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Many people in the workforce as well as students working on their academics may suffer from a term called "workaholism" (Oates, 1971). This term is used to describe one's compulsive work behavior.
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This type of lifestyle can lead to physiological problems, including heart disease and the development of secondary types of addictions, such as alcoholism and overeating (Seybold & Salomone, 1994). It can even lead to getting sick because of the stress placed on the body.
Research Findings
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In a research study about the benefits of aerobic exercise and stress, 12 patients that had recently experienced any form of major depression were put on a training program. This program consisted of interval training and walking on the treadmill for a total of 30 minutes a day for 10 days. After the training there was a significant reduction in depression scores among the patients (Dimeo, Baur, Varahram, Proset, Halter, 2001). This shows that you an feel happier with exercise and that means you are more likely not to turn to addictions from compulsive work behavior. Exercise has been found to be connected to staying healthy and not getting sick as well (Shanaz Aziz, Karl L. Wuensch, Christopher Duffrin, 2015)
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There are also studies that prove that high intensity training helps slow down the decay of the hippocampus; which is one of the main parts in your brain that helps you retain and store memory (Pedraza, Sierra, Boos, Haubrich, Quillfeldt, Alvares, 2016). This means that you could retain information longer if you train. This might just help reduce the stress of learning and remembering all that material before tests.
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