It may be time to rethink that lazy pot head stereotype. As it turns out marijuana and working out have quite the mixed relationship. The Leafly team did some investigating to find out just how much getting high and getting in shape have in common.
First marijuana gives “runner’s High” a whole new meaning. It is not new information to the medical community that the human body stores THC, the dominant compound in cannabis in fat. Yet, research that was documented this August in Drug and Alcohol Dependence has displayed that this storage process can provide people who workout an extra boost, even up to a month after consumption.
As the human body starts to burn off fat, minimal amounts of THC are released back into the bloodstream, developing an effect much like consuming a small amount of marijuana. THC blood levels went up by about 15% instantly after moderate exercise, however, this increase was no longer present a few hours after exercising.
Second, “Runner’s High” and “Stoner’s High” are almost the same thing. We are all aware that working out and keeping fit is good for you. Not only is it the way to keep from being overweight, which causes heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses, working out is also connoted to the creation of new brain cells and a decrease in stress.
However, in contrast to popular thought, it is not just the endorphins that make physical activity so amazing. back in 2003 a study that was conducted displayed that exercise actually activates the endocannabinoid system in the same way that the marijuana plant does. The endocannabinoid system is a group of lipids and cell receptors that cannabinoids bind to inside the human body. The endocannabinoid system is the reason for easing pain, controlling appetite and impacts mood and memory.
It seems as a coping method for easing discomfort caused by pain, the body naturally creates its own cannabinoids during exercise. In the aforementioned study, investigators discovered that human cannabinoids increase as you workout, causing you to fell a little “high”
Third, Muffin tops have found an enemy in marijuana. Working out moderately is helpful for burning off the ice-cream you grabbed along with your soda this afternoon. However, calories burned with exercise is not the only thing that assist you to shed weight.
With recent research published in the American Journal of Medicine who has discovered that regular marijuana users have fasting insulin levels 16% lower than non-marijuana users, The research as discovered that marijuana users had 17% lower insulin resistance levels and lower average waist circumferences.
Insulin is the hormone that let your cells know to take in more glucose to use for energy. If you have too much-unused glucose in your cells, you begin to put on weight. If your body is not handling insulin efficiently you as well might begin to put on weight. The research displays that the cannabinoids discovered in the marijuana plant help facilitate metabolic function.
Coupled with the pain relieving effects of both plant and human derived cannabinoids, marijuana and working out seem to go hand in hand if you are seeking to improve your physical health.
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