Researchers have discovered that activating specific opioid receptors in the brain can trigger the runner’s high without exercise. These findings offer new clues on how experiencing runner's high ...

There’s an elusive feeling that some runners get when out clocking miles. Your mood lifts, you feel like you could run forever, and you’re in a near euphoric state. There’s a name for this feeling—the ...

Endocannabinoids are better candidates than endorphins to explain "runner's high," a feeling of euphoria after aerobic exercise. Running and other forms of aerobic exercise stimulate the ...

The No. 1 New Year’s resolution among Americans is to lose weight. A close second is to gain control over one’s life. One of the best ways to do both is through diet and exercise — especially true for ...

The natural high. Some have snagged it by smoking bananas, eating nutmeg, or placing halved ping-pong balls over their eyes and listening to symphonic prog. But for runners, the titillation goes with ...

It is now widely accepted that aerobic exercise, and particularly running, can boost our wellbeing, mental health and cognitive abilities. Research has found that for mental health issues such as ...