The Unhealthy Health Obsession Daily exercise has been proven multiple times to enhance a person’s health. However, many people believe that if exercise is healthy for them, then an excess of it should bring even more health benefits. This is how a person develops exercise addiction. Exercise addiction occurs when an individual has everything in his life revolve around exercise. Exercise is the individual’s main priority and any disruption of it upsets the individual. As stated by the SIRS Issues Researcher, exercise addiction affects “about 0.3% to 0.5% of the general population, worldwide” (SIRS Issues Researcher). Exercise addiction stems from obsessive behavior and the results of it can be devastating to a person’s physical and mental
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Exercise addicts can put off questions of concern from others by stating that what they are doing is healthy and they are just motivated to better themselves. Warning signs of exercise addiction include: the individual constantly thinking about exercise, irritability and anxiousness when they are unable to exercise, and not spending any of their free time with friends or family because they “have” to exercise. Treatment of exercise addiction involves the individual developing a positive mindset toward themselves and to exercise. It can be harder to persuade the individual to reduce exercise because they do not see this addiction as harmful to their body, as one would toward drugs or alcohol. The individual must begin to understand that “more” is not necessarily better (Van Pelt). In conclusion, exercise addiction does not have a devastating effect on the general population, but it is still a genuine issue. Exercise addicts must have a positive relationship with exercise and not use it as a punishment or as their only way to relax. To prevent from developing exercise addiction, individuals must find the balance between a healthy lifestyle and an obsessive one. Exercise can be beneficial as long as it is paired with a proper recovery
Exercise addicts can put off questions of concern from others by stating that what they are doing is healthy and they are just motivated to better themselves. Warning signs of exercise addiction include: the individual constantly thinking about exercise, irritability and anxiousness when they are unable to exercise, and not spending any of their free time with friends or family because they “have” to exercise. Treatment of exercise addiction involves the individual developing a positive mindset toward themselves and to exercise. It can be harder to persuade the individual to reduce exercise because they do not see this addiction as harmful to their body, as one would toward drugs or alcohol. The individual must begin to understand that “more” is not necessarily better (Van Pelt). In conclusion, exercise addiction does not have a devastating effect on the general population, but it is still a genuine issue. Exercise addicts must have a positive relationship with exercise and not use it as a punishment or as their only way to relax. To prevent from developing exercise addiction, individuals must find the balance between a healthy lifestyle and an obsessive one. Exercise can be beneficial as long as it is paired with a proper recovery