Exercise Causes the Brain to Secrete Endorphins

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Exercise provokes a natural 'high' caused by the brain's secretion of endorphins - morphine-like chemicals that help combat pain and stress. It is this chemical that many fitness fanatics become addicted to, but as long as your reaction to it does not become obsessive, endorphins give you a healthy sense of wellbeing.