RT Journal Article
T1 Exercise Addiction and Its Relationship With Health Outcomes in Indoor Cycling Practitioners in Fitness Centers
A1 Bueno-Antequera, Javier
A1 Mayolas Pi, Carmen
A1 Reverter Masià, Joaquín
A1 López Laval, Isaac
A1 Oviedo Caro, Miguel Ángel
A1 Munguía Izquierdo, Diego
A1 Ruidíaz Peña, Mercedes
A1 Legaz Arrese, Alejandro
K1 Anxiety
K1 Exercise addiction
K1 Fitness
K1 Health outcomes
K1 Indoor cycling
K1 CIRFD - Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
K1 CIRFD - AFS
AB We studied the prevalence and possible association between exercise addiction and health in indoor cycling practitioners. In 1014 (492 women) adult indoor cyclists and 926 (597 women) controls with low levels of physical activity according to the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, we examined the risk of exercise addiction according to the Exercise Addiction Inventory and several health outcomes through a web-based experiment. The prevalence of a high risk of exercise addiction in cyclists was 13.3%, and it was higher in men than in women (16.5% vs. 10.0%, p = 0.002). Women cyclists with a high risk of exercise addiction had higher levels of physical activity (p < 0.001; effect size = -0.62, 95% CI: (-0.91, -0.32)) and anxiety symptom severity (p = 0.001; Effect Size (ES) = -0.59 (-0.89, -0.30)) than those with a low risk. For both sexes, cyclists with a low risk of exercise addiction had better social function, emotional role, and anxiety symptom severity compared with the controls (all p < 0.002; ES ranged from 0.25 to 0.47). Higher anxiety symptom severity and cardiorespiratory fitness were the main determinants of exercise addiction in cyclists (both p < 0.001). Our data suggest the importance of considering exercise addiction in indoor cyclists.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/8470
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/8470
LA en
NO Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2020 Jun 11;17(11):4159.
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Departamento de Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026