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JOY OF MOVEMENT: How Exercise Can Help You Find Happiness and Connection

The Next Big Idea

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Endorphins and Myokines: A New Discovery

Movement can trigger the release of chemicals that make us feel better. Endorphins are more likely to give you a euphoria, but they also work with endocannabinoids, endopamine, and adrenaline to make you feel amazing. But that endorphin rush, from exercise, you're most likely to get it when you're moving to music,. When you move in synchrony with other people, and when you do things that are really hard.

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