Craving for exercise due to the disruption of daily routine by an earthquake
İsmail İlbak, Ahmet Yasuntimur, Stefan Stojanovic, Serkan Düz, Łukasz Rydzik, Ladislav Cepicka · 2025
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İsmail İlbak and five co-authors explored why regular exercisers craved workouts after an earthquake disrupted their routines, in this 2024 study. When fitness centers closed and daily life broke down, committed gym-goers were forced to stop training. The team interviewed six people aged twenty-two to twenty-nine and analyzed their accounts thematically.
Two kinds of craving emerged. The first grows out of exercise addiction itself: people hooked on training feel the urge when sessions stop. The second is driven by anxiety, arising when training becomes impossible for reasons beyond a person's control. The authors note the second form carries a more clinical character. Their distinction may help support active people after disasters.
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| CREATOR | İsmail İlbak, Ahmet Yasuntimur, Stefan Stojanovic, Serkan Düz, Łukasz Rydzik, Ladislav Cepicka |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |