Now we know that excessive exercise probably better termed
'obsessive' exercise does more harm than good. Read on.
By JANE E. BRODY
NY Times
Published: August 9, 2005
Many people have asked me why my knees were hobbled by arthritis long before I turned 60. Being born bowlegged gave them a start. But I made things worse by jogging daily for about 10 years and playing singles tennis for an hour nearly every day for more years than I can remember until increasing knee pain forced me to cut back to three or four times a week.
Still, in winter, I went ice-skating most days, and during the warmer months, I cycled 10 miles nearly every morning. About the only activity that did not damage my knees was lap swimming, which I did four or five times a week.
I loved my activities and planned my life around them, scheduling my workouts around family and professional obligations. When I couldn't do my daily activities - typically two or three a day - for reasons of weather, travel or closings of the facilities - I felt out of sorts, even guilty, and worried about gaining weight.
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