Running is My Therapy
Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier
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Running is My Therapy
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Stephen R. Thorne
About this listen
There's no other book like this. Longtime running writer Scott Douglas marshals expert advice (including his own, cultivated from more than 100,000 miles of personal experience), and a growing body of scientific research to show how running can make us happier.
How? Everyone knows that running builds stronger muscles and a healthier heart; science now shows it also helps develop a healthier brain. For those struggling with depression and anxiety, a consistent running routine can enhance the mental-health benefits of talk therapy, antidepressants, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The key to running's therapeutic power lies in its lasting physiological effects, inducing changes in brain structure and chemistry that other forms of exercise don't. Thanks to the body's release of natural pain-relievers that includes the best mood boost in all of sports.
Running is my therapy is no longer just a mantra for seasoned runners; with science behind him, Douglas presents proven methods so that we can all use running to improve our mental health and live happier - in and out of running shoes.
©2018 Scott Douglas; Foreword copyright 2018 by Alison Mariella Désir (P)2018 TantorCritic Reviews
"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." (Sepideh Saremi, LCSW, founder of Run Walk Talk therapy)
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-2022
Motivating, if a bit dull
listened at 1.15 speed, kept me motivated to run while I was listening to it. probably won't listen to it again, not interesting enough.
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- Merrilyn
- 12-01-2019
Excellent book
Very informative with an excellent balance of scientific theory and author sentiment. Narration very good.
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- Patrick Ormerod
- 16-04-2019
I so want to go for a run now!
Well written and narrated book. Very easy to listen to with some fantastic advice and stories from runners dealing with mental health.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-2023
Interesting read
I’m a runner and suffer with anxiety, this information was helpful and the scientific evidence was informative.
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- P
- 02-10-2019
Narrator has no emotion or feelings - sounds robotic
By far the worst narrator I’ve had the displeasure of listening to. The narrator is NOT the author and so it likely explains why the narrator sounds like he is reading like a robot or like an advertisement. There is no emotion where emotion is needed and there is no feeling being conveyed when the book requires that connection with the readers. What a disappointing audible. The only good thing is I only paid $4.50 as an add on via kindle. Do not buy this as a separate audible payment - definitely not worth your money or your ears.
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- Karina Spencer
- 16-04-2023
Kind of repetitive
Lots of studies are sited that all say pretty much the same thing. I’m up to chapter 6 and in all this time I’ve pretty much just learned that running is (scientifically proven to be as) affective as antidepressants, and helps with a lot of feel good hormones and endorphins. For some medication can give an added boost of helping you keep running, for others they prefer to just run. You’d have hoped I’d have learned more in my hours of listening but what I’ve stated about sums it up.
It isn’t shared in a super encouraging motivating tone either and I ended up boosting the speed to get through it quicker. I don’t recommend this- I think there are similar books which would have more info.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-2023
Couldn't finish - narration is awful
I wanted to finish, I really did. The message (from what I heard) was interesting but I just couldn't because........the narration, oh the narration. Monotone, inflections in the wrong spot. I couldn't finish it.
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- Brooke S.
- 06-06-2023
Needed an alternative narrator
The content was potentially good but I zoned out so many times because of the narrator.
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