title: [Exercise can be an addiction].
abstract: Exercise is normally a healthy activity, which leads to enjoyment and wellness. But some people appear to become addicted and continue to exercise even to the detriment of their social lives and health. The symptoms are e.g. increasing exercise amounts, withdrawal symptoms, euphoria and relapse. The Exercise Addiction Inventory is a screening tool validated in Danish, which identifies 3-10% of the exercisers at risk of addiction. Exercise addiction can be a symptom of an eating disorder, but it seems to exist independently though it is not recognized as a diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Center for Spiseforstyrrelser, Odense Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C. mia.beck.lichtenstein@rsyd.dk.
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Støvring
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires