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The joy of movement : how exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage / Kelly McGonigal, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]Description: 262 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780525534105
  • 0525534105
  • 9780593087442
  • 0593087445
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The persistence high -- Getting hooked -- Collective joy -- Let yourself be moved -- Overcoming obstacles -- Embrace life -- How we endure -- Final thoughts.
Summary: "The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it is a chore. McGonigal shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery-- and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In learning why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity, readers will discover what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create happiness, meaning, and connection. -- adapted from jacket
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 613.71 M146 Available 33111009630308
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Through her trademark blend of science and storytelling, McGonigal draws on insights from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophers. She illustrates her findings with stories of people who have found fulfilment through movement the globe over, from Tanzania to London and beyond. The result is a revolutionary narrative complete with guidance on how readers can harness the power of movement in their own lives and communities.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-253) and index.

The persistence high -- Getting hooked -- Collective joy -- Let yourself be moved -- Overcoming obstacles -- Embrace life -- How we endure -- Final thoughts.

"The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement"-- Provided by publisher.

Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it is a chore. McGonigal shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery-- and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In learning why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity, readers will discover what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create happiness, meaning, and connection. -- adapted from jacket

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