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OvertrainingQ. I have been seriously working out for the past 4 months. A couple weeks ago I upped my running from 1/2 hour (2 miles) to 1 hour (4 miles) 5x a week after my 1 1/2 hour weight training 5x a week and Tae-bo class 1x a week. It was mentioned to me that I might be over training and I instead of burning fat that like triatheletes my body might start storing even more fat (until now I have burned fat). I still have some additional fat to burn off and I have no idea what to do now. Can you please help! VictoriaA. More is definitely better when it comes to money, clothes and jewelry, but it may not be better when it comes to cardio. The basic requirement for fitness gains regarding cardio is 30 minutes 3 times a week. If you're doing the same exercise 6 or 7 times a week, your rate of improvement will slow and you're more likely to get bored, fatigued, maybe injured and have to quit. 2 1/2 hours a day of exercise is a lot and yes, you may be overtraining. I'm not sure what physiological phenomenon you are referring to when you mentioned that triathletes store fat. However, if you have found that you've plateaued despite your more than adequate efforts, take a good hard look at your diet and consider totally revamping your fitness routine. Are you skipping meals? This is a sure fire way to slow down your metabolism. Try eating 5 or 6 small meals during the day to keep your metabolism working. Also, moderate varied workouts are the way to go with cardio and strength-training 3 or 4 days a week.
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