Got stress?

Almost everyone I know, including myself, live in partnership with their stress. Stress seems to be our life-long companion. I just had a couple of days of stress and know the toll that stress has on me. There are many many ways to relieve stress. However, one stress relief technique that I often use is exercise. During exercise, my mood lifts and sometimes my pains, both physical and mental, go away. Why? There is probably more than one reason, which endorphin is one of them. Endorphin, which is a morphine-like chemical released in the body, binds to opiod receptors in our body and deadens our pain. This also leads to a feeling of euphoria, possibly due to relief from pain. Either way, exercise perks me up!