Source: # Over-exercise – movement *From the book – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement* ## Over-exercise Exercise becomes harmful when a person cannot stop even when injured, uses it to "pay for" eating, pushes to exhaustion, or uses it as their only way to cope. If exercise feels rigid or obsessive, it may be part of an eating disorder or anxiety and needs professional help. [Read the full chapter – Chapter 13: Sleep, Food and Movement](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/chapter/13/) ## Stories from real life - [The Three O’Clock Waker](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/the-three-oclock-waker-53/) – Meera, 52, runs a small provision shop in Nashik. For two months she has woken at three every morning, heart heavy, mind replaying old worries. She… - [Maggi at Midnight](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/maggi-at-midnight-54/) – Kabir, 17, has board exams in three weeks. He skips breakfast to save time, grabs a samosa at lunch, and by evening is starving. At midnight… - [Counting Every Step](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/counting-every-step-55/) – Grace, 29, a marketing executive in Manchester, started jogging to feel better after a breakup. Soon she was running twice a day, even with a sore… - [Kavita, Age 34](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/kavita-age-34-168/) – Thirty-four-year-old Kavita felt as though she were constantly running on empty. She was exhausted all the time, her mood was perpetually low, and she had secretly… ## Shloks - [Bhagavad Gita 6.17](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/shloka/bhagavad-gita-6-17-22/) – For one who is moderate in food and recreation, moderate in work, and moderate in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow. More on this topic: [Sleep problems, food and daily routine for a healthy mind](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/topic/sleep-food-routine/) ## More questions - [Understanding integrating the three – sleep, food and movement](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/understanding-integrating-the-three-sleep-food-and-movement/) - [Understanding light, nature and daily rhythm – sleep, food and movement](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/understanding-light-nature-and-daily-rhythm-sleep-food-and-movement/) - [Daylight – light, nature and daily rhythm](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/daylight-light-nature-and-daily-rhythm/) - [Nature – light, nature and daily rhythm](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/nature-light-nature-and-daily-rhythm/) - [Routine – light, nature and daily rhythm](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/routine-light-nature-and-daily-rhythm/) - [Digital habits – light, nature and daily rhythm](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/digital-habits-light-nature-and-daily-rhythm/) - [Understanding food and emotional eating – sleep, food and movement](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/understanding-food-and-emotional-eating-sleep-food-and-movement/) - [How much sleep do most adults need for good mental health?](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/how-much-sleep-do-most-adults-need-for-good-mental-health/) - [What is true: regular physical exercise benefits mental health by…?](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/what-is-true-regular-physical-exercise-benefits-mental-health-by/) - [Which dietary pattern is associated with better mental health?](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/which-dietary-pattern-is-associated-with-better-mental-health/) - [How to sleep better – habits that help](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/how-to-sleep-better/) - [Food, mood and emotional eating](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/emotional-eating/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/contact/) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/disclaimer/)