Exercise bulimia
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Exercise bulimia is a subset of the
rest for athletic recovery compared to their exercise levels, leading to increasing levels of disrepair. If the person eats a normally healthy and adequate diet but exercises in levels they know require higher levels of nutrition, this can also be seen as a form of anorexia
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Symptoms
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Exercise Bulimia can sometimes go unnoticed because exercise is something that is seen as healthy, but just because a person looks healthy does not mean they are.better source needed]
- Missing work, school and other important events in order to work out
- Working out with an injury or while sick
- Working out secretly or away from noticeable sight
- Becoming unusually depressed if unable to exercise
- Working out for hours at a time each day
- Not taking any rest or recovery days
- Defining self-worth in terms of performance
- Justifies excessive behavior by defining self as a "special" elite athlete
- Depression or agitation when unable to work out
- Amenorrhea, the stop of a woman's menstrual cycle
- Isolation from others while working out[3]
- Lack of interest in friends and eating
- Lack of sleep
See also
Notes
- ^ "Exercise Bulimia." ULifeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2013. <http://www.ulifeline.org/articles/401-exercise-bulimia>.
- ^ [1], 'Life Without Eating Disorders'
- ^ "Exercise Bulimia." ULifeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2013. <http://www.ulifeline.org/articles/401-exercise-bulimia>.
References
- About.com Archived 2006-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Exercise & Eating
- Activity Disorders Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine