EAN: 9780525534129

THE JOY OF MOVEMENT - KELLY MCGONIGAL KARTONIER...

Now in paperback. 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. Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending  yet many of us feel
it's a chore. But  as Kelly McGonigal reveals  it doesn't have to be. Movement can and should
be a source of joy. 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 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.
McGonigal tells the stories of people who have found fulfillment and belonging through running
walking  dancing  swimming  weightlifting  and more  with examples that span the globe  from
Tanzania  where one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet live  to a dance class at
Juilliard for people with Parkinson's disease  to the streets of London  where volunteers
combine fitness and community service  to races in the remote wilderness  where athletes push
the limits of what a human can endure. Along the way  McGonigal paints a portrait of human
nature that highlights our capacity for hope  cooperation  and self-transcendence. The result
is a revolutionary narrative that goes beyond familiar arguments in favor of exercise  to
illustrate why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity. Readers will learn
what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create
happiness  meaning  and connection.

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