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 ...

New research shows the exhilaration fitness enthusiasts have touted for years is not just real, it's attainable for almost anyone. It's the end of a long workday, and you're Zoomed out. The sun sags ...

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 ...

In our new, bi-weekly series CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. This week, Psychology and Neuroscience ...

The runner’s high is the sense of euphoria that helps you feel calm and relaxed after running a few miles. Euphoria refers to a positive or delightful, joyful feeling. The feeling can also help ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tens of thousands of runners might still be in recovery mode today after this weekend's Twin Cities Marathon. That doesn't mean they're not basking in the bliss of finishing a long ...

Training for the Vhi mini marathon is no easy task and getting off the couch and putting on your runners can be a task, particularly at the beginning - but did you know about the several benefits ...

PUMA empowers early-morning runners with a new global activation encouraging runners around the world to rise to the challenge and chase the runner’s high HERZOGENAURACH, Germany--(BUSINESS ...

It’s 10 a.m. on a Monday. I’ve eaten a hearty bowl of oatmeal, hydrated with just enough water to avoid cramps, have Troye Sivan blasting in my earbuds, laced up my Hokas and stepped out the front ...