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An exercise addiction may not be considered a bad thing to most people, but this addiction can have several harmful consequences. First exercising is maladaptive, it can cause a person to not have adequate rest, and also develop an eating disorder.Exercise is considered to be both physically and psychologically beneficial to health(Bouchard et al., 1994). However, a few people may exercise without limits and to damaging degrees, propelling researchers to agree that exercise could, in some cases,be harmful (Yates, 1991; Szabo, 1995, 1998, 2000) and become addictive (Griffiths,1997).

An exercise addiction can become overwhelming and literally take over someone's life. It is considered an addiction when working out becomes more important than bigger commitments such as family, work, and other healthy commitments. Runners are very vulnerable to this type of addiction. The mindset changes from wanting to stay in shape, to only a coulple more miles. But a healthy athlete and an exercise addict experience very similar workouts, but the difference is attitude.(American Running Association, 2011)

Recognizing Addiction
The first sign of an addict is when they will exchange physical activity for daily commitments. Next injury and illness won't stop them from getting a run or lift in. If the addict does not get their fix then they will experience anxiety, irritability, and depression(American Running Association, 2011). An addict becomes so consumed with their problem that they start to think that "more is better" and "just a few more miles, I'll be fine".

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Instead of exercise becoming a beneficial and helpful thing to someone, it becomes an overwhelming lifestyle.Meowgoeskatelyn23 (talk) 20:33, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

1. Everybody wants to be in shape, and we do this by exercising. But when excercise starts to become more important than family, job or other daily commitments, you need to recieve help. Not only to regular people become addicted to exercise, athletes do too. When they are training for a big competition coming up, sometimes they don't recieve all the rest and treatment for injuries they should be getting. According to Richard Benyo, who is writing about exercise addiction for the Road Runners Club of America, a negative side to exercise can definitely take over the positive side. If you exercise a lot you may have caught yourself doing this. After a work out, you feel great so next time a workout comes, you decide to take it to the next level and run a little farther or lift a little more. Then every workout after that, you feel like you need to push yourself that hard every single time you exercise. If you find yourself doing this, take a break before your workout sessions go over the edge. If you are a high-achieving perfectionist, you are vulnerable to this addiction, Psychologist Sharon Stoliaroff has said. Make sure to recieve help before you hurt yourself. There are other ways to get into shape without over doing it! Claire Schuster (talk) 14:18, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Annotated Bibliography
1. The authors Rachel Cox and Jim Orford seek to explore the meaning of addiction through a study. Sixty people were chosen, then 12 scored high enough to be included. These two professors found that addiction lessens as they move through the act of exercising. Soon the study leads into more about the factors of social pressure and mental thought more than how it is an addiction. The study is useful because it does talk about exercise addiction and how it could be a possible truth.

2. The authors of this paper Jeremy Adams and Robert J. Kirkby who backed their research with extensive studies of exercise addiction work at in Victoria, Australia at La Trobe University are qualified to write this paper because it is a part of their research for the college. This article covers quite a few studies to prove that exercise can become addictive through thought of the person as well as physically. It tries to prove the connection to dopamine in the brain that leads to dependence of the exercise. It’s useful to the project because it makes a connection to exercise addiction as well as trying to explain the connection biologically..