Endorphins are a group of chemicals which when released, make us happy. They are also body’s own painkiller and are many times more potent than the commonly used pain medication. Our body thus has this fountain of happiness right within us. The secret is, how to get this fountain flowing?
Endorphins
Endorphins are morphine like substances produced naturally within our body. Their actions in the brain are similar to opium: creating a state of happiness, reducing stress and pain. The body releases endorphins during situations such as excitement, sharp pain, love, sex, consumption of chili and during specific exercises.
Exercises and endorphins
Endorphin release can be consistently produced by exercise. It means you can make yourself happy simply by performing exercises. People who exercise regularly already know this. Whenever they miss a session, they feel lethargic, that is because they miss the happiness produced by endorphin. Important thing to notice is, not all exercises release endorphin. So if you want to exercise for happiness and stress release, you need to do some specific exercises.
Which exercises to perform?
Endorphins are released only by relatively strenuous exercise. You can run or you can cycle; you need to do this as fast as possible (of course after warm up). If you like lifting weight then lift to you your maximum capacity. A minimum of 20-30 minutes of exercise is needed. If you are unable to sustain high intensity exercise for so long then alternate between heavy and light exercises.
So go ahead, work out your way towards happiness!
Dr Subhanjan Das (PT)
BPT, MPT (MSk & Sports), CMP(NZ), Diploma in football medicine (FIFA)
Consultant Physiotherapist of Apollo & Reliva Clinic, HSR Layout, Bangalore
Contact: +91 8967549104
Dr Subhanjan Das (PT) has over 14 years of clinical and 12 years of academic experience. A friendly professional with lots of patience and skilful hands, Dr Subhanjan has worked with thousands of his patients for instant relief of pain and rapid return to activities. He has treated elite athletes for recovery, injury prevention and performance enhancement.
Dr Das is specialized in Orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy and has keeps himself updated with the latest advancements in the field of physiotherapy. He has undergone training on advanced orthopaedic techniques such as Dry Needling, Mulligan Concept, McKenzie method, Pilates, Cupping therapy, McConnel and kinesio taping from the best faculties around the world.
Dr Das has taught in 5 universities across India and has trained physiotherapists in 50+ workshops within and outside India.
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I do agree with all of the ideas you have presented in your post. They’re very convincing and will definitely work. Still, the posts are too short for newbies. Could you please extend them a bit from next time? Thanks for the post.