How To Increase The Runner's High...

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Lucas Aoun

Founder @ BYB

June 9, 2019

What is the 'Runner’s High'? If you have never heard of this scientific validated term, it simply represents the feeling of exaltation/euphoria that is experienced by some people when they engage in repetitive exercise.

Key Facts

WHAT IS THE RUNNER’S HIGH?⁣
This phenomenon was first reported in a group of long distance marathon runners who reported that they felt so good after the event as if they had taken some psychedelic drug. However, similar feelings were later reported even in rugby players, bikers, grapplers, swimmers. Thus, the term runners high is a misnomer, since running is not the only way to get the "high," it can also occur, with other forms of endurance exercises (Sharat & Mittal, 2015). ⁣

👉🏽WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE BRAIN: ⁣
-Release of endogenous opioids occurs in frontolimbic brain regions (Jack et al., 2016).⁣
-Dopamine is significantly increased in the areas of the brain responsible for reward and attention (Jones et al., 2011).⁣
-Enhanced activity Endocannabinoids.⁣
+Many more neurobiological changes… too long for this post. ⁣

🔴 HOW CAN I INCREASE THE RUNNER’S HIGH?⁣
1. Phenylalanine powder/capsules, 30 minutes before exercise.⁣
2. Consume Blueberries (Contains Pterostilbene, which increases anandamide) 30 minutes before exercise.⁣
3. Maca powder (FAAH Inhibitor).⁣
4. Palmitoylethanolamide (Increases anandamide and endocannabinoid activity).⁣
5. Olive Leaf extract (For MAO-B Inhibition).⁣
(This is not medical advice.)⁣

💥TAKEAWAY:⁣
The Runner’s High is a real phenomenon. It can be further ENHANCED by using specific nutrients, supplements and herbs, which prolong the afterglow. ⁣

💡DO YOU EXPERIENCE RUNNER’S HIGH?⁣

✭ Ergogenichealth.com.au⁣

Photo credit: Yuricazac ⁣

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