Laugh more — it makes life less painful
September 14, 2011
Next time I’m hurtin’ during a race (this is often around the 17k mark, when my legs are numb from exhaustion and I find myself wishing I could stop running already…um, can someone remind me why I run again…), maybe I’ll try laughing:
New research from the University of Oxford has proven that laughing releases endorphins (those feel-good chemicals) — which help alleviate pain.
They believe it may be due to how a good bout of the giggles will tire out your abs, which in turns triggers the release of endorphins.
All the more reason to have more F-U-N in your life; more fun, more laughter. Yes?
(that’s some graffiti I spotted in Montreal last week btw)
Filed under: Healthy Swellness,Swellbeing
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thenutritionalcontent | September 14, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Hahaha, nice graffiti. I didn’t walk by it yet. I’m not sure you will want to -laugh- during your race but clearly, laugh therapy brings very good results on many levels, not only pain. I guess it’s time for me to hit a good comedy! Thanks for the information! 🙂
2. Go on and grin « He&hellip | August 2, 2012 at 2:15 AM
[…] Laughter helps alleviate pain, and now research shows that grinning and bearing it actually helps decrease stress and is good for your ticker. If you can hold a smile through a stressful moment, say, for example, you’re seated next to a woman who’s spending an entire flight plucking out her grey hairs and neatly saving them on a sheet of paper (!!!), your heart rate will be slower after recovering from the stressful moment than if you didn’t smile. […]
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