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In the meantime you can read more below about the "Joy of Movement" below in an excerpt from Kelly McGonigal's newest book.
"Movement offers us pleasure, identity, belonging, and hope. It puts us in places that are good for us, whether that’s outdoors in nature, in an environment that challenges us, or with a supportive community. It allows us to redefine ourselves and reimagine what is possible. It makes social connection easier and self-transcendence possible. Each of these benefits can be realized through other means. There are multiple paths to self-discovery and many ways to build community. Happiness can be found in any number of roles and pastimes; solace can be taken in poetry, prayer, or art. Exercise need not replace any of these other sources of meaning and joy. Yet physical activity stands out in its ability to fulfill so many human needs, and that makes it worth considering as a fundamentally valuable endeavor. It is as if what is good in us is most easily activated by or accessed through movement.
"Physical activity helps us tap into instincts that have allowed humans to survive for millennia: the abilities to persist, cooperate, and form communities of mutual support; to invest in the future, overcome obstacles, and endure hardships; to defend and protect the vulnerable; to sense ourselves connected to other people and the world we live in; to give back, reach out, and pull one another up. And the mechanism by which movement seems to accomplish all of this is joy. Joy is what ties together the neurochemistry of the runner’s high, the elation of moving in synchrony, and the unity sensation in nature. It’s what draws us to ritual and music, and what makes achieving a personal best, cooperating with others, and witnessing some- one else’s triumph so satisfying. When movement brings out the best in us, it does so by making us happy. Not only through short-lived feelings of pleasure or pride, but also in the deepest sense of the word. The happiness that comes from having a sense of purpose and from belonging. The happiness of feeling connected to something bigger than yourself. The happiness that is best described as hope."
- Excerpt from The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage by Kelly McGonigal, PhD
