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> euphoria Overselling a bit there. I've never felt anything I'd qualify as euphoria from exercising. The closest is the runners high which is, for me at least

by dpark 10y ago

> euphoria Overselling a bit there. I've never felt anything I'd qualify as euphoria from exercising. The closest is the runners high which is, for me at least, really not that high.

earthtolazlo 10y ago
I know it gets said a lot, but I really think it comes down to doing something you really enjoy. I play volleyball 2-3 times a week, and it never feels like something I'm just doing to slow the rate at which my body decays.
- dpark 10y ago
  Totally. I would not typically classify "fun" as "euphoria", though.
  - agumonkey 10y ago
    I wasn't speaking about the usual fun physical activity. At all.
- kinleyd 10y ago
  I play basketball for 30-45 minutes everyday. It made all the difference for me getting back into good shape - feel good shape - and I do hit some of the euphoria every once in a while as well. Plus, after some years of this, sugar, cholesterol, tsh, etc. are back to normal. I'm not so sure about BP trends but am tracking it. I hope it helps there as well.
santaclaus 10y ago
30 minutes of solid, constant cardio leaves me with a feeling similar to a light (marijuana) high, but longer lasting and with none of the mental fog. Not euphoria, but certainly a high.
CuriouslyC 10y ago
The euphoria comes from pushing yourself past what you believed your limits to be. One of the biggest adrenaline/testosterone rushes of my life was from a 600lb deadlift. The feeling was so intense, I felt like I could tear someone limb from limb with my bare hands for about a minute after that.
- omarchowdhury 10y ago
  So your euphoria is linked with violence?
agumonkey 10y ago
I used wording from others, maybe it's a bit strong I don't know. I know the runners' high too, the runners' crave also. And long walks (forest + small hills) does something a bit different because it's a low intensity effort. Yet after 40+min you can go from depressed to a thin and constant "life is beautiful" background emotional state. That's all. All in all the takeaway point is: doing something stupidly simple for long can change your mood quite surprisingly. May I add that when my cardio vascular system was fubared, this kind of walks (moderate uphill) was the only thing that could interact with my body the right way. Being almost bed ridden, but an ex athlete I tried running, jogging, biking, indoor biking, taichi, stepping. They were either too demanding and injuring (for my very weak self) or of low efficacy. Yet walking had the right rhythm, full body muscle use, right intensity to circulate blood everywhere. You can guess how good it is to finally feel warm blood reaching your fingers or toes. It also helps your breathing, lungs ..

by dpark 10y ago

> euphoria Overselling a bit there. I've never felt anything I'd qualify as euphoria from exercising. The closest is the runners high which is, for me at least, really not that high.

earthtolazlo 10y ago

I know it gets said a lot, but I really think it comes down to doing something you really enjoy. I play volleyball 2-3 times a week, and it never feels like something I'm just doing to slow the rate at which my body decays.

dpark 10y ago
Totally. I would not typically classify "fun" as "euphoria", though.
- agumonkey 10y ago
  I wasn't speaking about the usual fun physical activity. At all.
kinleyd 10y ago
I play basketball for 30-45 minutes everyday. It made all the difference for me getting back into good shape - feel good shape - and I do hit some of the euphoria every once in a while as well. Plus, after some years of this, sugar, cholesterol, tsh, etc. are back to normal. I'm not so sure about BP trends but am tracking it. I hope it helps there as well.

santaclaus 10y ago

30 minutes of solid, constant cardio leaves me with a feeling similar to a light (marijuana) high, but longer lasting and with none of the mental fog. Not euphoria, but certainly a high.

CuriouslyC 10y ago

The euphoria comes from pushing yourself past what you believed your limits to be. One of the biggest adrenaline/testosterone rushes of my life was from a 600lb deadlift. The feeling was so intense, I felt like I could tear someone limb from limb with my bare hands for about a minute after that.

omarchowdhury 10y ago
So your euphoria is linked with violence?

agumonkey 10y ago

I used wording from others, maybe it's a bit strong I don't know. I know the runners' high too, the runners' crave also. And long walks (forest + small hills) does something a bit different because it's a low intensity effort. Yet after 40+min you can go from depressed to a thin and constant "life is beautiful" background emotional state. That's all. All in all the takeaway point is: doing something stupidly simple for long can change your mood quite surprisingly. May I add that when my cardio vascular system was fubared, this kind of walks (moderate uphill) was the only thing that could interact with my body the right way. Being almost bed ridden, but an ex athlete I tried running, jogging, biking, indoor biking, taichi, stepping. They were either too demanding and injuring (for my very weak self) or of low efficacy. Yet walking had the right rhythm, full body muscle use, right intensity to circulate blood everywhere. You can guess how good it is to finally feel warm blood reaching your fingers or toes. It also helps your breathing, lungs ..