour every morning (no exceptions),

and another hour in the afternoon/evening almost every day of the

week. I don't take a rest day. I recently pulled a shoulder

muscle>

If you don't take rest days (notice I said

" days " - PLURAL) you really do set yourself

up for injury, and the longer you go without

providing yourself with rest time, the worse

the injury can be (the more long-lasting and

the longer it can take to recuperate). The

way people " bounce back " from injuries is

when their body is sufficiently rested to

bounce back. If you're slogging through

two a days, 7 days a week it's no wonder you

suffered an injury! I'm not trying to be

mean, just direct - you've got to rest.

A good workout schedule allows for at LEAST

a couple days of rest per week, and you've

also got to be careful that you're not doing

the SAME exercise on consecutive days. The

muscles you tax today need a day to repair

and rebuild tomorrow, so if you must work

out consecutive days you have to work out

different muscle groups. That's why they

call that type of injury " repetitive use "

injuries - you can't use it until it breaks.

You use it, let it repair, then use it again.

After it's had time to recuperate.

I work in a mental health facility and one of

the psychologists here was talking recently

about " substitution " behavior when it comes to

weight loss. We get our heads straight about

food but then manage to just transfer that

addictive, damaged thinking to something else.

Former food addicts become exercise junkies,

bulimics become alcoholics, alcoholics become

food addicts.

After suffering a really debilitating injury

early on in my commitment to workout out

routinely, I learned to alternate my workouts

and also learned the value of true days off

from working out and even an occasonal WEEK

off from working out. YES, I still do what you

were talking about - beating myself up mentally

if I miss a workout for some reason, convinced

the Weight Gods will send 10 pounds of fat over-

night to take up residence on my hips, but it

just isn't true. I had to learn to LISTEN to

my body when it says ENOUGH. Where I live it's

been over 105 degrees all week (!!!), and several

days in the gym this week I cut my cardio short

and/or my strength training short, 'cause it was

just too darn hot (the gym has AC, but even it

can't compete much against pounding 105 plus

temperatures!) The body can only take so much

and it WILL let you know when it's time to slow

it down - the key is to learn to listen to it.

[Guest guest]

Can I offer a little advice on this? I hurt my back really bad when I

was 18 years old. It would not have been as bad or taken as long to

heal had I listened better to my body and my gut about when and what

type of exercise I was ready for. My first workout back from the

initial injury was running stairs and jumping rope - not the best

things for a back but when you are in high school and your track coach

says, " My workout or you don't workout. " You tend to follow what they

say. Unfortunately, for me I didn't have the gumption at that time to

stand up to my coach and tell her no. I knew that that workout was the

worst thing I could do - but I did it anyways. It took an extra 6

months for me to heal. When I finally did, I jumped right back into my

old workouts and decided to train for a triathlon. Within another 6

months, I re-hurt my back, even worse. (Let me tell you sciatic pain

is no fun to deal with). I went to a ton of doctors, physical

therapists. None where able to help me. What I learned my body needed

was a long rest. I took about 2 years off from hard workouts. I still

worked out but not nearly as much and when the pain started again - I

backed off. I can say now - that for the most part I am pain free, but

if it starts up again - I back off of my workout and do lower

intensity workouts a couple of times a week.

Resting is important to do, especially if you are hurt. But not only

that - learning what exercises you can do and not do. For example,

walking is a great exercise. While you are recovering from your

injury, instead of pushing through exercises that could harm it more,

walk. Besides - walking can be a great way to get out and explore

where you live. You might find something you didn't know was there.

>

> I'm struggling, though, with working out too much... I recently

pulled a shoulder muscle and there is no exercise I can do that won't

aggrivate the injury - even step aerobics bothers me because I'm

swinging my arms so much. I'm trying to convince myself that I need

to rest until the muscle heals and that I'm not going to gain a

million pounds if I do...but I don't believe that. It's a lot easier

for me to legalize food than it is for me to cut back on my workouts.

[Guest guest]

Can I offer a little advice on this? I hurt my back really bad when I

was 18 years old. It would not have been as bad or taken as long to

heal had I listened better to my body and my gut about when and what

type of exercise I was ready for. My first workout back from the

initial injury was running stairs and jumping rope - not the best

things for a back but when you are in high school and your track coach

says, " My workout or you don't workout. " You tend to follow what they

say. Unfortunately, for me I didn't have the gumption at that time to

stand up to my coach and tell her no. I knew that that workout was the

worst thing I could do - but I did it anyways. It took an extra 6

months for me to heal. When I finally did, I jumped right back into my

old workouts and decided to train for a triathlon. Within another 6

months, I re-hurt my back, even worse. (Let me tell you sciatic pain

is no fun to deal with). I went to a ton of doctors, physical

therapists. None where able to help me. What I learned my body needed

was a long rest. I took about 2 years off from hard workouts. I still

worked out but not nearly as much and when the pain started again - I

backed off. I can say now - that for the most part I am pain free, but

if it starts up again - I back off of my workout and do lower

intensity workouts a couple of times a week.

Resting is important to do, especially if you are hurt. But not only

that - learning what exercises you can do and not do. For example,

walking is a great exercise. While you are recovering from your

injury, instead of pushing through exercises that could harm it more,

walk. Besides - walking can be a great way to get out and explore

where you live. You might find something you didn't know was there.

>

> I'm struggling, though, with working out too much... I recently

pulled a shoulder muscle and there is no exercise I can do that won't

aggrivate the injury - even step aerobics bothers me because I'm

swinging my arms so much. I'm trying to convince myself that I need

to rest until the muscle heals and that I'm not going to gain a

million pounds if I do...but I don't believe that. It's a lot easier

for me to legalize food than it is for me to cut back on my workouts.