Health Management & Body Shaping
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A Training Timeout
“I’m just going to do one more session, then I’ll take a couple of days off. I’m so tired and aching all over, but just one more week of training and I’ll definitely give myself a few days off…”
Someone said to me recently that exercise is a drug - very addictive and can end up killing you, so choose your drug wisely. Ok, in most cases no-one is going to die from exercise, but a more common side effect of this ‘drug’ is the over training that leads to injury. From my experience this would seem to be because some of us are too stubborn to realise that, like any machine, we need our bodies to recharge and let the working parts have a bit of a rest. Whether that means taking a complete week of training, or whether that just be to cut back on the sessions we are doing on a weekly basis.
But I’m so CLOSE to my goal!
Well, that may be the case, but common sense will tell you that when you are constantly tired, when you having aching knees, elbows, back etc that you need to start cutting back temporarily. Listening to your body to know when to train is very important, but listening to your body to know when NOT to train is even more important. Taking a week off won’t hinder your results if you are careful to monitor your food intake, and will help you more than anything else
It’s not only your body that needs the break
Giving yourself that mental re-charge is just as important as giving your body the time off. You see, your brain actually gets sick of the same things over and over, and needs a break to re-assess everything. Your hunger for an activity will be largely dictated by how much you do something, and even the most avid trainer will find themselves more eager to train after a break than that continuous slog week in week out. Giving yourself that mental break by doing another activity.
In Summary:
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“I’m just going to do one more session, then I’ll take a couple of days off. I’m so tired and aching all over, but just one more week of training and I’ll definitely give myself a few days off…”
Someone said to me recently that exercise is a drug - very addictive and can end up killing you, so choose your drug wisely. Ok, in most cases no-one is going to die from exercise, but a more common side effect of this ‘drug’ is the over training that leads to injury. From my experience this would seem to be because some of us are too stubborn to realise that, like any machine, we need our bodies to recharge and let the working parts have a bit of a rest. Whether that means taking a complete week of training, or whether that just be to cut back on the sessions we are doing on a weekly basis.
But I’m so CLOSE to my goal!
Well, that may be the case, but common sense will tell you that when you are constantly tired, when you having aching knees, elbows, back etc that you need to start cutting back temporarily. Listening to your body to know when to train is very important, but listening to your body to know when NOT to train is even more important. Taking a week off won’t hinder your results if you are careful to monitor your food intake, and will help you more than anything else
It’s not only your body that needs the break
Giving yourself that mental re-charge is just as important as giving your body the time off. You see, your brain actually gets sick of the same things over and over, and needs a break to re-assess everything. Your hunger for an activity will be largely dictated by how much you do something, and even the most avid trainer will find themselves more eager to train after a break than that continuous slog week in week out. Giving yourself that mental break by doing another activity.
In Summary:
- Plan your yearly training schedule so you take breaks on a regular basis.
- Listen to your body and address any worrying pains before it gets too late.
- Use sports massage as an ongoing maintenance as you would with anything else.
- Give your mind a break from the ‘slog’. When you begin to just ‘go through the motions’ you know it’s time for a break.
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