Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. While we all know exercise is ...

It’s hard to get the average person in the gym, but for some people, it’s hard to keep them out of it. Like anything else in life, too much of a good thing can be bad. Lifting weights and performing ...

Your relentless pursuit of fitness gains has crossed the line from healthy dedication into dangerous territory where more exercise is actually making you weaker, sicker, and more prone to injury. The ...

There’s no shortage of theories about overtraining syndrome, a state of pervasive fatigue and poor performance that lasts months or years and sometimes ends athletic careers. In fact, there are too ...

There’s a thin line between working hard enough and working too hard. Pushing your body to reach new levels of fitness requires commitment, effort and a willingness to put yourself through intense, ...

As a marathon runner, I know what it’s like to push your body to its limits. I know the desire to tack on one extra mile when you’re feeling strong, or to squeeze in one last long run before a big ...

According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, overtraining can affect your decision making skills, leading you to be more impulsive. Endurance athletes in the study who ...

Q: I am 16 year old girl. My PR 3 weeks ago was 18:07. Since then I have struggled in workouts (which never happened before) and my times have gotten slower. My legs feel heavy like I just can't go. I ...

Overtraining syndrome is a condition where an athlete deals with declining performances and overall fatigue in their sport, despite continued or increased training. The name of the game in the sport ...