runner's high

English

Noun

runner 's high

A euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.
- 2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  The dogs and people did, though, indicating that they most likely were experiencing a runner’s high and it could be traced to their internal cannabinoids.

Coordinate terms

rower's high

See also

second wind

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