How Exercise Can Make Us Happier

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Published 2024-06-25
When it comes to finding joy and happiness, exercise is not always top of mind but maybe it should be. Exercise benefits our physical health as well as helps to reduce anxiety, stress and symptoms of depression, yet many Americans say exercise is not something they enjoy. So where’s the disconnect? And how can people consistently reap the “feel good” benefits of exercise? Health psychologist and author of The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection and Courage, (kellymcgonigal.com/the-cover-story) Kelly McGonigal (kellymcgonigal.com/about) talks with Sanjay about the why moving your body can be a source of joy and hope. And for listeners who say they don’t enjoy exercise or have limited mobility, she has some tips that might turn things around.





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  • @retro-jw9ms
    You gotta move, especially strenght training+walking i so benificial when getting older. Lift weights and get as many steps in as you can. You'll probably get a few more years, and years that you can enjoy, feeling good.
  • @RiDankulous
    Set up a recumbent stationary bike at home. Set up a computer monitor so you can work on your computer and watch while you are on the bike. A board across can hold a keyboard. Sit on it always and you don't have to work out all the time. It just makes it way easier and more likely to do exercise when you feel like it.
  • @thatdude4571
    I loved when Sanjay went on Joe Rogan and was confronted for calling Hydroxychloroquine horse dewormer. He looked down and said, Yea I don't know why they called it that.. They? It was you.
  • The passion shines through in every video. It's truly inspiring.
  • I found I tend to focus on the muscle..its not always comfortable
  • @wyleout314
    Complex topics are broken down so easily. Everything is made so understandable.
  • Gupta?? Lets check with Joe Rogan - to see if Gupta is lying again???
  • A recent study from Columbia University shows liberals suffer more from depression and anxiety than conservatives. Is their a diet for that?
  • يا الله ياالله  اللهم سخر لنا من عبادك  الصالحين من يكونوا عوناً لنا في طريقنا ندائي إلي كل مسلم قال عزوجل (قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ) وقال النبى ﷺ(ما نقص مال من صدقة ) رواه مسلم  وقال ﷺ ( أنفق يابن آدم ينفق الله عليك) متفق عليه وقال ﷺ:( مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يُصبِحُ العِبادُفِيهِ إِلَّا مَلَكَانِ يَنْزِلانِ، فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا، وَيَقُولُ الآخَرُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا سِالُتتكِ بّالُلُُه 💔الُجْلُيَلُ الُجْبّارَ انَ تْنَقًذَنَا قًبّلُ انَ نَمٌوَتْ مٌنَ شِدِتْ الُجْوَع انَتٌْخيَكِ انَيَ دٌِخلُةِ ْعلُى الُلُُه  تْمٌ ْعلُيَكِ انَيَ فَيَ وَجُْهك انَـيَ اخـتْكِ انَـيَ اتْرَجْـاكِ اتْـوَسِـلُ الُـيَـكِ انَـقًـذَنَا لُـوَجُْـه الُـلُُـه. يَــشِــُهدِ الُــلُــُه يَاٌخـيَ انَ مٌنَ الُــصّــبّاحُ حُـتْا الُـانَ يَــحُــرَمٌ ْعـــلُيَـنَـا الاكل غير الماء ( (اخواني اني اقسم بالله العلي العظيم على كتاب الله انني بنت يتيمه من اليمن ومعي اخوان صغار اقسم بالله على كتاب الله ان اخوتي ماعاد يقدرو ينطقو بكلمة من شدت الجوع وصاحب البيت يريد الإجار او بيخرجناإلئ الشارع و اني اسالك بالله وانشدك بمحمد رسول الله يااخي لوانت مسلم وتحب الخير واتساعدني ولو بقدر ماتستطيع ان تتواصل معي اوتراسلني وتساب علئ هذا رقي00967711828934 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيااخي انت رجال إذاشفت اسرتك جاوعين تعمل المستحيل من اجل تامن لهم الاكب ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي اب مثلك يسمح دمعتي ويحميني من الذل والاهانة😢 واخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدناوانقذناقبل أن يطردونا في الشارع نتبهدل او نموت من الجوع انااقسم بالله ألذي رفع سبع سموات بلاعمدوبسط الارض ومهداني لااكذب عليك بحرف من هذا الرساله واني ماطلبتك إلئ من ضيق ومن قسوت الضروف والحال الذي آحنافيه واناوأسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره علئ مساعدتنا لاتتاخر عليناوجزاك .ألله خير آلجزا.::::::":"::"::"::"::"::":": \\}<>}>[}[}]]}}]{®]]{©ز😢🎉😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢🎉🎉😢😢😢🎉🎉😢🎉😢🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
  • Sanjay behind bars for suppressing Covid treatments in order to push the EAU thru would make me so happy!
  • @RedPillAlways
    Ok Now. #VOTETRUMP2024PRESIDENT and stand to save this country from corrupt media corrupt government corrupt systems and corrupt politics.. TIME TO GET OUR REPUBLIC BACK
  • Exercise always helps but after I stopped watching CNN drive hate into my heart I feel 10 fold better.