If you really go deep with exercise, maybe even give too much, you'll notice that your body can feel really, really tired. But did you know that your brain can also become overtired and that you are unkind yourself?
Excessive exercise makes your body tired, but not only that; French research shows that your brain can also get a serious blow.
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For example, it turned out that in triathletes, their brains get tired if they train too hard. For example, some became less active and the participants in the study became more unkind and reacted more impulsively.
The part of the brain that started to do less turns out to be the same part of the brain that slows down with mental overload, reports Welinlichtingekringen.nl.
It is not yet entirely clear to the researchers why this part of the brain slows down, but they did come to the conclusion that too much exercise is not healthy for both body and mind.
