yeah, i'm the same way about when i get a good pump in the weight room. makes me feel so much better and makes my body feel good

It's those effin endorphins

They say the reason is because your blood is pumping faster, everything's running on double time, and your system can clean out bad toxins or whatever it is that usually causes stress. It has a very long-lasting effect. The way your body is woking after intense exercise makes everything seem clearer, like being extra sober.

Regular exercisers who stop exercising, usually end up with mood swings and depression. I read about another study which followed multiple sets of twins for 30 years. On twin in each set lived healthy, exercised, and the other didn't. The one who lived healthier was slim and fit, and lived a happier life, the one who didn't gained a lot of extra pounds and inches around the waist. Just goes to show, you can't just blame genetics for the extra pounds, eating crap and being lazy has something to do with it too.

Yeah, there's a thing called a runner's high that you get after you run for 30+ minutes or something. Kinda suck's that it's a double-edged sword though...you stop and you get the mood swings and depression like said above.

yes, not just because of running. whenever I'm active, and have so much things to do, i have better day than which im just idling

i should run

Quoted for truth.

I bet you could find 3 genetic markers for obesity in me, but I still have a ~18.0 BMI. That's the problem with these day time TV nutrionists, they give people an excuse to be overweight.