Cannabis Use Enhances Runner's High And Induces Positive Exercise Experience, Finds New Study
Cannabis Use Enhances Runner's High And Induces Positive Exercise Experience, Finds New Study
This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission.
这篇文章最初是由国家大麻法律改革组织(NORML)发表的，经允许在这里发表。
The use of cannabis prior to running is associated with greater feelings of enjoyment and tranquility, according to data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.
根据发表在《大麻和大麻研究》杂志上的数据，在跑步前使用大麻会带来更大的愉悦感和宁静感。
Study participants ran an average of 3.88 miles. Participants reported "a more positive exercise experience" when they ran immediately after having used cannabis as compared to when they did not.
研究参与者的平均跑步里程为3.88英里。参与者报告说，与没有使用大麻时相比，在使用大麻后立即跑步时，他们的锻炼体验更积极。
Authors reported: "Participants reported experiencing more positive affect, enjoyment, tranquility, and runner's high symptoms (e.g., euphoria, effortlessness) while running after ad libitum (as needed) use of cannabis. This is in line with previous cross-sectional research suggesting that cannabis use with exercise may increase exercise enjoyment."
作者报告称：“参与者报告称，在随意(根据需要)使用大麻后，他们在跑步时会体验到更多积极的情绪、愉悦、宁静，以及跑步者的高症状(例如，欣快感、毫不费力)。这与之前的横向研究一致，该研究表明，运动中使用大麻可能会增加运动的乐趣。”
They concluded: "As feelings of positive affect, dissociation, and enjoyment during exercise are positively associated with an individual's ability to begin and maintain a regular exercise regimen, it is possible that cannabis use may actually facilitate exercise motivation and engagement among some cannabis users. These findings could explain, in part, why cannabis users are more likely to meet minimum physical activity guidelines and have lower body mass indexes, as well as why cannabis users who use cannabis when they exercise engage in more exercise on average relative to users who do not engage in this behavior."
他们总结道：“由于运动中的积极情绪、解离感和快乐感与个人开始并保持规律运动养生的能力呈正相关，因此吸食大麻实际上可能会促进一些吸食大麻的人的运动动机和参与度。这些发现可以部分解释为什么吸食大麻的人更有可能满足最低体力活动指南，并且体重指数较低，以及为什么与不吸食大麻的吸食者相比，在运动时吸食大麻的吸食者的平均运动量更大。”
Data published in 2022 by researchers at Wayne State University strongly suggests that endocannabinoids are responsible for the so-called 'runner's high' experience. "Exercise reliably increases levels of the body's endocannabinoids [and] ... studies in humans and in animal models are pointing to endocannabinoids — not endorphins — as the star players in the runner's high," wrote Hilary A. Marusak, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at the university. "This natural chemical boost may better explain some of the beneficial effects of exercise on [the] brain and body."
韦恩州立大学的研究人员在2022年发表的数据有力地表明，内源性大麻素是所谓的跑步者兴奋体验的罪魁祸首。该大学精神病学和行为神经科学助理教授希拉里·A·马鲁萨克写道：“运动可靠地增加了体内内源性大麻素的水平……在人类和动物模型中的研究表明，内源性大麻素--而不是内啡肽--是跑步者兴奋的明星。”“这种天然的化学促进作用可能更好地解释了运动对大脑和身体的一些有益影响。”
Several prior studies have documented the relationship between cannabis use and greater physical activity in both younger and older populations.
先前的几项研究记录了年轻和老年人口中大麻使用与更多体力活动之间的关系。
An abstract of the study, "Running high: Cannabis users' subjective experience of exercise during legal market cannabis use versus no use in a naturalistic setting," appears online.
这项研究的摘要《Run High：大麻使用者在合法市场使用大麻期间对锻炼的主观体验与在自然环境中不使用大麻的主观体验》出现在网上。
Photo: Courtesy of Filip Mroz on Unsplash
图片：由Filip Mroz在UnSplash上提供