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Mechanisms , regulated by our brain, that cause us intense pleasure in response to a given action. This determined action is considered by the brain as adaptive, that is, positive for its survival, so through that intense pleasure it rewards us so that we repeat it again. And again. It's that simple. What we like, according to our brain, is good for us. The downside is that there are ways to trick this reward system and activate it in an excessive and artificial way through actions that are not adaptive, such as drug use . In fact, sport and drugs share one of their main neurotransmission pathways, so the phrase "sport is a drug" is not so misguided...
The only difference between the two is that only one of the two activates said pathways. The right way, without frying our brains . Inesem business school dietetics and nutrition expert course (university degree + 30 ects credits) more information i have ever e commerce photo editing heard of endorphins… what is that about? Once we have known the reward system, we can better understand the effects of physical exercise on our brain. When performing physical exercise , our body increases the production of a series of neurotransmitters that directly activate the aforementioned system, such as dopamine, serotonin...
And the famous endorphins. Endorphins are, as their name tells us, an endogenous substance (that is, produced by our own body) that activates opiate receptors. These opiate receptors are present in the body to regulate sensations such as sedation, analgesia, or pleasure. When we play sports with sufficient intensity, our body activates the generation of these endorphins, which bind to the opiate receptors that are part of the reward system and cause us that sensation of pleasure so characteristic of the exhausted athlete, lying on the grass, looking to