I'm one of those every-day-exercisers. I take maybe a day off a month. Am I addicted? Possibly. I just feel weird if I don't work out for about an hour in the morning. I also prefer the gym early in the morning because it isn't a meat market (Bally's). And in the summer in Tucson, the morning is the only time to ride.

But, so far I've suffered no ill effects. I don't get more colds or more injuries. I've worked out for almost 20 years, so I'm lucky to have a good base. When I start to have colds or aches & pains, I do scale back. Right now I'm nursing a sore hamstring (overstretched in yoga) so I've cut out all hamstring involved leg exercises like squats (which I love).

I identify with the person who hammers on "easy rides". A trainer told me that the type of muscle fiber you predominately have foretells if you're an every-other-day hammer-er or an every day person (I don't hammer, but I do work hard & sweat). So, your body might just do better with intense workouts and rest. If I do intervals more than two days in a row, I have to go really easy the third day.

Kim