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Your body likes status quo and stability; your brain is inherently wired to keep you safe. Yet training for your first marathon, running a 5K PR, or crushing a session in the gym will all challenge that homeostasis (the self-regulating process by which an organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions). And, of course, working out and pushing your limits isn’t bad—far from it—but consistently pushing your limits beyond what you’re capable of, and without sufficient rest, will ultimately lead to your body (and mind) finding ways to tell you it’s time to take it a little easier. Some of those signals are subtler than others.
As a sports-minded MD, Dr. Kiki Silver knows a thing or two about these signals, having worked with female endurance athletes for 20 years and qualified for the Ironman World Championships on three…
