{"id":3011,"date":"2024-03-26T13:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:35:34","slug":"weed-and-exercise-why-some-people-use-cannabis-before-a-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3011","title":{"rendered":"Weed and Exercise: Why Some People Use Cannabis Before a Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some exercisers say cannabis eases their pain and anxiety \u2014 and makes fitness more fun.<\/p>\n

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The first time Samantha O\u2019Brien took a boxing class at her building\u2019s gym, she was overwhelmed with anxiety. The instructor was loud and intimidating and ran the class like a boot camp. If someone fell behind, everyone had to work harder.<\/p>\n

Ms. O\u2019Brien, 36, left the class thinking she\u2019d never return. A few days later, her partner came home with some cannabis gummies he said might offer her a burst of energy. She thought of the boxing class, and how she wanted to show the instructor he hadn\u2019t scared her off. So she ate half a gummy, got into her workout clothes and went to the class.<\/p>\n

The shouting didn\u2019t bother her anymore. \u201cI was brighter, lighter,\u201d Ms. O\u2019Brien said, adding that the small dose kept her going through the session. Now she frequently mixes cannabis and exercise, regularly attending the boxing class along with Pilates and boot camp workouts after taking weed products.<\/p>\n

Scientists have refuted the idea that marijuana is a performance enhancer<\/a> for competitive athletes. But some amateurs are turning to it before exercise because it eases their chronic pain and anxiety \u2014 or just because it makes working out more fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Alex Friedrichs, 30, a manager of a chiropractic clinic in Vancouver, Canada, said that cannabis puts her in the moment during exercise. \u201cI appreciate what my body is capable of, what my body is doing and the things I\u2019m seeing around me,\u201d she explained, \u201clike running in a beautiful area or a pretty day.\u201d<\/p>\n