Is runner’s high a sham that gyms are trying to sell you, or do people really experience this state of euphoria when working out? Is it really just endorphins, where do drugs fit into the picture, what about hunger and satiety? This week, we get to the bottom of runner’s high, specifically the hormones that scientists believe are responsible for this phenomenon.
TLDR: New research suggest that runner’s high may be due to endocannabinoids, which acts on the same system affected by THC present in cannabis
Links:
https://www.healthline.com/health/runners-high
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1514996112
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/can.2021.0113
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/discovery-explains-runners-high-090115
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