The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

Embracing embodied exercise is taking the courageous step to welcome the full breadth of our experiences and unlock the full power of our bodies. The way we approach activities like exercise is often how we live our lives. We can grind through it chasing external accomplishments and rushing to the next milestone. Or, we can deeply connect to our ow... See more

It is not only about the mental and emotional side either; there are biological reasons that we thrive on running in groups. We came across this concept reading Brad Stulberg’s The Practice of Groundedness. Brad discussed Kelly McGonigal’s work on the collective joy that our species is hardwired to feel when we move in synchrony with others. We kno

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Every simple synchronized action, such as walking in step with others, can increase social bonding.