About Exercise: Sometimes? You Just Need a Break

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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise If you've ever started a workout and, about 7 minutes into it, realized that it completely sucks and that it's only going to continue to suck, you've experienced that moment when you have to make a decision - Stop or keep going?  It's tempting to keep going. After all, you already got up early and put your clothes on.  Heck, you're probably already sweating.  But none of that changes the fact that your workout?  Sucks. My general rule of thumb is this:  Exercise should never be miserable.  Hard?  Yes.  Challenging?  Yes.  Annoying?  Absolutely.  But, there's no reason to spend even a second being miserable if you don't have to.  Go forth and rest.   How long can you take a break from exercise? I harp a lot on being consistent with exercise, but rest and recovery is just as important.  Planned breaks can keep you strong and help you avoid burnout, injuries and more... Read more Search Related Topics:  taking breaks  rest and recovery  overtraining Are You Exercising Too Much? For people who struggle to exercise, the idea of getting too much may seem ludicrous. However, there are plenty of exercisers out there who exercise so much, they end up overtraining. It may be simple enthusiasm, or it may be more of an obsession... Read more Search Related Topics:  overtraining  injuries  healthy exercise Getting Through a Tough Workout If you exercise regularly, there will come a time when, just minutes into your workout, you'll have the horrifying thought: "I don't want to do this anymore."... Read more Search Related Topics:  exercise motivation  exercise obstacles  monitoring intensity 10 Ways to Know You're Burned Out on Exercise We all have those days when we don't want to exercise, but burnout is a different matter. It's the feeling that anything (watching grass grow, counting ceiling tiles) sounds better than the usual routine... Read more Related Searches Lose Weight Exercise Exercise Recovery Exercise Clothes Work Out Exercise Yoga Exercise Featured Articles Getting in Shape with Exercise How to Navigate the Gym Best Ways to Workout at Home Best Italian Food for Dieters How Much Weight Should You Lift? Meditation for Beginners   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Exercise Gear Weight Loss Success Stories   Follow me on: Advertisement