Benefits Of Exercise

Addiction is a debilitating condition that inhibits the proper function of the human body and can cause severe disruption within a person’s daily life. Exercise addiction is most common among athletes, bodybuilders and those who are regularly involved in any form of exercise. Exercise becomes an addiction when an individual compulsively engages in any form of exercise regardless of physical injury, personal inconvenience or disruption to other areas of life including marital strain, interference with work and lack of time for other activities (Landolfi, E. 2013). Most people start an exercise program with good intentions such as losing weight or simply to get into shape and transform their bodies. Moderate amounts of exercise regularly are healthy and produce many exceptional health benefits such as fighting fatigue, positive changes in mood, higher energy …show more content…
The symptoms of withdrawal include, depressed mood, reduced vigor and increased tension, anger, fatigue, and confusion (Aidman, E. V., & Woollard, S., 2003). Many individuals experiencing withdrawals normally start to see their symptoms appear within the first 24 hours of a missed workout. Once an individual becomes negatively addicted to exercise it negatively affects their mental well being and starts to disrupt other important aspects of their live. Exercise becomes their top priority and when they miss a workout or are unable to exercise they have severe withdrawal symptoms and can no longer function properly. Many individuals begin to have obsessive thoughts about their workouts and will continuously stress over a missed workout. They feel a loss of control become irritable and hostile. The withdrawal symptoms of those experiencing the effects of negative addiction to exercise are commonly noted in withdrawals from other addictions