Am I Exercising Too Much?

We all know the benefits of exercise, studies show it improves heart health, boosts mood, helps with stress and supports overall wellbeing. Movement is often promoted as a universal “good thing.” But what happens when the very thing meant to help us mentally and physically, starts to harm us?

For some, exercise can shift from being joyful and life-enhancing into something compulsive, perfectionistic which can become entrenched with a disordered eating.