overexercise

verb

over·​ex·​er·​cise ˌō-vər-ˈek-sər-ˌsīz 

overexercised; overexercising

transitive + intransitive

: to exercise too frequently, too intensely, or for too long

I'd heavily restrict my food for a few days, only to binge on unhealthy foods later. Then I'd overexercise to burn those extra calories off …

—Jennipher Walters

Also, don't overfeed or overexercise your pet prior to the flight.

—Shannon Valladolid

overexercise noun

an injury caused by overexercise

Sometimes, the problem can be traced to overstimulation of nerves regulating heart rate, or to such benign origins as overexercise or high anxiety.

—Paul G. Donohue

Examples of overexercise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be careful not to overexercise. —Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overexercise

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize