DRIVE CAN RUN DOWN REASON.Is running an addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. ? According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John Callaghan John Carter Callaghan (1923–2004) was a Canadian cardiac surgeon who "pioneered open-heart surgery in Alberta" [1] Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1946. , Ph.D., the answer can most certainly be yes. ``I do see that runners get compulsive com·pul·sive adj. Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. n. A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion. compulsive the state of being subject to compulsion. about it. They start and find remarkable satisfaction,'' said Callaghan, who oversees USC's Sports Psychology Department. ``From there, they gradually increase the distance and feel even better about it. So then they feel they must stick to this and can't go backward. At this point, there's a mini-addiction.'' A big reason for this pattern, he said, is the weight loss many experience after beginning a running program. ``People lose weight and they love it. They feel better about themselves, their self-esteem goes up and they feel that to others they appear to be a much better person,'' he said. ``The compunction to keep going, the addiction, arises at this stage.'' Increasing mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his can then be viewed as a necessity, he said. ``People think, `The more mileage I do, the better I feel and look,' '' Callaghan said. ``It develops into a daily routine, and, pretty soon, they feel they must run every day.'' As the mileage increases, Callaghan said the next phase is often the desire to compete. ``Then comes the absolute necessity to train. They feel they have got to do this,'' he said. ``I think that is all part of the addictive ad·dic·tive adj. 1. Causing or tending to cause addiction. 2. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction. addictive ( process. Everybody wants to evaluate ourselves, to see how good we are. We want to test ourselves, and to keep pushing the challenge farther.'' How does one avoid developing an unhealthy addiction to running? Moderation, according to Callaghan. |
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