Did you know that men are also addicted to exercise?

　　Addicted people:

　　voluntary athletes

　　For a large number of us, exercise It’s not something we’re satisfied with, but it’s good. But there are a small number of perfectionist athletes who are compulsive exercisers. Some people call them exercise addicts or compulsive patients or "compulsive athletes." Ten percent of very high-performing runners suffer from exercise addiction, probably as many as bodybuilders.

　　Thirty minutes of moderate physical activity a day is enough to prevent diseases like diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. disease . Therefore, exercise addicts often believe that two hours of exercise can make them gain 4 times the benefits. healthy state. But that's not the case.

　　Excessive exercise can lead to injury, exhaustion, depression and suicide, and can also cause lasting physical damage. When a certain bottom line is reached, the adrenal glands secrete hormones, producing so much cortisol at one time that the heartbeat suddenly rises from 48 to 80 at rest. Now you run for two hours, which will have the effect of three hours, but you still can't improve your 10K time.

　　Exercise addicts have a desperate need for control

　　You can tell the difference between a health fanatic and an exercise addict based on the following points, says Cockerill, a sports psychologist at the University of Birmingham in England: "Healthy exercisers organize their exercise regimens from their lives, while exercise addicts organize their lives from their exercise."

　　Excessive exercise, like overeating, attracts people who have a need for control in their lives. Just like losing weight, Cockerill says it's easy to see improvements in exercise results.

　　But not everyone who likes to exercise a lot is addicted to exercise. Sometimes I think my friend Matt is an exercise addict. In his 40s, he used his weight in the academy to dominate himself. I used to go to a local star party after he finished a 20-mile bike race. But when I gave him a list of six questions about exercise addiction developed by Mark, a British sports medicine expert, he began to significantly reduce the amount of exercise.

　　Matt said: "My wife knows that if I don't play a certain amount of games, it means I'm working hard in the association. "He rides a bicycle with a group of friends for two hours every Sunday, which is equivalent to an increase of 2 to 3 hours of exercise per week. But with the birth of children, cycling has become a pleasure to participate in social life.

　　"It's better to have a beer after your workout," Matt said. "I think runners feel lonelier than cyclists.

　　Indeed, treatment for exercise addicts often involves encouraging them to participate in more social activities such as yoga and cycling, rather than the solitary pursuits of running or going to the gym.