A 23-year-old Nagpur man collapsed after an intense gym session with a brain hemorrhage. His nurse mother's quick thinking ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...