Endocannabinoid Runners High

What happens to your body and brain during a run? As you hit your stride, your body releases hormones called endorphins; however, research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine shows that endorphins do not pass the blood-brain barrier. That relaxed post-run feeling may instead be due to endocannabinoids naturally produced by the body. Unlike endorphins, endocannabinoids can move easily through the blood-brain barrier where where these neuromodulators promote short-term psychoactive effects.