SO, WHAT IS IT?
“Over-exercising equates to the over-training of the body and not allowing yourself adequate rest and recovery time,” says Tori Clapham. “It often leads to injury, fatigue, mood swings, hormonal changes and even a delay in your desired results.” As with everything health-related, the definition of over-exercising will look different for everyone but many fitness instructors and experts are finding that, despite a move to a more holistic approach to health and wellness in the 2010s and ‘20s, there is still an underlying element of exercise as punishment of the body rather than nourishment.