What exactly is 'Runner's High'?
Marathons and running are basically painful and painful, but it is known that there are cases where pleasure and ecstasy occur when you continue to run after overcoming the pain. David Leiklen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Southern California, explains the mechanism by which this 'runner's high' causes pleasure and ecstasy.
What is a runner's high? | Live Science
After running the marathon, my heart seems to be torn apart, my legs are heavy and painful, and my clothes are clinging to my body, but mysteriously I feel 'filled with ecstasy'. there is. This phenomenon is called 'Runner's High', but according to the Chicago Tribune, the American letter, the word Runner's High took root during the first marathon boom that occurred in the United States in the 1970s. ..
Since this establishment, the word Runner's High has been used in scientific literature, but according to Mr. Lykren, Runner's High is 'a word that summarizes various physiological changes caused by exercise.' Runner's High is roughly divided into two types: subjective factors such as uplifting mood and overall euphoria, and measurable factors such as changes in internal chemicals. Of these, it is related to internal chemicals. 'Endorphin ' has attracted attention in research.
When you do aerobic exercise, your body produces endorphins. Endorphins are a type of opioid that has a similar effect to morphine and are also called 'intracerebral drugs,' but their strength is mild and, according to a 2010 study , 'relaxes the body and makes it less painful. It is said to be effective. '
The myth that has been believed for decades about this endorphin is that 'endorphins produce runners high.' However, there was a counterargument that endorphins cannot directly enter the brain and create euphoria because they cannot
In this way, there were two conflicting theories, but in recent years, research on analyzing the chemical substances flowing in the body of marathon runners has led to a group of substances called 'endocannabinoids' that have been thought to be unrelated to exercise. It is known to be involved in Runner's High.
Unlike endorphins, endorcannabinoids have the property of being able to cross the blood-brain barrier and are also called 'intracerebral marijuana-like substances' because they are similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active ingredient of cannabis. I am. However, since endocannabinoids are substances that are naturally produced in the body, unlike THC, they can also have a mild effect on the mental state, so runners are different from the 'elevation' seen when cannabis acts. It is said that it has realized a high 'euphoria'.
According to the American National Institute of Substance Abuse , exercise releases 'dopamine ' in addition to endorphins and endocannabinoids. Dopamine or reached orgasm or win the lottery, a substance which is released when you eat ice cream stimulates the reward system in the brain leads to a 'pleasure', the study of 2016 According to the, the runner's high It may be related to the whole sensation.
As mentioned above, various chemical substances are secreted in the body in Runner's High, but Runner's High itself is said to be 'neither good nor bad'. However, when runners high occurs, exercise feels fun, so considering that exercise itself is good for the body, it is a plus in total.
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