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.
這篇文章最初是由國家大麻法律改革組織(NORML)發表的，經允許在這裡發表。
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.
根據發表在《大麻和大麻研究》雜誌上的數據，在跑步前使用大麻會帶來更大的愉悅感和寧靜感。
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.
研究參與者的平均跑步里程為3.88英里。參與者報告說，與沒有使用大麻時相比，在使用大麻後立即跑步時，他們的鍛鍊體驗更積極。
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."
作者報告稱：“參與者報告稱，在隨意(根據需要)使用大麻後，他們在跑步時會體驗到更多積極的情緒、愉悅、寧靜，以及跑步者的高癥狀(例如，欣快感、毫不費力)。這與之前的橫向研究一致，該研究表明，運動中使用大麻可能會增加運動的樂趣。”
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."
他們總結道：“由於運動中的積極情緒、解離感和快樂感與個人開始並保持規律運動養生的能力呈正相關，因此吸食大麻實際上可能會促進一些吸食大麻的人的運動動機和參與度。這些發現可以部分解釋為什麼吸食大麻的人更有可能滿足最低體力活動指南，並且體重指數較低，以及為什麼與不吸食大麻的吸食者相比，在運動時吸食大麻的吸食者的平均運動量更大。”
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."
韋恩州立大學的研究人員在2022年發表的數據有力地表明，內源性大麻素是所謂的跑步者興奮體驗的罪魁禍首。該大學精神病學和行為神經科學助理教授希拉裡·A·馬魯薩克寫道：“運動可靠地增加了體內內源性大麻素的水準……在人類和動物模型中的研究表明，內源性大麻素--而不是內啡肽--是跑步者興奮的明星。”“這種天然的化學促進作用可能更好地解釋了運動對大腦和身體的一些有益影響。”
Several prior studies have documented the relationship between cannabis use and greater physical activity in both younger and older populations.
先前的幾項研究記錄了年輕和老年人口中大麻使用與更多體力活動之間的關係。
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.
這項研究的摘要《Run High：大麻使用者在合法市場使用大麻期間對鍛鍊的主觀體驗與在自然環境中不使用大麻的主觀體驗》出現在網上。
Photo: Courtesy of Filip Mroz on Unsplash
圖片：由Filip Mroz在UnSplash上提供