Comments on: Professional athletes going half-speed, and the dangers of overtraining http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/professional-athletes-going-half-speed.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kipperhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/04/professional-athletes-going-half-speed.html#comment-90956 Kipper Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/04/professional-athletes-going-half-speed-and-the-dangers-of-overtraining.html#comment-90956 Most Americans may be sedentary, but you can't automatically assume that any given obese patient is. Exercise alone won't cause anyone to lose dozens of pounds without controlling diet as well. <br /><br />I play rec ice hockey, occasionally play corporate beer league soccer, I go to the gym, and everywhere I go there are obese people participating in about the same proportions as they are in the community as a whole. <br /><br />If you were one of these active obese individual's doctor and that patient came to you with over-training symptoms, would you take an adequate history to uncover this possibility? Or would you rule it out based on appearances? Most Americans may be sedentary, but you can’t automatically assume that any given obese patient is. Exercise alone won’t cause anyone to lose dozens of pounds without controlling diet as well.

I play rec ice hockey, occasionally play corporate beer league soccer, I go to the gym, and everywhere I go there are obese people participating in about the same proportions as they are in the community as a whole.

If you were one of these active obese individual’s doctor and that patient came to you with over-training symptoms, would you take an adequate history to uncover this possibility? Or would you rule it out based on appearances?

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