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Running Is My Therapy
Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier
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This book is ideal for runners, mental health advocates, and anyone interested in the science behind exercise and well-being, especially those seeking natural ways to enhance mood and combat depression or anxiety.
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See moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author, RUNNING IS MY THERAPY weaves together cutting-edge science, anecdote, and expert advice to show how running can help reduce depression and anxiety.
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Many runners say they run because it relaxes them or elevates their mood. But few know why running does this, or that exercise science is beginning to reveal ways to enhance running's mental health benefits. They just go out and run.
Science shows that running can mimic the effects of many common treatments for depression, and/or make success with a given treatment more likely—be it talk therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, meditation and mindfulness, or anti-depressants. Running can also steer runners in the direction of a happier and more fulfilling way of life, encouraging social connections, a sense of purpose, healthy diet and sleep choices, decreased use of controlled substances, and more.
Running can do all this, that is, but it’s not quite as simple as just going out for a run. Lifelong runner and veteran running journalist Scott Douglas shows that there are ways for runners to optimise the mood-boosting power of their sport. Douglas guides readers through the methods proven to maximise running’s mental health benefits, from proper pace and distances to choosing optimal surroundings and personal routines. Through a combination of reported science, anecdote, and expert advice, he recounts how running has helped him and others battle depression and anxiety, improve mental health, and more fully enjoy life.
Running Is My Therapy explores these dimensions and offers a detailed guide for those looking to harness the mental health benefits of running.
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Sepideh Saremi, LCSW, founder of Run Walk Talk therapy, praises the book: "Everyone who cares about mental health needs to read Running Is My Therapy. Scott Douglas lays out all the evidence for running as an effective intervention for depression and anxiety in a way that's both inspiring and practical."
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ISBN: 9781615195817
Publisher: The Experiment LLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: The Experiment LLC
Illustration: 13 B&W photographs
Contributors:
- Foreword by Alison Mariella Désir
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 191.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Scott Douglas is senior content editor for Runner's World. He is the author or coauthor of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller Meb for Mortals and Advanced Marathoning. He has written about running for Slate, The Atlantic, Washington Post, and other mainstream outlets. Scott has run more than 100,000 miles since taking up the sport in 1979. He lives in South Portland, Maine.
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