Whether physical exertion feels ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ may be due to dopamine levels, study suggests

Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel ‘easy’ to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is marked by a loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain over time.
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