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    Three tests that prove you’re exercising too hard

    It sounds counterintuitive, but dialling down the intensity of your workouts could help you get faster and burn more fat.

    Euan BlackWork and careers reporter

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    Erica Beard used to run as a kid. But it wasn’t until the pandemic that she started to take the sport more seriously.

    The 32-year-old social worker built up to a 14-kilometre race during the COVID-19 lockdowns, before completing a couple of half-marathons and setting her sights on the full 42 kilometres.

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    Euan Black
    Euan BlackWork and careers reporterEuan Black is a work and careers reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Email Euan at euan.black@afr.com

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