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Mental Health

Exercise addiction

Mêdraœ and Bidziñska (2004) found that recreational males, former athletes and people who participate in aerobic exercise or sports (e.g. running, swimming, cycling) regularly engage in exercise addictive behaviours. But,...

Mental Health

Exercise Addiction in Sport

Throughout sport, exercise has been universally acknowledged as a healthy habit which can have many psychological and physical benefits for an individual (Szabo & Griffiths, 2007: Bouchard, Shephard & Stephens,...

Injuries

Addicted to exercise? When too much exercise might be harmful

There are many physical and psychological benefits of exercise, so it might seem paradoxical that there is also a risk that, at really high levels, excessive exercise may produce negative...

Mental Health

Exercise No Good for Depression - What did this research really tell us?

Last year several newspapers reported the failure of a randomised controlled trial to identify any additional long-term benefit of 'facilitated exercise' over and above conventional care (such as counselling and...

Applied Sport Psychology

Music: How to effectively use it before, during, and after activity

n 2013, it is impossible to go into any workout facility and not see the majority of the exercisers with headphones in or to walk into a team’s changing room...

Applied Sport Psychology

The power of sound

It is common to hear music blaring in sports stadiums and a frequent sight at events, such as the Olympics, is to see athletes ‘psyching’ themselves up with their headphones...

Mental Health

Perfectionism and burnout

How do athletes become elite players in their chosen sport? Is it their innate talent or do they train every hour of every day to become an elite player? It...

Exercise Psychology

How can gyms encourage new members to keep coming?

About 18 months ago a high court rulingdeemed lengthy gym membership contract tie-ins unfair. This may well have been one reason for the recent increase (in the UK at least) of...

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