Do you exercise too much?

Are you struggling to determine if the relationship you have with exercise is a healthy one? It can be especially challenging when we are bombarded with messaging from the fitness industry that promotes disordered relationships with movement, food and our bodies. The below questions may help you get a clearer picture of where you are with movement.

If you’re curious about your relationship with exercise, consider these questions:

1)     Do you spend a significant amount of time thinking about when you’ll exercise or how you’ll exercise?

2)     Does the thought of missing or skipping a workout make you feel anxious or restless?

3)     Do you eat less if you’re unable to workout?

4)     Do you exercise despite pain, injury, illness or fatigue?

5)     Is it possible you are using exercise to avoid something: a hard emotion, experience, task, etc.?

6)     Have others in your life mentioned your commitment to exercise is impacting your relationship with them?

7)     Has exercise prevented you from doing other things you enjoy like attending ball games, birthday parties, dinner with friends, movie nights, etc.?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to seek professional support. Like most things in life, movement works best when it fits into our lives in a balanced way. Compulsive exercise professionals, like iMove facilitators, can support you in finding that balance. A professional will help you explore what your current relationship with exercise is like and what you’d like it to look like; get clear about your values and how those values align with movement; learn how movement is connected to the autonomic nervous system and how tools like yoga, mindfulness meditation and breathwork might provide support. For more information, visit https://www.kalioke.com/compulsive-exercise-support.

Kali Eastin, iMove Facilitator
Kalioke Movement Lounge- Burlington, IA
www.kalioke.com