Run Forever Thanks to
Your Fat Hormones!
This
article tells a story of a lady named Bethany Brookshire who noticed her amazing
runners high while running the Navy-Air Force half marathon! There have been
several studies done to try and understand what exactly is going on in the
brain during this experience. They found that chemical components such as endorphins and cannabinoids increase in
the brains of athletes while running, which gives this happy high that runners
explain they feel. But, endorphins and cannabinoids are not the only thing that
can be responsible for this great feeling.
Leptin is a fat hormone that regulates eating but also affects movement and
running. Tests were done on rats to see how levels of leptin would affect
eating, but nothing happened. What they did notice was that the mice ran, and
they ran a lot when the levels of leptin were low. Leptin is responsible for
the motivation to start running which is really important! In order to keep running
you have to be motivated to start in the first place!
Obviously Leptin does not work
by itself as I mentioned earlier that other chemicals such as endorphins and
cannabinoids play a key role in creating the high while running. It is unsure
exactly how all of these work together, but all of them are necessary in
creating this indescribable high while running!
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