I'm talking about the fabulous endorphin rush that comes after a good run! I had a great run last night and I felt so good afterwards, it really lightened my mood the entire evening. The Last week was a bit tough, with work and home repairs,and I noticed SO and I were getting stuck in a "negative cycle". I would be crabby, say something I shouldn't have, SO would react, and the rest of the evening would be awkward. We would apologize and vow to be nicer to each other. But the next night, something else would crop up, and I would misinterpret something that SO said, get my feelings hurt, and before you knew it, THAT night would be spoiled just a little bit. Yesterday, though, I felt so proud of myself for my run, and felt so good, that the "negative cycle" was broken.
I'm just giving a shout out to any SA friends who are feeling overwhelmed this time of year, or depressed, or just broke, to go break a sweat. Walk, swim, dance, twenty minutes should do it, more is even better. You owe it to yourself! Then come on back afterwards, do your cleaning or just go about your day with a lighter heart!
How can this possibly be free???
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I used to say that exercise, running in my case as well, is the only legal "high" I know of that has absolutely no negative side effects. In talking with my other gal-pal runners, I can also tell you that some, if not all, of us would find life much, much more challenging were it not for exercise's ability to relieve our daily build up of stress!
Not to mention the positive benefits it has on one's waistline over time. :-)
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