The doctor explained when a healthy habit begins to cause harm.
Psychotherapist Cheryl Groskopf urged people not to get hung up on tracking their daily steps.
In an interview with HealthNews, the doctor explained that using pedometers and fitness trackers helps maintain physical activity at an acceptable level.
Walking relieves stress, improves mood and helps maintain a healthy weight, the doctor emphasized.
When you don't obsess over the number of steps you take, everything is fine. This habit really does help.
When a person begins to worry about not being able to achieve some goal, for example, not walking 10 thousand steps, but only 4 thousand, then the negative side appears.
Anxiety appears, cortisol (the stress hormone) is produced, and the psychological state worsens.
Because of this, one can develop nervous orthorexia – an obsessive obsession with a healthy lifestyle.
It is necessary to maintain physical activity, but it should be done in the context of everyday activities, without turning it into the meaning of life.
