Is there any drug, legal, of course, that makes exercise pleasurable?

Onlooker

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Sun May-01-05 03:43 PM
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Is there any drug, legal, of course, that makes exercise pleasurable?

There are drugs for sex, for chillling, for focusing, for cheering up. Is there one that makes exercise fun?

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Bleacher Creature

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Sun May-01-05 03:44 PM
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1. Chocolate??

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Double T

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Sun May-01-05 03:45 PM
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2. Merlot Or Cabernet Sauvignon

Edited on Sun May-01-05 03:48 PM by Double T

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Left Is Write

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Sun May-01-05 03:45 PM
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3. Well...if you ask me, it's the exercise itself.

I get a great feeling when I'm exercising - I guess it's what they call the "runner's high."

It's also important to pick something you enjoy. If it's tedious or boring, you won't keep up with it.

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Beware the Beast Man

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Sun May-01-05 03:46 PM
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4. Yes...they're called endorphins.

Even I, as out of shape as I am, feel great after a brisk walk. It's actually doing it that's tough.

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fudge stripe cookays

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Sun May-01-05 03:51 PM
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6. That's what I was just going to mention.

Edited on Sun May-01-05 03:52 PM by fudge stripe cookays

A few years ago I lost 30 pounds and looked FANTASTIC.

There was no drug that made me feel as good as I felt after my daily 4 mile walk. It got to the point where I would climb the walls if I couldn't get outside to walk.

One afternoon it was so bad I got outside and walked in the pouring rain.

The only bad thing about endorphins-- you can't get them until you get STARTED exercising first!

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biscotti

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Sun May-01-05 03:50 PM
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5. Music !

That's my aphrodisiac. Makes everything better.

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hfojvt

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Sun May-01-05 03:52 PM
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7. beat me to it

Rock and roll!!!!!
or Rossini if you must.

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Sun May-01-05 04:02 PM
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8. not exactly a drug, but...

the Dances of Universal Peace are, on one level, a form of exercise, and, on another, making you as high (if not higher) than any drug (this came from a Dancer who was a reformed drug addict). Might want to try it sometime.

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ClintonTyree

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Sun May-01-05 04:03 PM
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9. Viagra?

Depends what your definition of "exercise" is I guess. :shrug:

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Nikia

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Sun May-01-05 04:33 PM
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10. From botany class

I remember something about trees giving off low levels of intoxicants. You might feel good walking in the woods.

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