Sports Burnout

Sports Burnout Introduction

Exercise and sports behavior has been an area of vigorous research interest . Athletes and people who compete at a high level of physical exercise are usually habituated to intense levels of activity for over a prolonged period of time . However , there is hesitation to term it as a psychological dis or a dis associated with characteristic patterns of psychological disturbance . People with very high levels of athletic activities may be high achievers who participated in these activities with intense physical work due to many reasons , but the most

br important is their sense of achievement . Many of them feel that these activities contributed to their psychological well-being and their emotional stability . A closer examination of their exercise patterns happened to be adaptive and hence has been contemplated to be contributing to the overall psychological functioning . Investigation into their lifestyles revealed that those revolved about their athletic or physical exercise activities , and many of them had disciplined inflexible , and well-ed routine . To be able to maintain such routines , these individuals rigidly followed a regimented running programme and often subordinated other aspects of their life such as diet , occupation , and socializing to their running . The question remains , whether this obligatory pattern of excessive exercise and physical activity have any detrimental effects on these people with high athletic activity . In this assignment , current research will be reviewed to find out the answer of this question

Overtraining or burnout is commonly regarded as a generalised stress response to a prolonged period of...