Today we're talking about exercising when you're overtrained. Are there things that you can do to keep your body moving, or should you stop exercising completely?

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How Severe Is Your Overtraining?

Before you can tell if you can keep exercising when overtrained, you have to understand how severe your overtraining is. Once you've identified that, it's easier to tell what whether or not you should be exercising while overtrained.

Three Levels of Overtraining

There are three levels of overtraining: Level 1: Overreaching, Level 2: Mild/Moderate overtraining, and Level 3: Severe overtraining.

Level 1: Overreaching

Everyone who has ever worked out has experienced this. This is actually not even overtraining; the more accurate word to describe this is overreaching. This is the muscle soreness that you feel after a hard workout day. Sometimes it may last even 3-4 days if the workout has been really intense.

So, you may feel a little uncomfortable for a few days, but if not every workout makes you feel like this, you're good. Take a few days off, walk and stretch, and you should be good to go and do your next workout. You just want to make sure that you don't get overly sore every time you work out because that could take you to the next level which is mild overtraining.

Level 2: Mild/Moderate Overtraining

Mild/moderate overtraining happens when you've had too many too hard workouts, so your body's ability to recover has slowed down. You haven't had enough rest and you may not have been eating enough either.

Here's how you know that you're likely mildly/moderately overtrained:

* You're having hard time falling asleep or staying asleep

* You're sore more often, and it takes several days for the soreness to dissipate

* Your cravings increase: You have to fight off cravings more and more often. Your energy is likely out of balance because your energy expenditure may be much higher than you...