runner's high

noun

A euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.

    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.

    2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2021
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Chicago

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