runner's high
noun1
A euphoric release of endorphins and endocannabinoids reported to result from strenuous exercise.
- The dogs and people did, though, indicating that they most likely were experiencing a runner’s high and it could be traced to their internal cannabinoids.2021 March 10, Gretchen Reynolds, “Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2021:
- Related terms
- second wind
- Coordinate terms
- rower's high