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When more exercise doesn’t always mean more benefits.

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | General | No Comments

HI Everyone! A blog does not replace the advice of your physician or health professional. Use common sense before you apply or attempt to apply any suggestions you read on the web!

Sue Shalanski

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If you do a Google search for “benefits of exercise”, the results are in the hundreds of millions. When you Google the results for “effects of too much exercise”, the numbers are exponentially lower…why? Because outside of the Sea to Sky corridor, and other pockets of this planet with exercise or outdoors obsessed folks, people DON’T MOVE much. Around here though, I’ve learnt that a little caution in required regarding the additional benefits of exercise when you’ve either had several previous injuries, are  a bit cardio-obsessed or start up a little too much too fast…

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