excessive exercise

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandexercise

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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exercise
noun
uk
/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us
/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
physical activity that you do to make your body strong ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandexercisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another way thatexcessiveexercisemay perpetuate the eating disorder is by directly enhancing these individuals' sense of self-control.
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Bulimics engage in behaviours such as purging andexcessiveexerciseto prevent weight gain.
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We also see in some people the extraordinary compulsion to takeexcessiveexercise.
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Lack of exercise, as well asexcessiveexercise, are minor factors.
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Excessiveexercisehas been classified in different ways; sometimes as an addiction and sometimes as a compulsion.
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Secondary amenorrhea is also caused by stress, extreme weight loss, andexcessiveexercise.
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Weight fluctuations from dietary restrictions and/orexcessiveexerciseaffect the hypothalamuss output of gonadotropic hormones.
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This pleasure keeps the individual from stopping and leads toexcessiveexercise.
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His chest pains were later found to have been caused not byexcessiveexercisebut by a digestion problem he had from his youth.
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Often along withexcessiveexercisethis is the one disorder that has led to the large increase in overly thin individuals.
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Purging behaviours can include acts of self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting orexcessiveexercise.
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The options trading platform is improved as well but has anexcessiveexercise/ assignment fee and is still missing a few advanced features.
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Stoppingexcessiveexercisesuddenly may create a change in mood.
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Over-training can also be associated with eating disorders; athletes can turn toexcessiveexercisein order to lose weight.
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The framers stated that the courts' power to declare laws unconstitutional would provide a check on the legislature, protecting againstexcessiveexerciseof legislative power.
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It is often experienced in the lower legs caused byexcessiveexercisein hotter temperatures.
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Furthermore, anorexics might doexcessiveexercise.
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Whileexcessiveexerciseis the overarching theme with exercise addiction, the term also includes a variety of symptoms like withdrawal, exercise buzz, and impaired physical function.
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