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NYTimes: What Really Causes Runner's High?

UpToAnyCool
UpToAnyCool Posts: 1,673
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
Some lunchtime reading:

WELL blog post by Gretchen Reynolds:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/phys-ed-what-really-causes-runners-high/

Research on endocannabinoids and mice. Though admittedly:

'rodents, although fine models for studying endocannabinoid action, “do not fill questionnaires to express their feelings related to running,” and runners’ high is a subjective human experience'

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  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    Bout to read this right now. Thank you for sharing.
  • bbygrl5
    bbygrl5 Posts: 964 Member
    This is a great article! I agree and I'm addicted and not in a healthy way, lol... but I keep getting in shape, so I'll keep it going. I feel like it ruins my day if I can't go running. smh.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Bumping to read later.
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