Is Our Motivation for Exercise Linked to Cannabinoids?

By Hemp Health UK

2019 research suggests that endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are the key drivers in our motivation to choose to undertake intense aerobic exercise, such as running. The study (Muguruza et al., 2019) on mice published 7th March 2019 in the journal JCI Insight. The paper, “The Motivation for Exercise Over Palatable Food Is Dictated by…