I don’t think I get a “runner’s high”, but if I did, I wouldn’t know.
The only athletes that should perform low intensity cardio such as jogging are distance runners, tri-athletes, or someone needing to lose muscle tissue. Yes, you read right, unless your goal is to have LESS lean muscle mass, the hamster wheel approach to energy system work is not for you. For maximum body composition and anaerobic performance improvements, the modality of choice is sprinting.
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YesSometimes I'd run for an hour on the treadmill or go on a really long walk with my dogs, and after ive finished the exercise I get this calming feeling that's akin to that afterglow after busting a nut. Is that runners high?
What causes that? How come I don't get that every time?