overexercised

Worked out excessively

Overexercised describes having exercised too much, to the point of strain or diminishing returns.

An overexercised muscle needs rest to recover.

The word applies figuratively to anything pushed beyond productive limits: an overexercised metaphor, His patience was overexercised by the delays.

burnout

exhaustion

State of utter depletion

drained · collapse · staleness · plateau · demotivation · apathy · detachment · anhedonia · malaise · overwhelm

compulsion

obsession

Persistent, intrusive preoccupation

overdoing · overzealous · perfectionism · orthorexia · rigidity · inflexibility · guilt · anxiety · control · dysmorphia

recovery

rest

Cessation of activity

periodization · sleep · nutrition · hydration · massage · stretching · cooldown · compression · protein · anti-inflammatory

injury

strain

Excessive stretching force

tear · inflammation · swelling · bursitis · soreness · DOMS · tendinopathy

Opposites
physical activity level

overexercisedsedentary

Characterized by much sitting

underexercised · inactive · idle · unexercised · out of shape

bodily condition/state

overexercisedundertrained

Insufficiently prepared through practice

underworked · well-rested · deconditioned · atrophied · unfit

Family

overexercise, overexercises, overexercising

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G