Endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are a key driver behind the motivation to voluntarily seek aerobic exercise in the form of running, according to a new study (Muguruza et al., 2019) ...

About six and a half million adults in the UK were regular runners from 2023-24, or just over 9% of the population. Still, not everyone sticks to it. In one paper, 11% of people who said they wanted ...

Endurance running attracts a diverse population of recreational and competitive athletes driven by a complex interplay of motives. Core drivers range from intrinsic factors such as the pursuit of ...

When I started at Runner’s World in March of this year, I walked into an office filled with accomplished marathoners and ultrarunners. Meanwhile, my running résumé consisted of a few seasons of middle ...

CHICAGO — Mice love to run. But not when they’re taking semaglutide, the diabetes and weight-loss drug sold as Ozempic and Wegovy. While on the drug, mice ran less on a wheel in a cage, a new study ...

If you’re new to running, or coming back from an injury or time off, the most important thing to do is to make your running ...

Over the span of my running career I’ve gone from devouring every publication of Runner’s World to reading all the best running books. More are released each year, which means my fun never ends and ...

If you had told me 15 years ago that at 64, I’d be a running coach who shares fitness and motivation tips on the internet, I definitely wouldn’t have believed you. Growing up, I was always active, but ...