People striving to be healthy and fit know they need to move their body on a regular basis. That might mean they, lift weights, walk, run, play recreational sports or a combination of them. But most people don't know when exercise becomes detrimental and they are doing too much.

If you're just getting into a routine of exercise or you've tried to be consistent with exercise for years this article isn't for you. This blog will be directed toward people that never break routines in the gym. These people also may not be able to take a week off when they go on vacation either. They always have to be exercising no matter the situation.

So when is enough enough? What are the signs that you're doing too much exercise? The first major sign is performance. Whether it's the amount of weight you can normally lift while performing an exercise or how fast your minute per mile pace is. When your performance during certain exercise declines, this is your body telling you "we can't adapt to the stress anymore". You need more rest and or less stress on your body to get it to adapt to the stress you're placing on it.

Another sign is your daily energy. Everyone should have a baseline energy level that they are accustomed to during the week. Now this is relative to your individual situation. But everyone has a baseline. If this baseline drops below what you would consider normal that is another sign of overtraining. Essentially your body is always in a state of stress and trying to adapt to it. It can't even get back to baseline because of how much exercise you're giving your body.

The last sign we're going to talk about when it comes to overtraining are reoccurring soft tissue injuries. Now there could be other things going on under the hood to cause injuries. But if you check this box and a box or two from above then you're definitely over training. This sign could range from hamstring pulls to constant tendonitis in certain tendons or constant joint aches. Bottom line is over working your body could be why you're always hurting muscles and joints.