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Do I exercise too much?!?
I do this exercise routine pretty much everyday..
1) 25 sit-ups.
2) 25 "backward" sit-ups. (You know..its like a sit-up but with ur legs moving up and down instead of stomach)
3) 20 of this waist exercise
4) 35 of another waist exercise
5) 15 lunges for each leg
6) 15 squats
7) The plank. I do that 30 seconds twice.
8) I lift 5 lb weights on each arm 20 times.
9) 10 more times of just lifting the 5 lb weight.
Then I'm done..
It get's quite annoying doing this every night..but I feel the need to =/ I don't know why. I'm not fat or anything. I used to be which is why I started exercising in the first place.I just do it every night now. But, I know it's a lot. I just want some advice on whether I should cut down how much I do or what?
Everytime I try to limit myself to 6 days a week..I feel like I'm going to get fat again. I probably have some kind of problem lol I don't know :( Help?!
Thankyou.
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It depends on your lifestyle and if you play a sport or do some type of physical activity. If you play a sport like I do thats not a lot at all. Actually its a little compared to what a lot of sports teams do because your not doing anything cardiovascular. It does seem like a solid workout though. your proably stronger because of it too. so i wouldnt suggest cutting down becasue your body cant take it, it can.
what would be bad is your mind set. thinking your gonna get fat because you dont workout one day can be considered a certain type of anorexia.
to be honest with you i think the same way though, and most other girls who work out alot think that way. it seems like the more i run and exercise the more things i find wrong with my body. girls are weird this way. just focus on all the accomplishments youve made. whether it be your inital weight loss, or something as little as getting hit on by a guy or girl. focusing on these can help you love your body more.
I would suggest taking one day off though. definatly because your musceles do need 1-2 days a week at least to rest. if its really hard to do this for you, take your day off just to do really good stretches. streching can be considered a workout that helps your muscles too. yoga is another example.
good luck
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okay...well, i had anorexia..and i felt the same way..i did excercise every night because i felt like i needed to..and when i tried cutting down i would still back out of it and do excercise every night..so yes i did get scared that i would get fat..but if ou have symptons of having huge fear of getting fat, not eating a little bi of food cuz you think you will gain weight..then there might be a problem...so just go on google and search the symptoms of anorexia...good luck :)
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MAN you make me feel lazy! lol, I think it's great that you're keeping youself fit. It's even better that you don't HAVE to do it but you still have the motivation. You can't ever do something that positive "too much".
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With just that much information, no one can tell accurately whether you are over-exercising or not. We don't know what your body type is; we don't know how your physical and mental conditions are; we don't know whether you have any illnesses; we don't know your daily nutrition intake rate. It's really hard to answer this question because we know close to nothing about you. In fact, normal users would not even know that you are a 16-year-old girl (though premium members do see that).
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So basically what I am saying is . . . that you would be the only one who knows yourself best; you should know how much is too much. Here's how you can determine that:
Intensive exercises use up tremendous amount of energy, and your body typically burns carbohydrates for fuel, which usually under glycogen form. When the carbohydrates supplies run out, your body will turn to fat and protein--and if you have been eating too little or no eating at all, protein will become the source energy. Where's all that protein come from? The answer is the excessive protein and your very own muscles. If the stored protein is inadequate, then your body will start to break down your muscles to get the protein, convert it, and burn for fuel. In other words, your body will start to cannibalizes itself to obtain the necessary energy to serve the need.
If you only exercise to stay fit, then you should stop at the point where you "hit the wall" (when you are at your limit). It is NOT necessary to strain yourself to the point where you feel pain--SORE is all right, but pain is NOT. You need to be able to differentiate between "soreness" and "pain." Exercise to the point where you can barely walk is fine, but if you exercise to the point where you feel fatigue, muscles/joint ache, insomnia, or headache, then you might want to decrease your rate a little.
Also, you mentioned "get fat again" so I will make a remark on this, since we talking about muscles anyway. One of the typical way that people use to lose fat is starve themselves or some would go on a zero-carbohydrate diet. When there's no carbohydrate, your body resort to fat and protein. And when your body gets to starvation level caloric input--which is 50% of calories needed for maintenance of current weight or less--it will automatically MINIMIZE fat consumption and turn to other sources for fuel--protein is what it seek first, heh.
In other words, when you starve yourself in order to lose fat, you are NOT just losing fat; you are losing fat AND muscles. If you starve yourself AND over-exercise, then even your body liquids would be consume to the point that you hardly sweat at all. That's what makes the differences between healthy diets and unhealthy diets. (Although I must admit one thing: zero or low-carbohydrate diets do help you lose weight fast, since both fat and muscles are being consumed; it put a lot of stress on the body though.)
And since a woman's body is a lot more complex than that of a man (and her mind is 1000 times more complex than that, xD ~lol). A critical balance between exercise, nutrition, and hormonal function is very important for women. Malnutrition plus overstraining would directly affect your hormonal function. If you are not on "the pill" or if you are not "pregnant," but you still miss your period (I am not talking about irregular or late periods, I am talking "miss" as in "never come"), it might also be a sign of overstraining yourself.
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You can read more about muscles and exercising here:
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Anyway, from what I see:
In guy's standards, that's definitely not too much--more like too little. You would be laughed at if you are a guy and call that "exercising too much."
In girl's standards, I still would not call that "too much," though some exercise is better than no exercise at all. You should be capable of doing two or three times more than that if you try. (One thing I've learn the hard way last summer vacation, girls can be awfully strong when necessary.)
If you want to set a fitness goal for yourself, then this is something you should take a look at: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
After you have reached the national fitness standard (50th percentile), then strive for the presidential fitness standard (85th percentile) [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Hope this helps,
Ng2491 :-)
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nope thats not bad at all...well done i say!i mean the more you do it the more your body gets stronger so its not going to affect you badly. thats the work out i do but not 7days a wekk but i wish!if i had the time i would do that too well done
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