Exercise Addiction and Its Relationship with Health Outcomes in Indoor Cycling Practitioners in Fitness Centers

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Bueno Antequera, Javier
Mayolas Pi, Mª Carmen
López Laval, Isaac
Oviedo Caro, Miguel Ángel
Munguía Izquierdo, Diego
Ruidíaz Peña, Mercedes
Legaz Arrese, Alejandro
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Bueno Antequera, Javier;
Mayolas Pi, Mª Carmen;
Reverter Masià, Joaquín;
López Laval, Isaac;
Oviedo Caro, Miguel Ángel;
Munguía Izquierdo, Diego;
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Legaz Arrese, Alejandro.
(2020)
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Exercise Addiction and Its Relationship with Health Outcomes in Indoor Cycling Practitioners in Fitness Centers.
International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, vol. 17, núm. 11, 4159.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114159.
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We studied the prevalence and possible association between exercise addiction and health
in indoor cycling practitioners. In 1014 (492 women) adult indoor cyclists and 926 (597 women)
controls with low levels of physical activity according to the short form of the International Physical
Activity Questionnaire, we examined the risk of exercise addiction according to the Exercise Addiction
Inventory and several health outcomes through a web-based experiment. The prevalence of a high
risk of exercise addiction in cyclists was 13.3%, and it was higher in men than in women (16.5% vs.
10.0%, p = 0.002). Women cyclists with a high risk of exercise addiction had higher levels of physical
activity (p < 0.001; effect size = −0.62, 95% CI: (−0.91, −0.32)) and anxiety symptom severity (p = 0.001;
Effect Size (ES) = −0.59 (−0.89, −0.30)) than those with a low risk. For both sexes, cyclists with a low
risk of exercise addiction had better social function, emotional role, and anxiety symptom severity
compared with the controls (all p < 0.002; ES ranged from 0.25 to 0.47). Higher anxiety symptom
severity and cardiorespiratory fitness were the main determinants of exercise addiction in cyclists
(both p < 0.001). Our data suggest the importance of considering exercise addiction in indoor cyclists.
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