Addiction to exercise

Hausenblas, Heather A.; Schreiber, Katherine; Smoliga, James M.

doi:10.1136/bmj.j1745

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“…Exercise addiction has been classified as a behavioral addiction, similar to gambling disorder, but due to lack of empirical evidence for being a mental dysfunction, the condition is not listed in the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association 2013). Indeed, to date, there are very few scholastic case reports on exercise addiction (Szabo et al 2015), although a few have been published over the past two decades (e.g., Griffiths 1997;Hausenblas et al 2017). Based on the interactional model (Egorov and Szabo 2013), case studies are essential given the lack of depth provided by other methodologies.…”

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The Role of Passion in Exercise Addiction, Exercise Volume, and Exercise Intensity in Long-term Exercisers

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Griffiths

Pontes

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Recent studies have shown a relationship between the risk for exercise addiction (REA) and passion. This research examined whether levels of REA, volume of exercise (in weekly hours), and self-reported exercise intensities yield differences in obsessive passion and harmonious passion among individuals with long history of exercise. Respondents (n = 360) completed the Exercise Addiction Inventory, Passion Scale, and Borg Scale (assessing their usual exercise intensity), and reported their volume of exercise (hours per week). Regression analysis demonstrated that exercise intensity, obsessive passion, and harmonious passion were significant predictors (r 2 = .381, p < .001) of the REA scores with obsessive passion being the strongest predictor (r 2 = .318). Exercisers classified as at REA reported higher obsessive Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The Role of Passion in Exercise Addiction, Exercise Volume, and Exercise Intensity in Long-term Exercisers

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“…Regardless the knowledge published across the world on PA, there are people who are addicted to exercise and will keep training no matter the causes. Although, exercise addiction is not considered yet as a mental health disorder [56] remains a critical issue. According to the literature, there are ways on diagnosing and treating people with exercise addiction, despite all these publications there is a lack of information on how widespread it is and which may be the most effective treatment for this specific population [44,51].…”

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“…Furthermore, like all the other addictions, also this one requires attention from the therapist. However, the goal of therapy is not to prevent the patient from working out but helping them to diminish exercise routine rigidity [56]. When adequate intensity, duration of physical activity and recovery meets one another, tons of health problems may be avoided.…”

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The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Overtraining and Exercise Addiction

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Maugeri

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We are glad to introduce the seventeenth Journal Club. This edition is focused on several relevant studies published in the last years in the field of Overtraining and Exercise Addiction, chosen by our Editorial Board members and their colleagues. We hope to stimulate your curiosity in this field and to share with you the passion for the sport seen also from the scientific point of view. The Editorial Board members wish you an inspiring lecture.

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“…However, adverse psychological effects are likely to occur in the case of overtraining (Pearce 2002). Furthermore, high-intensity trainers are at the risk of addiction to exercises (or exercise dependence syndrome) that occurs when exercise becomes an obligation, is excessive, and interferes with work and family responsibilities (Hausenblas et al 2017). This problem affects c.a.…”

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Would you be happier if you moved more? Physical activity focusing illusion

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Research shows that individuals who are more physically active also report greater happiness. However, subjective well-being is prone to cognitive biases. For instance, people overrate the influence of single factors (e.g., money) on their happiness; a phenomenon termed the focusing illusion. In this study, we examined whether the relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being is stronger when individuals focus on physical activity explicitly compared to individuals with no specific focus. We experimentally manipulated the physical activity focus by varying the order of scales administration. Participants (N = 200) completed questionnaires that measured physical activity and subjective well-being placed in separate envelopes and provided in a random order. We found that individuals with higher levels of vigorous physical activity were more satisfied with life regardless of the order of scale presentation (no focusing effect). However, we found evidence of a possible focusing illusion for moderate-intensity physical activity. Individuals with higher levels of moderate-intensity physical activity reported higher subjective well-being when they were asked about physical activity first but not when they reported their well-being unaware of the upcoming physical activity questions. Thus, subjective well-being judgments can be biased by a prior focus on moderateintensity physical activity. The order of scale administration when assessing subjective well-being should be carefully considered.

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Addiction to exercise

Cited by 72 publications

References 15 publications

The Role of Passion in Exercise Addiction, Exercise Volume, and Exercise Intensity in Long-term Exercisers

The Role of Passion in Exercise Addiction, Exercise Volume, and Exercise Intensity in Long-term Exercisers

The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Overtraining and Exercise Addiction

Would you be happier if you moved more? Physical activity focusing illusion

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