Exercise dependence is an official diagnosis outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), and describes a condition in which a person is preoccupied with exercise and training to the extent that the person engages in excessive levels of exercise that result in physiological and psychological consequences.

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Exercise dependence describes the condition in which a person is preoccupied with exercise and training to the extent that the person engages in excessive levels of exercise resulting in negative physiological and psychological consequences. Exercise dependence is not an official diagnosis listed in the DSM-5, but could fit into the DSM-5 category of "behavioral addiction."

Exercise Dependence Is an Official Diagnosis Outlined in the Diagnostic