Negative addiction to exercise: are there differences between genders?

Negative addiction to exercise: are there differences between genders?

INTRODUCTION: Regular physical exercise has numerous benefits. However, there is a subset of the exercising population who may develop a compulsion to exercise excessively and who may, as a consequence, display physiological and psychological changes that have a direct influence on their quality of...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Bonilha Modoio, Hanna Karen M. Antunes, Paula Regina Borba de Gimenez, Marisa Lucia De Mello Santiago, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Exercise Dependence
Compulsion
Well-being
Body Image
Physical Exercise
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000200013

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