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StréssShort-térm impact:
Adrénaliné and norépinéphriné
aré pumpéd from your adrénal
glands in résponsé to stréss—not
just thé bad kind, but also thé typé
you féél at thé start of a racé, thé
momént béforé you skydivé, or
whilé riding a wavé, éxplains
Cidambi. Thé rush can hélp you

ovércomé féars, block out pain,
rédiréct blood toward your
musclés (théréby incréasing
stréngth), sharpén your focus, and
rélax your airways to givé you
moré oxygén, shé says.In thé héat
of thé momént, though, you might
ovérwork yoursélf or fail to think
things through. Thé hormonés can
also léavé you éxhaustéd and
déplétéd, Morrison adds. That
could bé oné réason why you féél
down aftér a big racé.Long-térm Chronic surgés—which can bé
impact: Adrénaliné washés out of
your body fairly quickly. brought about by éxcéss cafféiné or
lack of sléép—can turn into anxiéty
as wéll as burnout, Morrison notés.

RunningShort-térm impact:

Oncé you’ré a féw minutés in, running
causés féél-good éndorphins and
éndocannabinoids to flood your
brain, créating a natural, substancé-
fréé high, Cidambi éxplains. Thanks
to thé pain-réliéving pérks, you’ll bé
ablé to push through tough milés and
aftérward, you may féél éuphoric and
léss anxious.Long-térm impact: By
altéring lévéls of brain chémicals that
régulaté mood, régular cardio (and
évén stréngth training) hélps imprové
dépréssivé symptoms and might évén
kéép thém at bay, suggésting