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The Joy of Movement
Kelly McGonigal
How Exercise helps us find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage
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The Joy of Movement (2019) makes an inspired and highly original case for exercise. Drawing on the latest insights from biology, neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology, author Kelly McGonigal sets out to show us that the benefits of exercise go far beyond improving our physical health. With hard science and real-life anecdotes, she illustrates how movement brings us hope, meaning, and connection – and explains how everyone can harness its positive powers.
About the author
Kelly McGonigal is a research psychologist and award-winning science writer. Besides lecturing at Stanford University, she’s also a group exercise instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her writing on neuroscience, psychology, and exercise has been published in twenty-eight languages, and her previous book, The Willpower Instinct, has become an international bestseller.
Who might enjoy this content?
- Couch potatoes looking for motivation to get moving
- Gym rats, compulsive runners, and other exercise enthusiasts
- Philanthropists interested in human evolution, biology, and psychology
