Are you training for a marathon or another endurance event? If you train hard every day, perhaps for several hours, and allow no time for recuperation, you're probably overdoing things. Know the signs of overtraining.

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If you experience any of the following, you should take things a bit slower: dwindling enthusiasm for working out; increases in resting heart rate and resting blood pressure; muscle or joint soreness that won't go away; increased incidence of colds and infection; a decrease in appetite and weight; disturbed sleep; and increased irritability, anxiety or depression.

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