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Oct 2023

17m 43s

#136: How does overexercise affect hormo...

Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

About this episode

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

Previous episode: Where is your calorie burn plateau?

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