A person who seems to be exercising all the time may be displaying a symptom of an eating disorder. They may be trying to burn off calories after an episode of binge eating, or they may have an over-concern about having eaten a normal, or even below normal, amount of food. Using exercise as a way to avoid mealtime or to curb appetite, and viewing exercise as compulsory even when ill, are also possible signs that there is a problem. Physical Education instructors and persons involved in sports activities should be very concerned about someone who works out daily, who keeps up activities even during breaks, or who continues to exercise even though looking tired and 'dragged out'.
Healthy exercise is activity which is done for fun.
Exercise doesn't have to mean time spent in the gym, on the track or doing set routines. For most people those kinds of exercise are not sustainable over the long term. To get health benefits, a person only needs to be briskly active for about 30 minutes three times a week. Please read our legal notices.