Friday, April 22, 2011

Run yourself happy

BAD DAY? RUN CAN BOOST YOUR MOOD!
Researchers in Germany, using advances in neuroscience, report in the current issue of the journal Cerebral Cortex that the the idea of a "runners high" is true: Running does elicit a flood of endorphins in the brain. The endorphins are associated with mood changes, and the more endorphins a runner’s body pumps out, the greater the effect.
* Endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts, when the level of intensity is between moderate and high, and breathing is difficult.

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