I heard an interesting interview this weekend with a clinical psychologist and ultra runner who gets into some of the physiological effects of running: Thompso

I heard an interesting interview this weekend with a clinical psychologist and ultra runner who gets into some of the physiological effects of running: Thompson says that running has worked as a powerful medicine for the mind, and that, much like the analyst’s couch, the running trail has become his therapeutic space, allowing his traumatic memories to be processed in a safer way. Ultra runners, he explains, experience physiological changes in the brain, entering trance-like states that alter perception and enhance free movement of thoughts and memories. https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/life-examined/jm-thompson-running-is-a-kind-of-dreaming/ultra-running-psychology-trauma-shame-depression-suicide https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/life-examined/jm-thompson... Not a runner myself but found it pretty interesting. Goes a bit beyond the usual "runner's high" stuff. I imagine there are comparable effects across physical activities.