#104- healing a disordered relationship with exercise & my story of exercise addiction

“exercise addiction is not talked about, but it is a very real thing. exercise becomes everything, not just an addition to your life”

today, we are going to talk about exercise addiction, and my journey with healing from exercise addiction.

exercise addiction is this compulsive relationship with exercise. it is often tied in with a disordered relationship with food, but it does not have to be. 

here is how you can see if you are addicted/ have an unhealthy relationship with exercise:

• you HAVE to wake up early for a workout or stay up late. you can never take a day off, even you are sick, sore, or exhausted.

•  you get nervous/angry/panicked when you are traveling or plans come up and interfere with your workouts

• you are married to your smart watch

• you are more focused on the calories a workout burns rather than how it makes you feel

• you always walk fast, pace, stand or fidget to specifically burn calories.

• exercise is not an addition to your life, exercise is your life.

• you do exercises you hate because it gives you “more results”

I go over my journey with exercise addiction and the 5 steps I did to heal, and you can to! 

* note I am not a doctor/fitness trainer/psychologist. what I am is a girl that went through the trenches of exercise addiction, did a TON of research, and got out on the other side. if I can do it, so can you.

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