Exercise addiction is a legitimate problem whose prevalence is thought to be highest amongst triathletes, runners, and individuals who suffer from eating disorders vii. Its consequences range from the ...

Up to 900,000 people in the UK are thought to be living with an addiction to a form of exercise of physical activity, but ...

A UB neuroscientist whose focus is the brain’s reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery. Over the past year, this research ...

As good as exercise is for you—and it’s very good for most people—too much of good thing can have negative consequences. Exercise puts physical stress on all your body parts and can ultimately lead to ...

(NEW YORK) — Since she was in elementary school, Katherine Schreiber, 28, remembers struggling with body issues. Sometimes these feelings were so severe she felt she was “too ugly” to go to class.

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and without control, it can become a problem: exercise addiction. An ...

Many cyclists and runners believe that intensive exercise is good for their mental health, but a new study disagrees. New research has found that one in four extreme marathon runners experience ...

A 23-year-old woman in eastern China has sparked widespread discussion on social media after revealing that intense exercise left her with hormone levels similar to those of a 50-year-old and caused ...