Brazilian gym teachers and fitness pros who train hard—over 5 hours a week—say they don’t feel overly tired or burned out, and their survey scores show they’re doing okay mentally and physically.

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Identifying the predisposing factors, signs and symptoms of overreaching and overtraining in physical education professionals

Cross-Sectional Study

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2018

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Identifying the predisposing factors, signs and symptoms of overreaching and overtraining in physical education professionals

Score: 44

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4994

Similar Assertions

Brazilian gym teachers who train a lot each week don’t seem to get overtrained — but the study didn’t actually measure key body signals like stress hormones or muscle damage, so we can’t be sure.

80%

Brazilian gym teachers and fitness pros say they don’t feel bored or overly tired from their workouts — even though they train a lot — which suggests their routines stay fun and fresh.

74%