βDid you know your body can help your brain feel more hopeful through movement?
βEvery time we move our muscles, we are giving ourselves an intravenous dose of hope.ββ Kelly McGonigal, PhD
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Exercise & movement are about much more than weight loss.
People who are active are:
-Happier & have more life satisfaction
-At a lower risk for things like depression & loneliness
-Better able to cope with stress & anxiety
-Feel more of a sense of purpose & social connection
Among its many life-altering rewards: the generation of hope, happiness, a sense of purpose, greater life satisfaction and rewarding connections with others, are benefits of exercise that go under appreciated.
Emerging research suggests that when exercised, your muscles become “basically a pharmacy for your physical and mental health.”
If you are willing to move, your muscles will give you hope. Your brain will orchestrate pleasure. And your entire physiology will adjust to help you find the energy, purpose and courage you need to keep going.
Recreating the relationship that we may have with exercise and why we do it is one of the most important aspects of shifting from disordered and restrictive-driven behaviors & cultivating a happy and lasting lifestyle that is pleasant to keep up π€
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SOURCES:
Psychosomatic Medicine 62:633β638 (2000
PMID: 31142190
PMID: 30627775
Dr. Kelly McGonigal
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