7Roles of Social Media in Exercise Addiction
In this digital age, many things are taken to the extreme. When it comes to physical exercises, many extreme fitness programs have gained widespread popularity over the past few years. Due to mass marketing and social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube, these activities have become broadly prevalent. And most of them usually encourage unrealistic endurance levels and body images as well as extreme notions of what healthy should be. People tend to read these posts and view these pictures, thus comparing themselves to these standards and feeling bad about themselves. As a result, it may increase the risk of developing exercise addition. The more frequently you are exposed to these images or contents on social media, the risk may be higher. [8]
