The obligatory exerciser: Assessing an overcommitment to exercise

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 13-23

  Draeger, John ^a   Yates, Alayne ^a   Crowell, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Kapiolani Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPULSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HUMAN; MARATHON RUNNER; OVEREXERTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; WELLBEING;

EID: 20444396861     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2005.06.101     Document Type: Review

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