At what point does sport become an addiction? Influencer Anna Willfahrt knows what it feels like to be addicted to sport. Anna went to training 6 times a week, neglecting friends and family. She only managed to overcome her sports addiction with professional support. Lisa Budzinski finds out from Anna what her everyday life with #sportsaddiction was like. Training plans for weight loss and muscle building: On social media, fitness influencers under #fittok #gymtok & Co. encourage us to exercise more and more effectively. Sport and regular training are of course healthy per se and are said to prevent numerous illnesses and ailments. Lisa Budzinski asks herself whether there are also negative sides to exercising. How much sport is healthy and can you really be addicted to sport? To do this, Lisa meets sports scientist Dr. Nadja Walter from the University of Leipzig. She researches the negative sides of exercising, including sports addiction. But there is no simple answer to the question of when someone becomes addicted to sport. The criteria for non-substance-related addictions are used as a guide, which are checked in the first step with a questionnaire. Lisa wants to find out to what extent she herself shows signs of a sports addiction and takes the test. ???? Offers of help: Do you suspect that you yourself are suffering from a sports addiction? Here you will find offers that can help you out of your difficult situation: You can call the telephone counseling service around the clock and share your worries and thoughts with someone anonymously: 0800- 1110111 https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/ The number against worry is aimed particularly at young people. You will find an anonymous listening ear there Monday to Saturday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.: 0800-116111 https://www.nummergegenkummer.de/ For anonymous initial advice if you suspect an eating disorder, contact the BZgA information line. 0221 / 89 20 31 Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday - Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. If you prefer written communication, you can use the crisis chat around the clock: https://krisenchat.de/?chat=true CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 00:57 Intro: When is sport too much? 00:57 - 03:44 Anna Willfahrt: How does her sports addiction manifest itself? 03:44 - 05:47 Dr. Nadja Walter: What positive and negative effects does sport have? 05:47 - 07:04 Dr. Nadja Walter: How do you define sports addiction? 07:04 - 07:33 Anna Willfahrt: How did sports addiction feel for you? 07:33 – 08:00 Lisa explains: There are so many people affected by sports addiction 08:00 – 09:03 Dr. Nadja Walter: Who is more often affected? Men or women? 09:03 – 11:26 What influence does social media have on the phenomenon of sports addiction? 11:26 – 12:23 Dr. Nadja Walter: How can I find out if I am addicted to sports? 12:23 – 13:25 Self-test Lisa: Am I addicted to sports? 13:25 – 15:27 Anna Willfahrt: Your way out of sports addiction 15:27 – 17:48 Solution to self-test Lisa: Is she addicted to sports? 17:48 – 18:50 Dr. Nadja Walter: How is sports addiction treated? 18:50 – 19:44 Conclusion: You should watch out for these signs! ****** You can also find more videos from the Terra X cosmos in the media library: https://xplore.zdf.de/ Terra X on Facebook: / zdfterrax Terra X on Instagram: / terrax ****** OUR SOURCES ???? Walter, Nadja; Heinen, Thomas: Sports addiction as behavioral addiction - Even in sports there is too much - symptoms and consequences. https://sportaerztezeitung.com/rubrik... ???? Walter, Nadja; Heinen, Thomas: Exercise Addiction and its relation to psycho-social x and motives. http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/ppc/no... ???? Walter, Nadja; Bodner, Emma: Analyzing the Black Box of High-Risk Individuals for Exercise Addiction. A mixed-method approach.https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full... ???? Primary sports addiction and exercise-related dependence - description, explanation and diagnosis. https://www.amazon.de/Rausch-ohne-Dro... ???? Features associated with excessive exercise in women with eating disorders. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... ???? Compulsive exercise to control shape or weight in eating disorders: prevalence, associated features, and treatment outcome. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18555... ???? Psychopathological aspects of sport. A German adaptation of the "Exercise Dependence Scale" (EDS-R). https://www.bisp-surf.de/Record/PU201... IN THE VIDEO Anna Willfahrt Dr. Nadja Walter, sports scientist, University of Leipzig CREDITS Written and directed by: Josefine Bartels Sound: Simon Hückstedt Camera: Jupp Tautfest Editing: Thomas Weichenhain, Gunnar Refardt Production: Gregor Streiber, Corinna Rebstock Editors: Uta Meyer-Boblan, Kim Adler, Ioanna Engel, Angelika Hoffmann