Runnorexia: a review of physical exercise addiction in runners

For runnorexic everything can revolve around training, which could lead to changes in their habits, alter their lifestyle, their diet and social relationships.The objective of this review is to analysis of studies on fitness addiction in runners and establish the profile of the runner who is at risk of having an addiction to running.The search for articles was carried out in the Scopus and Web of Silence databases, using combinations of the keywords: "addiction", "physical exercise", "runners". The guidelines of the PRISMA statement were followed and the participants, instruments and results of the 12 selected studies were analyzed according to the inclusion / exclusion criteria, according to the relevance of the information extracted in the studies, specifying 5 evaluation criteria, evaluating the methodological rigor through a structured classification system. The main results indicate that runnorexia could occur in long-distance amateur runners between 35 and 45 years with less sports experience, with high Negative Running Addiction (NRA) and anxiety caused by the need to compete, seeking social recognition and dominance, worried about their mistakes and with high personal goals.