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A little disappointed.

Things are quiet this morning, and I was hopeful, maybe even expecting, to hear some of the birds, even some of the bugs.

As the weather is warming up, the sounds of nature are growing louder.

As I'm walking along the wooded trail, I'm not really hearing much of anything.

In fact, yeah.

I think part of the issue is that I'm out super early this morning.

It's one of those mornings where I got up a little bit earlier than normal.

And so I'm out.

It's well before sunrise.

And maybe they're still asleep.

Can you walk too much?

Is it possible to over walk?

Let's talk about it.

Welcome to walking is fitness. This is a podcast of action,

providing a little extra motivation to help you keep that fitness promise you made to yourself.

Hi, I'm Dave. So there is a phenomenon in the world of fitness, in the world of exercise called over-training.

And this is exactly what it sounds like, where you train too much, or you do too much.

And it can actually lead to some real consequences, some real issues which are not good. For example, overtraining has shown to lead

to depression in some circumstances. Overtraining can elevate your heart rate to a place that's, well, not good.

Over-training can cause you to lose your appetite.

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