Addiction can mean many things but it is a habit forming or psychological need for a substance. Although addiction can have many meanings, good and bad, I am only going to discuss one and that is excessive exercising. Examples of a good and bad addiction would be exercising excessively. The ways that this addiction may be good is that it keeps a persons’ body in good health. Excessive exercise is a good thing because it keeps a person healthy and fit. For people who are overweight, trying to lose weight or just want to improve in their fitness this is a great way to go at it. Building up to a regular exercise routine has many great qualities involving the physical fitness of a persons’ body.
Creating a game plan, he or she has to make sure …show more content…
When shopping and carrying groceries, climbing stairs and even mowing the lawn will improve a persons’ athletic performance. An addiction to exercise can also be bad and harmful to the body. Overdoing and failing to rest can expose their body to the dangerous causes of exercise. When a person does too much exercise it can also make them become weak and feel tired. It can also make a person become dehydrated and have muscle fatigue if there is not enough water in-take. Over-exercise will cause heart problems and arthritis, and also cause a change in a women’s menstrual cycle. Doing the correct amount of exercise per week can lower some risk of different types of ailments of the …show more content…
People who exercise excessively are at risk for both physical and psychological problems. Compulsive exercise, also called obligatory exercise, can be defined by most exercise addicts’ state of mind. Some people with this type of disease no longer chooses to exercise but obligates themselves to do so and struggles with the guilt and anxiety of their addiction. Several workouts once a day, every week is over-doing it for almost anyone who has a body that is not built for that type of pressure or stress. Overdoing exercise is almost common in most females because some females feel the need to exercise. Almost all females think that they are fat rather than the average female size. Too much exercise, in some females, can cause such a thing called bulimia. Bulimia, in most females, can also use exercise to better help cope with binge eating.
Excessive exercise can also be found in most student athletes. Pressure from both external and internal sources can drive an athlete to go too far to be the best at what he or she is doing. Some student athletes will start believing that he or she will never be as great as the next professional player so the strive for a better performance by over-doing their exercise. Excessive exercise, in most student athletes, can put stress on the heart, particularly when he or she is engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as eating greasy foods
Creating a game plan, he or she has to make sure …show more content…
When shopping and carrying groceries, climbing stairs and even mowing the lawn will improve a persons’ athletic performance. An addiction to exercise can also be bad and harmful to the body. Overdoing and failing to rest can expose their body to the dangerous causes of exercise. When a person does too much exercise it can also make them become weak and feel tired. It can also make a person become dehydrated and have muscle fatigue if there is not enough water in-take. Over-exercise will cause heart problems and arthritis, and also cause a change in a women’s menstrual cycle. Doing the correct amount of exercise per week can lower some risk of different types of ailments of the …show more content…
People who exercise excessively are at risk for both physical and psychological problems. Compulsive exercise, also called obligatory exercise, can be defined by most exercise addicts’ state of mind. Some people with this type of disease no longer chooses to exercise but obligates themselves to do so and struggles with the guilt and anxiety of their addiction. Several workouts once a day, every week is over-doing it for almost anyone who has a body that is not built for that type of pressure or stress. Overdoing exercise is almost common in most females because some females feel the need to exercise. Almost all females think that they are fat rather than the average female size. Too much exercise, in some females, can cause such a thing called bulimia. Bulimia, in most females, can also use exercise to better help cope with binge eating.
Excessive exercise can also be found in most student athletes. Pressure from both external and internal sources can drive an athlete to go too far to be the best at what he or she is doing. Some student athletes will start believing that he or she will never be as great as the next professional player so the strive for a better performance by over-doing their exercise. Excessive exercise, in most student athletes, can put stress on the heart, particularly when he or she is engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as eating greasy foods