Individuals should never push themselves past the point of fatigue – excessive fatigue can actually worsen muscle weakness. Prevent this by resting briefly whenever necessary during exercise.

Stop if individuals experience signs of fatigue, i.e. excessive cramping, shortness of breath or unusually heavy sweating during exercise.

Reduce the individual’s risk of harm – avoid training in extreme temperatures, exercising when you feel ill or fatigued, and moving a limb past the point of pain.

Repeat each exercise at the level the individual find comfortable and tolerable.

If the individual feels worse after an exercise activity or still sore the next day, then the exercise has been overdone.

Tell the individual to listen to their body: if exercise causes pain, STOP. If the individual has trained a specific muscle group, rest for at least 48 hours. Reduce intensity, duration or both if the individual experiences muscle cramps during an activity.