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Fitness, Gym & Exercise Addiction
Addiction To Exercise We all know it's healthy to exercise. Exercise is an enjoyable way to increase our energy, relieve stress & promote wellness. Exercise can give us a "high", as we generate endorphins. Our motivation for exercise may also include a desire to control our weight or body shape. Some of us may have become fixated on burning calories or losing weight, addicted to the gym or addicted to fitness in general. It can be as if we have developed an exercise addiction, adhering to a strict, rigid fitness schedule. Compulsive exercising, we may be unable to stop, even if we are unwell or injured. With our "exercise addiction", even if we are in pain, we will try to exercise through this, often against the medical advice. With our "fitness addiction" (exercise addiction, running addiction, gym addiction), we may prefer to work out alone (even avoiding gym staff or personal trainers), always having to exercise daily for at least a few hours. Addicted to exercise, our relationships, work, responsibilities & obligations may be put on a back burner or neglected. Depressed, we may have developed low esteem or repress our anger. In our own world, however much we exercise, it is not enough. Ironically too much exercise can lead to stress. We may be addicted to running, addicted to gym or addicted to fitness. In our need to continuously exercise, other personal needs may have been overlooked.
Body Types Certain sports require certain body types, like gymnastics, dancing, ice skating, or being a jockey. Some of us may over exercise, take too much exercise or not take enough rest between exercise & recovery. We may struggle to regain the energy we have spent, making space for recovery, so we feel consistently energised.
Sports Injuries Excessive exercise might not always be good for us. We may have developed niggling injuries, which become more serious & painful, or never quite heal. We may have injuries in our ligaments, tendons, bones & joints, or get stress fractures.
