• Question: Why does playing sports and doing exercise make you feel happy?

    Asked by Jesschan02 to Chris, Josh, Rebecca, Susan on 24 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Susan Cartwright

      Susan Cartwright answered on 24 Jun 2015:


      The hormones and other chemicals released by your body during exercise have a positive effect on your mood. In particular, during exercise the body releases endorphins, which are our natural pain-killers, to help deal with the effects of stressing your muscles. Endorphins are closely related to durgs like heroin! So by exercising you almost give yourself a drug high…

    • Photo: Rebecca Dewey

      Rebecca Dewey answered on 24 Jun 2015:


      Yep, absolutely, endorphins. Couldn’t have put it better myself!

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