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I'm Dr. Shannon Ritchie.

I'm a doctor of physical therapy, fitness trainer, and founder of Ethelop Fitness.

In the Dr. Shannon show, you'll learn applicable tools

to improve your health based on science. Welcome to the show.

Burnout in the fitness industry is not only common. It can damage your body, both hormonally and your joint health

and your mental health. We are taught that a more intense routine is what is required to be fit,

and this is often combined with a low calorie diet. This combination of too much exercise,

too much intense exercise, and not eating enough, eventually creates

physical and mental burnout and ultimately backfires. It can lead to what I'm referring to

today as anti-recomposition, which means you have a hard time with body recomposition, so gaining

muscle and or losing fat, which is ironically a lot of people's goals when they start

these really intense programs. I'm very passionate about this topic because I have personal

experience with burnout. As many of you listeners know, I used to overexercise in the pursuit

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