Warrior Bootcamp Penang Malaysia : March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Feeling stressed or depressed? Get to Warrior Bootcamp Penang and feel on top of the world.

According to researchers at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, getting out of doors into a natural environment can reduce the risk of suffering from poor mental health. Exercising in green spaces like parks and forests seems to make people feel much better than in indoor environments such as gyms.
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Signs you are over training

Exercise is good for you but sometimes in our quest to improve we think the more the better and consequently do not allow our bodies enough rest and recuperation. The outcome is that by over-training we actually do more harm than good and weaken our changes of achieving our goals.

Some signs of over training to look out for:

Feel excitable, moody, irritable or lack concentration.
Heart rate is raised at rest and during exercise
Suffer insomnia or feel restless during sleep
Experience muscle aches or joint pain or chronic injuries
Your performance drops during workouts
Pick up injuries
Feel excessively fatigued and demotivated
Falling ill more often
Loss of appetite
Menstrual cycle disturbed in women.

So what to do to prevent and treat:

Listen to our body, train as you feel, if you feel tired or unmotivated , have an easy session or take a rest day.
Rest days are critical factor them into your training plan.
Get enough sleep it is the more critical part of your fitness training.
Eat a balanced diet, avoid alcohol and cigarettes
Cross Train, do not focus on the same type of exercises regime all the time
Vary the intensity of your training, do not always train hard in every session, have easy days.
If you are sick or injured take time off to recuperate and see you doctor if necessary