 Such event as exercise addiction is rare but real. Earlier, exercise physiologists believed that you could become addicted to exercise, much like you could addict to morphine. Forceful exercise increases your endorphin levels. Scientists used to think that high levels of endorphin explained why some people could get addicted to exercise.
It has been proved that most intense workouts lead to increased endorphin levels. It is related to weight lifting and running on a treadmill. Human bodies produce endorphins whenever we exert ourselves, and the higher levels probably help us to cope better with discomfort.
When you work out intensively your body needs additional calories to renovate muscles, joints, and bones. These tissues are used during workout. Without proper amount of calories and building blocks, your tissues will weaken, and you will get an injury.
Exercise is considered an addiction when it prevents normal interactions at home or work. Just like any activity, people can be consumed with exercising: the more they exercise, the more they need to exercise. People with such problem may find it impossible to stop their training. Even though they got an injury, and constantly try to increase the intensity and length of their workouts.
Exercise addiction may be your problem if it moves away everything else in your life. For example, you can become uninterested in your family, friends, job and other responsibilities.
Answer following questions in order to find out whether you might be an exercise addict. It often happens that exercise addiction causes deeper problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression.
- You have at least twelve pairs of athletic shoes in your closet floor.
- You have never missed your exercising.
- You think it is fun to feel pain.
- You named your pets Adidas and Nike.
- You would like to hold your wedding at a road race.
- You put off your family responsibilities for your exercise benefits.
A regular physical activity helps you to think clearly. It reduces feeling of depression, lessens anxiety, and can cope with insomnia. For people that have susceptibility to depression, treatment with exercise is as effective as antidepressant medications.
All types of regular exercise appear to provide these mental health benefits. But you have to remember that nothing is good that is too much.
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