Moving Well
HOW MUCH CARDIO IS TOO MUCH
Cardio is essential when it comes to a fitness journey, especially one that is focusing on weight loss. But what one doesn’t realise is that extreme cardio can be detrimental to a fit body. In such a scenario, how much cardio is enough?
06 Jun 2019
Before letting it all out with a back-to-back cardio workout session, it is essential for you to understand as to how you are overdoing it!

Your body isn’t letting go of fat:
Cardio is one of the best forms of exercise for losing excessive fat and people seem to overcompensate the idea, thinking that more cardio equals to more weight loss. When you overdo cardio, this means you are basically sending your body a powerful signal to start storing fat instead of burning it. This happens because when you do cardio, your body reacts to the stress by suppressing a very important hormone that is produced by the thyroid to burn fat but when this hormone, called T3, is suppressed further, your body starts gaining and storing fat instead." That’s why excessive cardio training can result in decreased muscle mass due to reduced metabolic rate.No muscle formation
When a person is on a fitness journey, toned muscle is what gives your body some definition. It is this ratio of fat to lean tissue muscles that makes up your body composition which ultimately defines what your body looks like. Without adequate muscles, one tends to look thin but not toned, so choosing your cardio time wisely is important if you want to look toned and well-muscled up.You’re always sore
Are your muscles always stressed? Pain is your body’s way of telling you that you’ve crossed its pain threshold and should stop. Pushing past the soreness to get better results can only end up harming your body. If you’re faced with chronically painful joints and an ache in your muscles, it’s your body’s way of telling you to cut down on the hard exercise for a while.