Long time runners often explain that part of what keeps them coming back mile after mile is the runner’s high. That feeling of euphoria from having just pushed your body to a new level. But what causes it and how can you make it happen more often??
The idea of a runners high elicits a lot of weird faces from new or non-runners who can only imagine their tomato face and grunts to just make it through a mile. Hey, we remember those times too.
Every runner knows the feeling though.
But what exactly is the runner’s high? Is it merely a myth, a figment of the imagination fueled by endorphins and adrenaline? Or is it something more profound, a glimpse into the true potential of mind-body connection?
In this article, we delve deep into the mysteries of the runner’s high, exploring its psychological and physiological underpinnings, its transformative power, and the strategies to achieve and extend its blissful embrace.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s really happening in your body and what you can do to bring it on more frequently.
And why it’s just one of the many benefits of running to our brain.
What is the Runner’s High?
“a state of euphoria experienced during prolonged running or other forms of aerobic, sustained exercise, attributed to an increase of endorphins in…
