Runner’s High Is Real: The Chemical Reaction That Happens When You Run


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We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you a one-minute science lesson on runner’s high. It’s pretty fascinating to see exactly what happens in your body when you get your rear in gear for a run. Most interesting to me: how your body will actually numb your pain sensors so you don’t realize how badly your legs are burning. Thanks, body!

Check out the whole shebang, via Men’s Health, below.

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