Exercise is a series of physical actions in order to fine tune the body and although it is generally regarded as a good and healthful thing, it can have some harmful effects on our health if done extremely, some of which can be very devastating and irreversible.
This is great news for those of us who do not have the time or the will to exercise.
Exercise is considered extreme and harmful when the negative effects of that exercise exceeds the positive ones.
Increasing studies have shown that in fact, little exercise is better than rigorous, intensive exercise as the body is moving and performing at just the right pace to burn off sugars and excess calories in the blood and get the heart beat to just the right pace to strengthen heart muscles.
At more rigorous paces of exercise, the body is overdoing everything and the harmful effects of these are just the same as in one who sits at home and does nothing.
Below is a list of four harmful effects of extreme exercise to your health.
1. Exercise can cause severe stress
When one exercises, the stress hormone cortisol is released, and when one is under stress, his quality of life is lower and he is usually moody all the time and gaining weight as he eats more.
2. Exercise may lead to insomnia and other sleep disorders
When one exercises, hormones are released into the body that keep the mind and body active and alert, and because of this, the body and the mind are restless and cannot sleep.
This is also the reason why when one sleeps close to his bedtime or within two hours of the time he exercised, he cannot easily fall asleep because the hormones must first be gotten rid of.
3. Weakened Immune system
When one exercises, the body is exhausted and fatigued, and is depleted of nutrients and energy so there is nothing left for the immune system to use to fight an infection and to protect the body.
4. Heart and Cardiovascular failure
This is the most common type of dangers of extreme exercise; Once in a while, we hear news of an athlete collapsing while training or competing, as a result of the heart being overworked.
In a particular study, a high number of marathon runners were shown to have muscle scarring in their heart muscles because of the extreme exercises they were doing which was putting extreme stress on their heart muscles causing them to wear and tear.
In long and extreme exercises, the body uses all its energy quickly; but because you are still going, the body has to go on and hence it is forced to run empty.
So yes it is good for you to exercise but just make sure that you do not turn it into a fad.
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