EXERCISE ADDICTION should be understood as a mental illness that may negatively impact your performance, experts say. Compulsive exercising is different to a strong commitment to training, and may sometimes be a symptom of an eating disorder. Studies have shown that lone exercisers are more likely to suffer from compulsive behaviour than those who play team sports, and that those who have an exercise addiction are likely to perform less well than others who take a more balanced approach.
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