Does anyone here like to run?

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No you dont

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-truth-behind-runners-high-and-other-mental-benefits-of-running

Surveys have revealed runner’s high to be rather rare, however, with a majority of athletes never experiencing it. “Indeed, many distance runners feel merely drained or even nauseated at the end of a long race, not blissful,” says Linden.

And though endorphins help prevent muscles from feeling pain, it is unlikely that endorphins in the blood contribute to a euphoric feeling, or any mood change at all. Research shows that endorphins do not pass the blood-brain barrier.

Well -- endorphins help your body and muscles to calm down. But you have other chemicals in the brain such as endocannabinoids that happen when you run that creates a feeling of "high" or like "I am unstoppable". You actually have to run habitually to get it. One time I got COVID. I didn't get the vaccine. I was sick for a bit and down and out for a few weeks. When I resumed running, I was noticably weaker at first. But in the coming weeks, my stamina and ability to keep pace returned and I would resume that "unstoppable" feeling.

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are you now fat or skinny?