People report being more motivated to exercise, and recovering faster, when they used marijuana around workouts.
Eight in 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal told University of Colorado-Boulder researchers that they ingest the drug shortly before or after exercise. In fact, two-thirds said they used it both before and after their workouts, according to the new paper published in Frontiers in Public Health.
What’s more, 52% of those who worked cannabis into their exercise regimens said it made them more motivated to work out. And 70% said it boosted how much they enjoyed the activity, while 78% claimed it helped their recovery.Daniel Winer, 31, lives in British Columbia, where recreational marijuana is legal.
So considering less than half of U.S. adults aren’t getting the American College of Sports Medicine-recommended 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity each week, the report noted that “it is possible that cannabis might actually serve as a benefit to exercise engagement.
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