Exercise Addiction
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Addicted to Exercise
Exercise has been hailed as a “positive addiction,” which is something of a misnomer. Addicts, regardless of the object of their obsession, share certain psychological and behavior patterns. For example, addicted people crave more and more of the substance or behavior over time.
As the habit increases into a dependency, the person loses proper perspective. Responsibilities and relationships are laid on the altar and whenever the craving is not satisfied there is a withdrawal manifestation such as anger or depression. Could this happen with something as beneficial and desirable as exercise? Sadly yes. Continue Reading
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Excessive Exercise Can Be Addicting; Moderate Exercise May Help Recovering Drug Addicts
Although exercise is essential for a healthy lifestyle, extreme exercise may be physically addicting. New research shows that rats given a drug that produces withdrawal in heroin addicts went into withdrawal after running excessively in exercise wheels. Rats that ran the hardest had the most severe withdrawal symptoms.
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