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Is Too Much Exercise Harmful?

Is Too Much Exercise Harmful?

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing?

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Feb 22, 2023
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The WHO recommends that most adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week1.

This is in addition to the two strength training sessions.

Everyone always forgets about the resistance training part.

This is the minimum recommended activity level.

Some data suggests that doing 3 to 4 times the aerobic amount may actually be more be…

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