Loving the burn!

BillieTheBot · June 2001

They say that you can become addicted to the gym, but is this true?

I doubt it could be a bad thing could it?

So with one hand on the wheel
The other out the window
With a smile on my face
My middle finger up...

Former Member · June 2001

Yes it's true.

Exercise releases endorphins, a chemical which makes you feel good. This is the smae chemical released by eating chocolate or having sex. It's addictive.

Over-exercising IS bad for you, putting excess strain on you heart etc.

P.S. Did you know that the man who promoted jogging as a form of exercise actually died of a heart attack - whilst jogging?

"Cough up the rent, Mr Kent
And don't go blame it on the government"

Girl-From-Mars · June 2001

speaking of people dying in the gym...

douglas adams... he was only what, 60 ish? no it was 50 something. he went to the gym, was excercising happily - heart attack.

my dad's friend - bout the same age, 50 spomething, otherwise healthy - exercising happily on various gym equipment - heart attack. all within a month.

if that isnt an omen to stay away from the gym, i dont know what is...

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
~ the late, great Douglas Adams

Former Member · June 2001

lol i wish i could become addicted to the gym, i have to force myself to go these days!!

Former Member · June 2001

Originally posted by Girl-From-Mars:
speaking of people dying in the gym...

douglas adams... he was only what, 60 ish? no it was 50 something. he went to the gym, was excercising happily - heart attack.

my dad's friend - bout the same age, 50 spomething, otherwise healthy - exercising happily on various gym equipment - heart attack. all within a month.

if that isnt an omen to stay away from the gym, i dont know what is...

49.

i was just thinking of the irony if he had died 7 years earlier.

Look into these tired eyes. See something you might recognise.

Former Member · June 2001

U can definatly get addicted to the gym....well exercise full stop. It is bad for u if u have any other condition like anorexia where u r over exercising and painfully thin....u could have a heart attack. When I was at my worst eating wise, I used to get up in the night and exercise lmfao!!!

Former Member · June 2001

i enjoy going to the gym (most of the time <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif">)) but i've never felt 'addicted'...however i have and do feel sorta guilty if i miss a few work outs...

the lads have got to watch for the steroid pushers in the gym too. If you become a regular (in a bodybuilding gym) and people know you, you'll get offered anabolic steroids sooner or later. I was. And i tried them for a *very* short time.

OK they work, but u can acheive the same naturally, it just takes longer. And the gains that u make stay there whereas when u stop taking steriods, it more or less drops off....also it gave me terrible acne on my back which didnt go for ages, BIG stretch marks, mad mood swings etc etc.....not worth it.

Girl-From-Mars · June 2001

Originally posted by Turtle:
49.

i was just thinking of the irony if he had died 7 years earlier.

oh i know. i found something mentioning that on a site full of tributes to him.. dont ask where, i have no idea!

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
~ the late, great Douglas Adams

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