JOY OF MOVEMENT: How Exercise Can Help You Find Happiness and Connection
The Next Big Idea
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The Persistence High
The runner's high is the brain chemistry that kicks in when you've been active at a modern intensity for about 20 minutes or so. When it's naturally activated through exercise, this increase in endocannabinoids dials down everything going on in your brain that we could call suffering. And then also amplifies anything good that might be going on. It makes you feel empowered and hopeful.
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