{"id":20597,"date":"2026-01-28T11:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/overload-vs-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:02:55","slug":"overload-vs-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/overload-vs-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"OVERLOAD VS ADAPTATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20597\" class=\"elementor elementor-20597 elementor-20514\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-bb9f3c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb9f3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3443cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3443cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OVERLOAD VS. ADAPTATION:\nTHE MISTAKE THAT ALMOST EVERYONE MAKES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-17250c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17250c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9a287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9a287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our bodies have incredible capabilities! When we start <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">training<\/a> and seeing progress, the feeling can be addictive. It&#8217;s easy to develop a desire to push ourselves further and further. We discover strengths we never knew we had. This can be positive, if we understand our body&#8217;s limits. These limits deserve to be listened to and respected, even before they cry out for help.      <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of a rubber band. To gain elasticity, it must be stretched, but gradually. If you do it suddenly, or without stopping, it will eventually snap. The same thing happens with our muscles. They need tension to evolve, but they also need to return to their initial state to adapt and become more resistant.     <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you training for the first time? <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, if you already train, do you want to understand your limits and avoid overexertion?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay here to find out more about this!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c050aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c050aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-1024x521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20526\" alt=\", Ort\u00f3teses Desportivas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-800x407.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-480x244.jpg 480w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1-240x122.jpg 240w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-6700db7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6700db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec02a62 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec02a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-d26995f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d26995f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f008da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f008da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk sign 1: The pain becomes incapacitating<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-abacb4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abacb4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e8b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e8b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"339\">Pain after <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">training<\/a> can be a normal consequence, within certain limits. But it starts to be a warning sign when the way it manifests itself begins to change. For example, when it appears earlier and earlier, right at the warm-up. Or when it no longer disappears within 48 hours and drags on for days. Or even when movement itself no longer relieves the pain and begins to aggravate the sensation.    <\/p><p data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"630\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This pattern is not usually muscular, but rather, almost always, structures that cope poorly with continuous load (tendons, insertion zones, or joints subject to accumulated stress). When pain begins to limit training, it is no longer adaptation, but a sign of risk. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-b0c5eef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0c5eef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4dee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d4dee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk sign 2: Recovery is painful and time-consuming\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-3c380ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c380ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4589e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4589e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This can be a factor that is sometimes overlooked. The<a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\"> training <\/a>does not change, but the feeling of recovery is different. Upon waking up, the person feels exhausted, even after a good night&#8217;s sleep, workouts that were previously light begin to feel heavy, and stiffness becomes constant, especially in the morning.  <\/p><p>This isn&#8217;t a bad day, it&#8217;s accumulated fatigue. When recovery fails to keep up with the workload, the body goes into deficit, which limits progress. There is forced adaptation, compensations, and later on, problems arise.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-9842e08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9842e08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05eaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e05eaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk sign 3: Performance declines\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-350e48b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"350e48b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adae72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5adae72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a subtle sign that can easily be mistaken for distraction or lack of focus. You begin to notice less stability in simple exercises, your coordination is not the same, and one side starts to work harder to compensate for the other. <\/p><p>Insisting on intensity at this stage is a common mistake among those who <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">train<\/a>. Sustainable performance does not depend solely on strength or endurance. It depends on control, especially when fatigue sets in.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ce1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84ce1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-1024x550.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20529\" alt=\", Ort\u00f3teses Desportivas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-1024x550.webp 1024w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-768x413.webp 768w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-800x430.webp 800w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-480x258.webp 480w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3-240x129.webp 240w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drartus.com-LinkedIn-3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-70e08c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70e08c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fca1a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72fca1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905600b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"905600b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should I do in practice?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-f86c4e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f86c4e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a8786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a8786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is extremely important to manage the load according to physiological aspects such as stress, sleep, diet, and <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/injury-information-center\/?doing_wp_cron=1770031130.0600159168243408203125\">injury <\/a>history. <\/p><p>With regard to load progression, this may not be linear, as it is advisable for it to be adaptable. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be weeks of progress and weeks of consolidation. After increasing the load, you should have a period of stabilization until your muscles adapt again. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-66dd7da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66dd7da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc7d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adc7d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about the role of support and prevention?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-fa9cb59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa9cb59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60143b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60143b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regular <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">training <\/a>contexts, prevention materials are recommended. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This support helps reduce stress on the joint and allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">train<\/a> more safely and effectively. Having this support does not mean that warning signs are less relevant if they appear. The body still has limits, even when protected.   <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes it is best to stop <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sports\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030731.9924449920654296875000\">physical activity<\/a> completely for the period recommended by <a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/institutional\/\">healthcare professionals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being informed is the best way to prevent minor accidents from having major consequences. Your safety is our priority. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/?doing_wp_cron=1770030962.9249269962310791015625\">Drartus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-4ad9872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ad9872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa40dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa40dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions that make a difference<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-6d607e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d607e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7914a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7914a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I exercise with pain if it doesn't get worse?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1be4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e1be4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on the type of pain. Stable, muscular, and predictable pain may be acceptable, but progressive pain is not. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f723d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f723d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is active rest always the solution?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfd533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfd533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active rest does not always work. When there is overload, active rest can delay recovery. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c4454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91c4454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will taking a few days off cause me to lose my fitness level?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa67f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa67f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, in some cases, it is better to stop than to cause more 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https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2-480x288.jpg 480w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2-240x144.jpg 240w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maratona-europa-info-Face-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/europe-marathon-2026-information-and-post-race-details\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEurope Marathon 2026: information and post-race details\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t05\/03\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 2026 European Marathon will take place in Aveiro on the weekend of April 25 and 26. On Saturday, April 25, the Mini-Marathon (10 km) will start at 8:00 a.m. On Sunday, April 26, the Marathon, Half Marathon, and Walk will start at 8:00 a.m.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/europe-marathon-2026-information-and-post-race-details\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Europe Marathon 2026: information and post-race details\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21008 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sem-categoria\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/knee-pain-and-adjustments-in-cycling\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20976\" alt=\", Ort\u00f3teses Desportivas\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-800x447.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-480x268.jpg 480w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face-240x134.jpg 240w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dor-joelho-ciclismo-Face.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/knee-pain-and-adjustments-in-cycling\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKnee pain and adjustments in cycling\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t27\/02\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many people with knee pain tolerate cycling better than running, as it is supposedly a lower-impact activity. With the load well distributed and practiced correctly, this sport can help strengthen the thigh and improve the knee&#8217;s tolerance to exertion. But then, why is it that in some cases this discomfort is still related to this practice? These and other questions will be answered in this article.   <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/knee-pain-and-adjustments-in-cycling\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Knee pain and adjustments in cycling\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21004 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sem-categoria\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sore-shins\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-300x191.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20910\" alt=\", Ort\u00f3teses Desportivas\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-768x489.webp 768w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-800x510.webp 800w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-480x306.webp 480w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1-240x153.webp 240w, https:\/\/drartus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/facebook-drartus.com_-1.webp 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sore-shins\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSore shins?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t27\/02\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It may seem like a minor issue until it starts to limit your ability to perform more strenuous activities. Have you ever experienced pain in your shins? Perhaps this discomfort occurred on the front or inner side of your tibia. This complaint is often associated with people who run, jump, or rapidly increase their training load. The diagnosis may be medial tibial stress syndrome, better known as shin splints.   <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/sore-shins\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sore shins?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pain after training can be a normal consequence, within certain limits. But it starts to be a warning sign when the way this pain manifests itself begins to change. For example, when it appears earlier and earlier, right at the warm-up. Or when it no longer disappears within 48 hours and drags on for days. Or even when movement itself no longer relieves the pain and begins to aggravate the sensation.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20598,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20597\/revisions\/20598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drartus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}