While working out does a body good, can you push it too far? Fitness Burnout is a real thing. And, I’m not talking about wanting the occasional extra day off – I’m talking about feeling run down both physically and mentally to the point where you’d rather do almost anything else other than workout.

For this week’s Fit Five Friday, I’m sharing some tips to help avoid fitness burnout.

Fit Five Friday – Avoiding Fitness Burnout

Rest & Recovery: Overtraining will not help you to reach your goals faster and can, in fact, lead to diminished performance and potential injury. It’s important to give yourself time enough for adequate rest and recovery – this includes ensuring you’re getting enough sleep!

Dial-in on Nutrition: Right along with ensuring your getting enough rest and recovery time, make sure you’re fueling and hydrating your body properly before, during, and after a workout. Being deficient in any of your macronutrients or being dehydrated will impact your body’s ability to recover properly.

Attainable goals: While it’s always great to challenge yourself if the pressure to achieve your goal is too high, perhaps it’s time to reassess the goal. Setting realistic, attainable goals allows you to see progress and helps to keep you motivated and engaged.

Switch things up: Sometimes you need a break from your routine, so be willing to switch things up, whether that’s in the form of cross-training or a new running route.

Enlist a buddy: Everything’s better with friends, right? If you usually work out or run solo, make plans to meet up with a friend for a sweat sesh.

How do you stave off fitness burnout?

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MAYhem is underway – this always feels like the month with “all the things”. Despite the busyness, May is one of my favorite months because it finally feels like Spring around here. Weather-wise the week started cold and dreary, but by Friday Ma Nature finally flipped the switch and the weekend has been gloriously sunny and warm…note to self, I need to acclimate!

I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down – here’s how the first week of May played out.

Well Hello May

Monday — 2-mile walk, Upper Body Strength & Core. Started Oliva’s Core Challenge – a 5-week challenge of a mix of 5 10 or 15 min classes

Tuesday — Peloton Bike & Core
Wednesday — 3-mile run & Core
Thursday — Lower Body Strength & Core – Lots of focus on glutes and glute activation.
Friday — 3-mile run. With the promise of finally seeing the sun in the afternoon, I held off on a morning run and was rewarded with a nice spring afternoon. The route I picked was especially hilly and I was happy with how my legs responded despite the previous day’s legwork.

Saturday — 1-mile walk & Upper Body Strength
Sunday — 7-mile run & Core. It was a beautiful morning and warmer than I was ready for. I’m not complaining just noting that I need to get acclimated!

All-in-all, not a bad week, and just two weeks to go until my first race of 2023! Hopefully, the weekend’s weather sticks around for a bit.

How was your first week of the month? Does it feel like Spring where you are?

Hello Friday! It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday and I’m starting off the weekend with a little catch-up over the Ultimate Coffee Date with Coco and Deborah. So grab a mug of your favorite beverage and let’s chat for a bit!

Five Things Over May Coffee

Over coffee, I would tell you how much fun I had over the Boston Marathon weekend. Bib distribution is always fun – I especially love it when runners are so excited they ask you to be in their “bib pick-up photos”. I ended up working alongside an older gentleman named Bill who was a trail race director and had run Boston among other marathons. It was a good time chatting with him about running and racing. I also had some fun meet-ups with the Brooks Run Happy Team -. the VIP Party on Saturday night, and then on Sunday a team meet-up.

Over coffee, I would tell you that I also attended Rewriting the Narrative Authors Panel at the Boston expo featuring Alison Mariella Desir, Kara Goucher, Lauren Fleshman, and Christine Yu. It was oh so good! I read Allison’s book, “Running While Black” earlier this year (if you haven’t read it you need to!) and I have Kara’s book sitting on my Kindle. I’ll definitely get to Lauren’s and Christine’s soon.

Over coffee, I would tell you that I’m looking forward to running my first race of 2023! The Mystic 10K is just a little over two weeks away. I love that my hubby will also be running it. It feels like forever since my last race in November.

Over coffee, I would tell you that my college boy just has exam week standing between him and coming home. I can’t wait to have everyone under one roof this summer!

Over coffee, as is typical for the month of May, I would tell you that I am on the hunt for our family’s summer vacation. Currently, we looking at cruises around Alaska.

Glacier gazing anyone?

OK your turn, what would you share over coffee? Have you ever been to Alaska?

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