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Symptoms for athletic burnout are similar to eating disorders & exercise addiction

Written by on February 20, 2012

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  This is similar to what an athlete in burnout looks and feels like. I’ve had them come into my office. This is not so different to how women feel when they are dealing with eating disorders and exercise addiction. I’ve also had them come into my office. Burnout Individuals most prone to burnout are those who work too hard, too long, too intensely and are extremely dedicated to it: perfectionists, caretakers, people with low self esteem or low confidence. There are psychological and physiological responses to a heightened level of training. Psychological Symptoms Physiological Symptoms Sleep disturbances Higher resting … Continued

Coming: new eBook for exercise addiction

Written by on November 23, 2011

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If you are reading this you are probably struggling with exercise addiction, have searched for help and have struggled to find it. The statistics on my blog written about exercise addiction made it pretty clear that this is either a challenge for many people are a topic of interest. There are not many resources for people dealing with exercise addiction. I am working to change that. Passionate about helping I am very passionate about helping people who struggle with exercise addiction. Similar to eating disorders it starts ‘small’ and then at some point completely takes over the lives of the people … Continued

Exercise Addiction (part II)

Written by on October 28, 2011

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Addiction and the brain Compulsive behaviors like compulsive shopping, pathological lying, shoplifting, gambling, overeating, over exercising or obsessions with sex can be trigger by genetic predisposition, by environmental stress and by the comfort, reassurance, or escape provided by the repetitive behavior itself.  What triggers exercise addiction A study of mice found that when the exercise was denied to certain animals, brain scans revealed activity in areas normally linked to drug withdrawal.  The same might be true for exercise addicts as many experts believe that exercise addiction is not physical. This study of mice, published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience stated that … Continued

Exercise addiction (part I)

Written by on October 26, 2011

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This is a two part blog series on exercise addiction. I’ve done a lot of work around people who deviate from exercise and now I am going to steer the conversation around people who are addicted to exercise. The emotions behind both are actually very similar. While so much of society right now is focused on obesity and the fact that obesity is right up there around the #1 killer of American’s, there is another portion of the population at the other end of the spectrum addicted to exercise. Who is addicted to exercise Most of these addicts are women, ages … Continued