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disponible en el idioma seleccionado.    Endorphin Rush  Por Joe
Hall • 25th September 2009 01:41pm • Publicado en Misc  One of
the joys of a hard day in the saddle is that warm, satisfied
internal glow you feel in the aftermath of your ride. It
amplifies the sense of achievement you get from climbing or
descending a mountain, finishing a race, completing a sportive
or reaching a training target. There are times after a ride
where I feel immensely euphoric and talking with friends,
enjoying a cold beer and listening to music is better than ever.
Surely this isn’t just because of the Rapha Bib Shorts I’m
wearing?  Endorphins are endogenous opioid polypeptide
compounds. Eric Simon, who discovered opioid receptors in the
brain, created the term by abbreviating ‘endogenous morphine’,
which implies ‘a morphine-like substance originating from within
the body.’ They are produced by the pituitary gland and the
hypothalamus in the spine (which links the brain to