Exercise addiction

Exercise addiction has only recently begun to be studied.  It is a compulsory need for some physical type of exercise.  Addictions include commitment to jogging, running, jazzercize, stair-stepping, etc.  Some people run on treadmills, spin, or stair-step for hours or participate in more than one exercise class per day.  Like other addictions, people with exercise addiction have lives which revolve around their exercise.  People feel controlled by their exercises and refuse to miss a session of their work out schedule.  People will even exercise when they have physical injuries, thus exacerbating their wounds and creating further damage.  Experts agree that 1% of the population suffer from exercise addiction. 

Withdrawal is common among exercise addicts.  They experience mood swings and depression when they must forgo their exercise routine. 

Singer and dancer Paula Abdul is a recovering addict to exercise. 

For more information on exercise addiction, please visit the following links

http://www.rrca.org/resources/articles/addict.html

http://www.internet-articles.com/nutrition-exercise/exercise-addiction.php