A growing number of seemingly fit and disciplined gymgoers are developing dangerous fixations on muscularity. Muscle dysmorphia, also known as vigorexia or the Adonis complex, is emerging as a ...

She is running. Sweat is dripping down her face. Her eyes linger on the numbers lit up on the treadmill. Pain is shooting through her leg. She thinks that she might have strained or pulled something ...

As a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, I often talk about exercise in ways that make people pause. The pushback is real: People tell me they feel better when they work out and point to ...

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