I didn’t question it until my body rebelled
If you’ve got a sec, I have a little story to tell… ⠀ It all started last fall when Orangetheory moved to our town. I was already a fan of the workouts, and the location was 6 minutes from our house. It was an EASY decision to join! ⠀ ⠀ I had always enjoyed a challenging, sweaty workout… the ones that leave your mind, body, and soul a little exhausted, so you just knew you got in a good workout? Well, OTF was that workout! ⠀ ⠀ Because this was a professionally run, science-backed program, I attributed the fatigue, occasional naps, and irritability I was experiencing to my age, stress, and just harder-than-usual workouts.⠀ ⠀ When an InBody scan revealed I had “lost” weight on the scale, but GAINED body fat and LOST muscle mass, I realized something needed to change. I was overtraining and my body hated it. The workouts were too intense (for me), and I was doing them too frequently (for me).⠀ I discovered that I had crushed my adrenals and my cortisol was through the