Why do we feel better after a ride only after we shower?
06-13-21, 08:03 PM
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Why do we feel better after a ride only after we shower?
In biking we don’t get runners high. I’m not sure why. Even when going up a big hill, still no runners high. But many of us say we feel better after the ride, once we shower. That is also the case for me. I don’t start to feel the increase in energy until I shower. Is it just mental?
06-13-21, 08:05 PM
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In biking we don’t get runners high. I’m not sure why. Even when going up a big hill, still no runners high. But many of us say we feel better after the ride, once we shower. That is also the case for me. I don’t start to feel the increase in energy until I shower. Is it just mental?
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06-13-21, 08:08 PM
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I think I feel better after a shower no matter what I just did.
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Not sure why I feel so much better after a shower, but that is true for any exercise I do. Biking, running, lifting at the gym...
I’ve only experienced a runners high a few times. I’ve never had the same thing happen on a bike. But what is a high is riding downhill on a mountain bike.
I’ve only experienced a runners high a few times. I’ve never had the same thing happen on a bike. But what is a high is riding downhill on a mountain bike.
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John Denver got Rocky Mountain high. So there’s that.
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Cold showers to reduce core body temp always leave me in a better mood.
Also helps with inflammation. An ice bath would be better.
Also helps with inflammation. An ice bath would be better.
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When you exercise, you sweat, and toxins come out through the skin. You may feel better after washing them off.
I find heat drains my energy more than exercise. Having a shower and cooling off, normally makes you feel better.
I find heat drains my energy more than exercise. Having a shower and cooling off, normally makes you feel better.
06-14-21, 02:19 AM
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I find running so intensely boring that I can’t imagine ever getting a high from it. Skiing and DH mountain biking give me a high. Road cycling not really, but it does clear my mind.
A refreshing shower always feels good after sweaty exercise.
A refreshing shower always feels good after sweaty exercise.
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"We" get endorphin rush during the ride. Try riding a little further.
"We" do not shower after a ride.
"We" do not shower after a ride.
06-14-21, 05:34 AM
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Another false premise thread.
Many nights on tour I don’t get a shower. Those are often the nicest campsites. I feel better when I am in the environment.
Many nights on tour I don’t get a shower. Those are often the nicest campsites. I feel better when I am in the environment.
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Wait until you experience that, "riding downhill on a bicycle, achieving a PR top speed, & a Buick's front end quickly pokes out & bods down past a stop sign from a side street" high.
Almost like an out of body experience feeling...
I get that rush of a high in the a.m. after a good large mug of coffee. Then I feel like a million bucks after a hefty poop. So many toxins leaving at once is a major load of relief!
Almost like an out of body experience feeling...
I get that rush of a high in the a.m. after a good large mug of coffee. Then I feel like a million bucks after a hefty poop. So many toxins leaving at once is a major load of relief!
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I have a great high after a great ride on a beautiful day. Or a faster than normal ride. Or after climbing a hill faster than normal...
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U.S.F.S campgroujd Dorr Skeels off Rte. 56 in the Cabinet Mountains of Montana. Closest town is Troy. Gladly trade a shower for that any day. Cool breezes would swell up out of nowhere and blow across the lake right at me. Perfect campfire conditions.
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Or when you come around a bend in the forest at 25 mph, a grizzly and get mauled to death like that poor guy did a few years ago near Glacier National Park.
