Wellness
When Your Hard Workout Morphs Into Overtraining Syndrome
The condition, also known as OTS, goes beyond soreness, to symptoms with more serious and lasting consequences
It takes more than just overdoing exercise occasionally for overtraining syndrome to start affecting athletes.
Source: Getty ImagesMost type-A gym rats can recall a time when they went too far. Maybe it was an excessive weight-room session, or a few too many miles on a long run, resulting in knee or lower back pain, joint stiffness or muscle soreness.
Do that once and you’ll feel it for a few days. Do that often and you could be facing a far more serious problem.