Do Other Animals Get a Runner’s High? University of Arizona Study

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Intense aerobic exercise sends more blood to the brain, giving humans a “runner’s high,” but do dogs and other animals experience one, too? Exercise helps the body produce drugs known as endocannabinoids—the same chemicals found in marijuana.

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