Exercise over exhaustion

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I have read this article in the Guardian and now i am worried…
i do pilates and yoga almost every day - in a hot studio, “dynamic” (which is HITT) and with kettlebells
i sometimes feel the most awful DOMS but, like in the article, i feel this is the sign of a good workout… i do make myself take a day or two of rest when i feel the DOMs are too much…
i do drink plenty of water though, but i also take creatine every day (one dose - 5gr)
i think - but not sure - that the type of creatine that causes problems is different than the type of creatine that i take…
Reading that article makes me think that i sjould really stop pushing myself too mich and schedule rest day EVERY week….

Not asking for anything in particular but what are your thoughts on the subject?
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jun/30/exertional-rhabdomyolysis-cause?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

You don't normally have any rest days?

That doesn't seem right to me

You may be a very high performing person, though

I guess this is why i am concerned and i can recognise this and this is why i am thinking i need consistent rest days…
I am not a very high performing person, i am just addicted to the endorphins!! I “enjoy” the challenge of a hard workout.

i was interested in other people’s thoughts and experiences though.

Of course, everyone needs rest days. Even elite athletes have rest days. It doesn't need to mean doing nothing if you're already fit and strong. For me a rest day might include a walk or easy swim and a pilates class.

Endorphins and exercise are both good but not being able to take a day's rest isn't a great sign. Your body builds strength while recovering and varying your exercise is good to make sure you build strength, cardio and flexibility. Could you mix in a hatha yoga session or a walk instead one day a week?

Pilates and yoga are very unlikely to cause rhabdo, it’s generally really high intensity exercises that challenge at muscle group at really high volume, like doing a hundred push-ups for example. Only you can know how hard you are pushing yourself, but hard exercise that is part of a well programmed workout is unlikely to cause it.

Stay away from extremes, like these military-style bootcamp things that kind of force people to keep going way past the point they would naturally stop, not just a couple of reps past as that’s where the training and growth happens but dozens. If you are keeping to the natural kind of progression of your fitness it’s less likely but if you only ever do 10 push-ups and then you are pressured or whatever into doing 50, that’s an unnatural progression.

I used to be like this. Exercised every day. I then got a personal trainer who was not happy. She game me a right telling off how rest days helps with better muscle tone, inflammation control and tissue recovery. And since then I always make sure I have rest days. So now I do 3 days one day off then 2 days and one day off.