Running / exercise addiction

seattle prattle wrote:

Total fitness wrote:

Seattle Pratt…

this is a quote from the study linked to in my previous post…

”Scalar measurement and lack of differentiation between addictive and instrumental exercise could be reasons for insufficient progress.”

The fact that some people clearly CAN’T differentiate has been ably demonstrated by people such as yourself.

Thanks for proving my point.

Point of fact - you don't know a damn thing about me or the degree to which I exercise.

Second, you have quoted the damn thing out of context, to the point of being guilty of misrepresentation. The "insufficient progress" they are refering to has to do with research, not with individuals' progress in addressing the malady; they are simply pointing out a failure in adaquately researching EA.

Lastly, I have been really enjoying your attempts here. It's a hoot. I'm not going to argue with you anymore because, well, I have to get back to my exercise addiction.

I'm out.

Total fitness wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

Point of fact - you don't know a damn thing about me or the degree to which I exercise.

Second, you have quoted the damn thing out of context, to the point of being guilty of misrepresentation. The "insufficient progress" they are refering to has to do with research, not with individuals' progress in addressing the malady; they are simply pointing out a failure in adaquately researching EA.

Lastly, I have been really enjoying your attempts here. It's a hoot. I'm not going to argue with you anymore because, well, I have to get back to my exercise addiction.

I'm out.

My point…which obviously went way above your head…

…is that it’s no surprise that people on this board have a hard time accepting that there is such a thing as exercise addiction…

If the real experts struggle to distinguish where the dividing line is…then what chance do the self appointed experts on letsrun have?

Total fitness wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

Point of fact - you don't know a damn thing about me or the degree to which I exercise.

Second, you have quoted the damn thing out of context, to the point of being guilty of misrepresentation. The "insufficient progress" they are refering to has to do with research, not with individuals' progress in addressing the malady; they are simply pointing out a failure in adaquately researching EA.

Lastly, I have been really enjoying your attempts here. It's a hoot. I'm not going to argue with you anymore because, well, I have to get back to my exercise addiction.

I'm out.

My point…which obviously went way above your head…

…is that it’s no surprise that people on this board have a hard time accepting that there is such a thing as exercise addiction…

If the real experts struggle to distinguish where the dividing line is…then what chance do the self appointed experts on letsrun have?

Total fitness wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

OK. I read it.

It doesn't prove your point one bit. The entire article simply points out that there has been a huge lack of effective research into exercise addiction and ways to treat it, to the extent that it exists.

I fail to see how that supports your point, (not that it will deter you in the least).

Oh by the way…

I posted the article to refute coachy’s point that nobody on this board, or he himself, knew of anyone who exercised to extremes.

Coachy’s point was a stupid one anyway. I don’t know if anyone who is a gambling addict…I might know a person who is, but they haven’t revealed that aspect to me. But either way we can still all agree that gambling addicts exist.

But the study was a meta analysis and observed from other studies compulsive exercising at rates from 5 to 17%. And that is just those who admitted to it.

Maybe coach has just been fortunate enough to not have met anyone of them…yet.

coachy wrote:

Total fitness wrote:

Oh by the way…

I posted the article to refute coachy’s point that nobody on this board, or he himself, knew of anyone who exercised to extremes.

Coachy’s point was a stupid one anyway. I don’t know if anyone who is a gambling addict…I might know a person who is, but they haven’t revealed that aspect to me. But either way we can still all agree that gambling addicts exist.

But the study was a meta analysis and observed from other studies compulsive exercising at rates from 5 to 17%. And that is just those who admitted to it.

Maybe coach has just been fortunate enough to not have met anyone of them…yet.

Can't know someone that has something that is undefined. Please define it. How often does one have to exercise to be an "addict"?

To continue to compare it to things that have a completely negative connotation is odd to me. No amount of gambling, drugs, or alcohol are perceived as truly good for you. Like I'm getting in shape by playing poker.

Total fitness wrote:

coachy wrote:

I also read that entire boring study. The refuse to even attempt to define what "exercise addiction" is. But then they claim all these people have it. Is it defined by doing a lot of exercise? Exercising every day? How would one define that?

I would guess that most that have "exercise addiction" would mostly fit into one of two categories already that need to be treated in some form: Eating disorder or OCD.

Once again you make a very silly point…

How would you define a gambling addiction? When someone has lost £1000? £20,000? £50,000?

Obviously it would depend on their circumstances and finances, and each would be different.

Just because it’s hard to define, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Just because it’s not spelt out in black and white for the simple minded to comprehend, doesn’t mean that someone cannot suffer from it.

Please put some thought into your responses.