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Revealed... Addicted to exercise? - YouTube: This video clears up any confusions that may have been present regarding compulsive exercise and bulimia nervosa. This video explains the journey of so...

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What Is Exercise Addiction: This article explains more about what compulsive exercise is and where it generates from. I also find this article very interesting because it discusses the controversy...

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Exercise Addiction

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  • Exercise addiction may not necessarily sound like a bad thing to everyone. After all, numerous studies have demonstrated the physical and emotional health benefits of regular exercise -- it is essential to our well-being
  • exercise addiction is maladaptive, so instead of improving the person’s life, it is causes more problems.
  • Exercise addiction can threaten health, causing injuries, physical damage due to inadequate rest, and in some instances (particularly when co-occurring with an eating disorder), malnutrition and other problems.
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  • Secondly, it is persistent, so an exercise addict exercises too much and for too long without giving the body a chance to recover
  • exercise addicts exercise for hours every day, regardless of fatigue or illness
  • Exercise addiction is probably the most contradictory of all the addictions
  • Exercise is even promoted as part of a complete program of recovery from other addictions
  • exercise addiction is a controversial idea. Many experts balk at the idea that excessive exercise can constitute an addiction, believing that there has to be a psychoactive substance that produces symptoms -- such as withdrawal -- for an activity to be a true addiction
  • exercise releases endorphins (opioids produced within the body), and excessive exercise causes tolerance to the hormones and neurotransmitters released, these physiological processes are often not considered comparable to other substance addictions.
  • Exercise addiction is not currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), the gold standard for psychological diagnoses, although several authors have suggested diagnostic criteria
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When Too Much Exercise Becomes a Problem: This article does a better job than the previous article in explaining the correlation between bulimia and compulsive exercise. It's fascinating to know h...

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When Too Much Exercise Becomes a Problem - 0 views

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Excessive Exercise

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  • But while a little exercise is a good thing, taking exercise to the extreme can cause serious health issues, even death.
  • When few adults exercise regularly, and many struggle to find just 20 minutes to dedicate to a workout, it may be hard to believe that some people place exercise at the center of their lives
  • Compulsive exercise is more than a desire to get in the ultimate shape or manage one's weight.
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  • Sufferers of exercise bulimia use excessive exercise to purge or compensate for eating binges or simply regular eating, often working out multiple times per day or for three or four hours at a time
  • Deep down, this disorder has more to do with control than it does the desire to fit into a smaller size of jeans
  • The scary thing about an addiction to exercise is that it creeps up gradually, usually among everyday people who start exercising, feel good afterward, revel in the calories they're burning, have a desire to get healthier or lose weight, and therefore start believing that more is better
  • Oftentimes, people who develop an exercise compulsion don't feel like there's anything wrong with what they do
  • Compulsive exercisers build their lives around working out and are genuinely distressed if they can't exercise as much as they feel they need to (or should be)
  • Exercise bulimia is similar, but involves eating binges. People who suffer from exercise bulimia often binge on food and then exercise obsessively to make up for it. Exercise becomes a way to control calories, justify eating, and punish oneself for eating too much or eating the "wrong" things.
  • In general, exercising for up to 60-90 minutes, most days of the week is reasonable and healthy for most people as long as recovery and downtime is built in.
  • Exercise is usually a good thing, but rest and recovery are very important, too
  • Excessive exercise can weaken the body and cause a host of problems, including: Fatigue Suppressed immune system Lack of menstruation (amenorrhea) in women due to a lack of body fat Reproductive problems Heart problems (such as muscle wasting and rhythm problems) Dehydration Arthritis Osteoporosis Stress fractures and sprains Kidney failure
  • Getting a Diagnosis
  • Compulsive exercise and exercise bulimia can affect both men and women of all ages, races, body types and weights.
  • A doctor may ask if the person is exercising and get the right answer (yes), never knowing the extent to which the patient is actually jeopardizing his or her health by taking exercise to the extreme
  • A physician may first suspect a problem if a woman stops menstruating due to a drop in body fat, which affects estrogen levels, but the condition may be virtually undetectable in men whose body fat levels can be much lower without creating any health problems.
  • Treatment Options
  • Studies have found that sufferers often come from families where food was used as a way of controlling behavior and battles surrounding food were common
  • Traditional treatments for exercise bulimia include support groups, cognitive behavior therapy, psychotherapy, and/or medication, such as anti-depressants.
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Excessive Exercise: - 0 views

Excessive Exercise: I was expecting to find a correlation between excessive exercise and eating disorders, but it does make sense. If you have bulimia or anorexia, as as example, you both mentally...

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Excessive Exercise - 0 views

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Excessive Exercise

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  • One of the techniques frequently used by people with eating disorders is to try to control their weight by burning up calories with exercise
  • Doing exercises for people affected by eating disorders usually means exhausting hours of aerobics such as: gym, dancing, cycling, running, etc., that can last several hours a day, every day.
  • Moreover, it has been found by some Australian researchers that excessive exercise can cause further hunger sense suppression.
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  • In this way you risk maintaining or worsening an eating disorder
  • We have noticed that when a patient begins to regain weight this vicious circle is interrupted
  • Excessive exercise risks are linked to the induction of a fasting effect that leads to further protein-calorie deficit and then to a worsening of the malnutrition situation.
  • Doing exercises in a weak physical condition can be very dangerous
Aninder S

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The Importance of Sleep for Performance - YouTube: This video is of cycling coach who understands that sleep is the key to the optimum performance. Focusing too much on training will wear your mus...

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College students' performance suffers from lack of sleep - USATODAY.com: Most of us will be going onto post-secondary education and will get caught up in the work that we have to do. It has become...

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Post-Secondary Education Sleep

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  • Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students.
  • All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies
  • Sleep experts say the amount of sleep each person needs is largely dependent on the individual: Some people can get by with only five or six hours. The National Sleep Foundation says adults need seven to nine hours a night.
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  • Sleep (deficit) built up over just five nights can significantly stress the heart
  • Many students believe that it's a "rite of passage" to stay up all night during college and that "it's kind of fun," Thacher says.
  • A study this summer in the journal SLEEP examined the heart conditions of 39 adults, ages 22 to 45, whose heart rates were tested twice — the morning after a 10-hour sleep and then again after five consecutive four-hour sleeps — using a portable monitor.
  • if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,
  • "You can't do your best work when you're sleep-deprived
  • "It's not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep) could make athletically," they'd incorporate it more into their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.
Aninder S

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Extra Sleep Improves Athletic Performance: It's one thing to fall asleep during class because of boredom or loss of interest and not have the teacher notice, but during physical activities at scho...

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Extra Sleep Improves Athletic Performance - 0 views

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Sleep Physical Activity

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  • Participants in this ongoing study were five healthy students on the Stanford University men’s and women’s swimming teams
  • For the first two weeks of the study, the students maintained their usual sleep-wake pattern
  • The athletes then extended their sleep to 10 hours per day for six to seven weeks.
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  • Athletic performance was assessed after each regularly scheduled swim practice. After obtaining extra sleep, athletes swam a 15-meter meter sprint 0.51 seconds faster, reacted 0.15 seconds quicker off the blocks, improved turn time by 0.10 seconds and increased kick strokes by 5.0 kicks.
  • The study also monitored daytime sleepiness and weekly changes in mood
  •  Daytime sleepiness decreased significantly with extra sleep, while mood improvements related to getting extra sleep included higher ratings of vigor and lower ratings of fatigue.
  • Typically, many athletes accumulate a large sleep debt by not obtaining their individual sleep requirement each night, which can have detrimental effects on cognitive function, mood, and reaction time
  • These negative effects can be minimized or eliminated by prioritizing sleep in general and, more specifically, obtaining extra sleep to reduce one’s sleep debt.”
  • Mah and colleagues reported similar results in a previous study of six players on the Stanford men’s basketball team
  • also has worked with the football, tennis, golf, cross country, and track and field teams at Stanford.
  • It is interesting to note that many of the athletes in the various sports I have worked with, including the swimmers in this study
  • Make sleep a part of your regular training regimen.
  • Extend nightly sleep for several weeks to reduce your sleep debt before competition.
  • Maintain a low sleep debt by obtaining a sufficient amount of nightly sleep (seven to eight hours for adults, nine or more hours for teens and young adults).
  • Keep a regular sleep-wake schedule, going to bed and waking up at the same times every day.
  • Take brief naps to obtain additional sleep during the day, especially if drowsy.
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The Importance of Sleep: We all know that sleep is a key component to a healthy living style and we all need to sleep for a minimum of 7 to 8 hours. However, so many of us deprive ourselves of sle...

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Sleep Importance

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  • We don't need to know that rats who generally live 2 - 3 years die within 3 weeks when deprived of sleep to understand how important sleep is to our bodies and health. But it does emphasize the importance of sleep!
  • brain wave activity during sleep and how the eyeballs roll around rapidly during certain stages of sleep
  • Sleep is the time we rest so that the body can rejuvenate and recharge.
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  • The body needs sleep and rest time to build and repair itself.
  • babies can sleep up to 20 hours a day
  • children need 10 - 12 hours of sleep every day on average.
  • importance of sleep is obvious when we look at how it's necessary for physical growth and health!
  • One thing that definitely affects sleep is a certain hormone that your body produces called melatonin
  • Sleep (or lack of sleep) has a direct impact on your health and energy levels
  • The main factors that determine wellness or illness in addition to sleep are: Nutrition Physical Activity and Stress Management
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Teenagers and Stress - 0 views

Teenagers and Stress - YouTube: The truth is that stress will always be a part of our lives no matter what. It's how we react and deal with this stress that will help us overcome the problems we f...

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What Are The Causes Of Teen Stress? | LIVESTRONG.COM: Homework is not and should not be the only stress factor in a teens life. This article discusses various reasons a teen might feel stressed. W...

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What Are The Causes Of Teen Stress? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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Teens Stress

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  • Teens often lack the maturity level to be aware of the issues that are causing their feelings of stress.
  • School is the number one source of stress for teens according to a poll conducted by the Associated Press
  • Stress comes from homework demands, after school activities and over scheduling
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  • From the early high school years teens start to hear about the importance of grades to get into the college of their choice and to be constantly vigilant about succeeding.
  • teens work jobs after school to either pay for gas or to help parents who may be struggling financially
  • teen years are a time when many emotional and physical changes are occurring.
  • teens experience significant psychological, academic and behavioral problems before, during and after their parents' divorce
  • Some teens, however, experience conflict, arguments, and pressure from their friends and acquaintances
  • The pressure to conform and fit in can be overwhelming
  • Many times, teens place undue stress on themselves.
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics points out that often teens tell themselves that they need to lose weight, get better grades, score more points in the game and prove themselves to their parents
  • Many teens feel different from their peers and never feel good enough. Self esteem can suffer another blow if they are made to feel inferior, different or are made fun of by others.
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