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I’ve got a friend, who I used to see at the gym all the time.\u00a0 Whether I went morning, noon or night it seemed like he was always there working out.\u00a0 One day, I asked him about how long he stayed there each time.\u00a0 He replied with an astounding five hours.\u00a0 I looked at him in disbelief knowing that I, myself only ever stayed for about an hour.\u00a0 This got me to thinking; is there any advantage to staying a long time in the gym, or should workouts be a quick in and out event? I did a little bit of research and here\u2019s what I came up with.<\/p>\n

According to fitness experts it is ideal to try and work out for about an hour.\u00a0 Anything beyond this is not beneficial to your body.\u00a0 Certain adverse affects can come from working out too much.\u00a0 After about 45 minutes your body starts to release cortisone which is one of the factors in storing excess fat.\u00a0 In women, training too much in the gym can actually increase the risk of infertility.\u00a0 Another serious effect, fitness wise, is that training this long can become discouraging.\u00a0 Who looks forward to four hour workouts in the gym every day?\u00a0 Time is a valuable thing and I for one, can\u2019t spare that much of it to finish a workout.<\/p>\n

Some people already abide by this one hour rule, but here are two major things to remember for those of us that stay at the gym too long.<\/p>\n