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304. Can Cannabis Make Exercise Easier?
Manage episode 503902913 series 2573669
Can cannabis actually make exercise easier? In this episode, host Ellen Scanlon is joined by journalist Hilary Achauer, who explored that very question in The New York Times. What she found challenges stereotypes and reveals how cannabis can lower barriers to movement — especially for women.
Hilary shares stories of women who discovered that cannabis helped them ease chronic pain, quiet anxiety, and even reframe exercise from punishment into joy.
Read “Can Weed Improve a Workout” by Hilary Achauer
In this episode:
Why cannabis consumers may actually be more active than the general population.
How cannabis can help women move through pain and anxiety.
The connection between cannabis, body image, and exercise recovery.
The surprising science behind the “runner’s high” and your endocannabinoid system.
Hosted by Ellen Scanlon
Sign up for Ellen’s newsletter on Substack at or at dothepot.com
Follow on IG: @dothepot / FB: @dothepot
316 episodes
Manage episode 503902913 series 2573669
Can cannabis actually make exercise easier? In this episode, host Ellen Scanlon is joined by journalist Hilary Achauer, who explored that very question in The New York Times. What she found challenges stereotypes and reveals how cannabis can lower barriers to movement — especially for women.
Hilary shares stories of women who discovered that cannabis helped them ease chronic pain, quiet anxiety, and even reframe exercise from punishment into joy.
Read “Can Weed Improve a Workout” by Hilary Achauer
In this episode:
Why cannabis consumers may actually be more active than the general population.
How cannabis can help women move through pain and anxiety.
The connection between cannabis, body image, and exercise recovery.
The surprising science behind the “runner’s high” and your endocannabinoid system.
Hosted by Ellen Scanlon
Sign up for Ellen’s newsletter on Substack at or at dothepot.com
Follow on IG: @dothepot / FB: @dothepot
316 episodes
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