Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier

“There’s no such thing as a runner who comes home after a run and feels worse than when he left.”

At the start of every run, my anxiety was super heightened, but as I ran, that rhythmic repetition lulled me into a moving meditation where the thoughts dropped away. And a realization that the body was strong. The body holds the wisdom, it was sending a message, ‘Actually, you’re healthy, Katie.’”

Exercise does the following: Helps your brain to produce BDNF, which is like a fertilizer that helps your neurons grow. Improves your understanding, decision-making, and ability to focus. Helps you to switch between tasks. Helps people to recover from mental illness. Releases chemicals that help you get new ideas. Vegetables

H. van Praag, T. Shubert, C. Zhao and F.H. Gage, ‘Exercise Enhances Learning and Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Aged Mice’, Journal of Neuroscience (September 2005, 25:38), pp. 8680–5.