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Oct 2023
17m 43s

#136: How does overexercise affect hormo...

Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
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You may have heard that exercising too much can affect your hormones. But how exactly does this happen? Listen to today's episode to learn.

0:00: Introduction
3:35: Hormones affect our behaviors 
6:30: What is overtraining?
9:29: Hormones affected by overtraining 
14:10: Listening to the signs of overtraining


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