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How Exercise Affects Our Minds: The Runner’s High

For years we’ve been crediting endorphins, but it’s really about the endocannabinoids. We can stop crediting endorphins, the natural opioid painkillers produced by our bodies, for the floaty euphoria we often feel during aerobic exercise, according to a nifty new study of men, women and treadmills. In the study, runners …

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Runners’ Post-Pandemic Dreams

We asked what you’re hoping to do when it’s safe again. Here’s what several runners told us. This was a different and difficult year for running, with the Olympics delayed, major marathons and races canceled, and even group runs largely off the table.We asked readers what they dream about doing …

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