Love or hate exercise? It may be dopamine

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Love or hate exercise? It may be dopamine

The Lab DoctoRs

16 minutes 57 seconds

2 years ago

Love or hate exercise? It may be dopamine

Why do some people love exercise whilst others absolutely dread physical activity? A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine explored the influence of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, on perceived physical effort and motivation to complete future tasks in Parkinson’s patients. Join us as we tease out how brain chemistry may impact our affinity for exercise and the implications of these findings.

TLDR: Dopamine levels can affect how much effort you feel that you are putting into your workouts, and may influence your willingness to push yourself.

Links:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230412131051.htm

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-023-00490-4

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