Key points

If exercise were a pill, it would (or should) be the most widely prescribed medicine in the world.

After detox and in recovery, the brain’s pleasure system is out of balance, vulnerable to anhedonic relapse.

Exercising can reset the brain and reduce behavioral, addiction, cardiovascular, and medical risks and issues.

Addiction changes the brain, body, and behavior. Persistent insomnia , craving, depression , anhedonia , and anxiety may continue for months after sobriety, often leading to relapse . While we search for medications and treatments to set the clock back to pre-addiction, researchers have shown that regular exercise is a major plus. But many people, even doctors, don’t realize exercise helps considerably with addiction recovery, as well as anxiety and de

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