Running Is My Therapy

Running Is My Therapy

Author: Scott Douglas

Publisher: The Experiment

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1615195815

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A lifelong runner’s groundbreaking guide to fighting depression and anxiety, one run at a time Everyone knows that running builds stronger muscles and a healthier heart. In Running Is My Therapy, longtime runner Scott Douglas shows how endurance running is also the best form of exercise to develop a healthier brain. A natural antidepressant, running reinforces the benefits of therapy and triggers lasting, positive physiological changes. In fact, some doctors now “prescribe” a running regimen as part of their first-line treatment plan for depression. Marshaling expert advice and a growing body of research, Douglas explains how we can all use running to improve mental health—and live happier.


8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise (8 Keys to Mental Health)

8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise (8 Keys to Mental Health)

Author: Christina Hibbert

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-04-25

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0393711234

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Inspiring strategies from a wellness expert for keeping fit, relieving stress, and strengthening emotional well-being. We all know that exercise is good for physical health, but recently, a wealth of data has proven that exercise also contributes to overall mental well-being. Routine exercise alleviates stress and anxiety, moderates depression, relieves chronic pain, and improves self-esteem. In this inspiring book, Christina Hibbert, a clinical psychologist and expert on women's mental health, grief, and self-esteem, explains the connections between exercise and mental well-being and offers readers step-by-step strategies for sticking to fitness goals, overcoming motivation challenges and roadblocks to working out, and maintaining a physically and emotionally healthy exercise regimen. This book will help readers to get moving, stay moving, and maintain the inspiration they need to reap the mental health benefits of regular exercise. The 8 keys include improving self-esteem with exercise, exercising as a family, getting motivated, changing how you think about exercise, and the FITT principle for establishing an effective exercise routine.


Spark

Spark

Author: John J. Ratey

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Published: 2008-01-10

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0316113506

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Bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Ratey presents a groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.


Exercising Your Way to Better Mental Health

Exercising Your Way to Better Mental Health

Author: Larry M. Leith

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781885693099

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This is the first book of its kind to reveal the link between physical fitness and psychological well-being. Dr. Larry Leith, renowned exercise scientist, shares with the reader how exercise can fight depression, ease stress, and brighten one's mood. The book includes many practical strategies designed to improve the reader's enjoyment of and adherence to an exercise program.


Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

Author: Bella Mackie

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2018-12-27

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0008241740

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book’ Joe Lycett ‘Perfect for resetting a glum January mindset’ Alexandra Heminsley ‘My kind of role model’ Ben Fogle


RUN

RUN

Author: Fitzgerald Matt

Publisher: VeloPress

Published: 2010-05-24

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1937716112

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Most serious runners don't realize their potential. They simply stop getting faster and don't understand why. The reason is simple: most runners are unable to run by feel. The best elite runners have learned that the key to faster running is to hear what their bodies are telling them. Drawing on new research on endurance sports, best-selling author Matt Fitzgerald explores the practices of elite runners to explain why their techniques can be effective for all runners. RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel will help runners reach their full potential by teaching them how to train in the most personalized and adaptable way. Fitzgerald's mind-body method will revolutionize how runners think about training, their personal limits, and their potential. RUN explains how to interpret emotional and physical messages like confidence, enjoyment, fatigue, suffering, and aches and pains. RUN guides readers toward the optimal balance of intensity and enjoyment, volume and recovery, repetition and variation. As the miles add up, runners will become increasingly confident that they are doing the right training on the right day, from one season to the next. RUN marks the start of a better way to train. The culmination of science and personal experience, the mind-body method of running by feel will lead runners to faster, more enjoyable training and racing.


Running Nirvana

Running Nirvana

Author: Greg McMillan

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781637909287

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In Running Nirvana, world-renowned running coach Greg McMillan shares the top lessons he teaches his runners. Successful with beginners, age groupers, and Olympians, Greg simplifies the often confusing world of training, injury prevention, running form, nutrition, and brain training. When you get it all right, your training improves, and you have more of those amazing runs where you feel like you are flying-running nirvana. Running Nirvana provides numerous "aha" moments as Coach Greg helps you better understand yourself as a runner and how your training must sync with your life, your strengths, and your passions. You'll learn how to optimize each and every run. You'll learn tips and tricks for improving your running form. You'll learn how to finally kick the injury bug once and for all with just a few core, mobility, and strength exercises. You'll learn how to eat for daily performance, sustained training, and optimal racing. You'll learn strategies to stay motivated and win the battle between your ears. And finally, you'll learn to race to your fullest potential. (Plus, you get training plans from 5K to the marathon too!) Get ready to elevate your running with Running Nirvana.


Run to the Finish

Run to the Finish

Author: Amanda Brooks

Publisher: Hachette Go

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0738286001

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Inspiration and practical tips for runners who prioritize enjoyment over pace and embrace their place as an "average" runner In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running. Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it is filled with useful strategic training advice throughout, at its core, it is about embracing your place in the middle of the pack with humor and learning to love the run you've got without comparing yourself to other runners. Mixing practical advice like understanding the discomfort vs. pain, the mental side of running, and movements to treat the most common injuries with more playful elements such as "Favorite hilarious marathon signs" and "Weird Thoughts We all Have at the Start Line," Brooks is the down-to-earth, inspiring guide for everyone who wants to be happier with their run.


Runner's World The Runner's Brain

Runner's World The Runner's Brain

Author: Jeff Brown

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1623363497

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As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how you perform once you lace up. Runner's World The Runner's Brain shows you how to unlock and capture the miraculous potential of the body's most mysterious and intriguing organ and rewire your mind for a lifetime of athletic success. The book is based on cutting-edge brain science and sports psychology that author Dr. Jeff Brown uses every day in his private practice and as part of the medical team of several major road races including the Boston Marathon. Full of fascinating insights from runners of all abilities-including champion marathoner Meb Keflezighi and other greats-the book includes trustworthy information that's been proven to work both in the lab and on the road.