Have you ever been working out, and for some reason you don't have the energy that you usually have? There is such a thing as over-training, and it's not good for your body or your weight-loss goals. Check out this info from Rich Weil of WebMD:
"Yes, there's such a thing as too much. . . . Symptoms of overtraining are loss of strength, speed, endurance, or other elements of performance, loss of appetite, inability to sleep well, chronic aches and pains or soreness, chronic colds or respiratory infections, overuse injuries like tendinitis, unusual fatigue, occasional increase in resting heart rate, irritability, or you just don't feel like exercising anymore.
You almost certainly need a break, at least 4 days, and maybe more. People get concerned about losing fitness during a break. Not true. In fact, you'll come back stronger. Muscles grow during downtime, not when you train. You're not permanently damaging your muscles, but what is happening is that you're never giving them time for recovery; you're breaking them down, but they can't repair and get stronger.
You should wait until you've got your strength back before getting started again, and . . . at the first sign of overtraining, if it does happen, then you should cut back. If you find your symptoms don't resolve after a break then you should speak with your doctor. If all it is is overtraining, then after a break you'll be back to normal."
So let's take it easy when we need to, and listen to our bodies! It might just be asking for a break.
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