Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

I am trying to make a GUI with a Start/Stop and an Exit button. Initially the button will have the label "Start". When i push it, its label should become "Stop" and an infinite loop function will begin. I want the loop to run until i press the Stop or Exit button.

The problem is that when the loop starts i can't press neither of the buttons. The "Start" button changes its label into "Stop" only if i make the loop finite and it ends.

Here is the source:

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class StartStopButtons extends JFrame{
	
    Component visualComponent = null;
    JPanel panel = null;
    JLabel statusBar = null;
    
	public StartStopButtons() {
		setSize(160, 70);
		getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        final JPanel panel_1 = new JPanel();
        panel.add(panel_1, BorderLayout.CENTER);

        final JButton startButton = new JButton();
        startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        	public void actionPerformed(final ActionEvent e) {
                String action = e.getActionCommand();
                if (action.equals("Start")) {
                	System.out.println("Start Loop");
                	startButton.setText("Stop");
                	myLoop ();
                }
                if (action.equals("Stop")) {
                	System.out.println("Stop Loop");
                	System.exit(0);
                }
        	}
        });
        startButton.setText("Start");
        panel_1.add(startButton);

        final JButton exitButton = new JButton();
        exitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        	public void actionPerformed(final ActionEvent e) {
                String action = e.getActionCommand();
                if (action.equals("Exit")) {
                    System.exit(0);
                }
        	}
        });
        panel_1.add(exitButton);
        exitButton.setText("Exit");

	}

	public void myLoop() {
		for (int i = 0; ; i++)
			System.out.println(i);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		StartStopButtons ssB = new StartStopButtons();
		ssB.setVisible(true);
	}

}