Summary of Kelly McGonigal's The Joy of Movement

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The runner’s high is often described as a lure for reluctant exercisers. However, the high emerges only after a significant effort. It seems to be the brain’s way of rewarding you for working hard.
#2 The Hadza are one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in Africa. They live in an environment close to the one in which modern humans evolved, and their DNA reveals that they are one of the oldest human lineages.
#3 The Hadza, a tribe in Tanzania, spend most of their day foraging and hunting. They have no signs of cardiovascular disease, anxiety, or depression. Their activity levels are similar to and even higher than Americans who are more active than usual.
#4 The human fossil record shows the appearance, over the past two million years, of anatomical adaptations that make running possible. These include a nuchal ligament, which fixes the base of the skull to the spine, and slow-twitch muscle fibers, which resist fatigue.

Sujets

• Général
• Physical exercise

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 10 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669381945
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Kelly McGonigal's The Joy of Movement
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The runner’s high is often described as a lure for reluctant exercisers. However, the high emerges only after a significant effort. It seems to be the brain’s way of rewarding you for working hard.

#2

The Hadza are one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in Africa. They live in an environment close to the one in which modern humans evolved, and their DNA reveals that they are one of the oldest human lineages.

#3

The Hadza, a tribe in Tanzania, spend most of their day foraging and hunting. They have no signs of cardiovascular disease, anxiety, or depression. Their activity levels are similar to and even higher than Americans who are more active than usual.

#4

The human fossil record shows the appearance, over the past two million years, of anatomical adaptations that make running possible. These include a nuchal ligament, which fixes the base of the skull to the spine, and slow-twitch muscle fibers, which resist fatigue.

#5

The runner’s high is a buzz that occurs when we exercise at intensities similar to those used for hunting and foraging two million years ago. It is believed that our brains reward us for exercising at these intensities.

#6

The key to unlocking the runner’s high is not the physical action of running itself, but its continuous moderate intensity. And in fact, scientists have documented a similar increase in endocannabinoids from cycling, walking on a treadmill at an incline, and outdoor hiking.

#7

After her stroke, Bender was unable to feel her right leg and foot, which had permanently fallen asleep. She was on blood thinners to reduce the risk of a future stroke, and these drugs made any accident more risky.

#8

The ability to persist so we can survive is an awe-inspiring aspect of our human inheritance. It is something many runners and athletes see directly when they choose to push past the inertia that makes it difficult to begin or the fatigue that tempts them to stop.

#9

The runner’s high is the temporary reward that carries us to our bigger goals. For many, the experience of persevering is part of what gives movement meaning and what makes the experience rewarding.

#10

The don’t worry, be happy chemical in our brain, endocannabinoids, are activated by exercise and make us feel content and happy. They also increase dopamine in the brain’s reward system, which fuels optimism.

#11

The benefits of exercise go far beyond just helping you lose weight. In laboratory experiments, exercise can even make you immune to the panic attacks typically induced by CCK-4, a drug that triggers severe anxiety and physical symptoms like a racing heart and breathlessness.

#12

The endocannabinoid system is heavily linked to social connection, and the runner’s high helps us connect with others. It also reduces social anxiety, which can get in the way of connecting.

#13

The cooperation high, which is a neurobiological reward for sharing and cooperating, looks a lot like the runner’s high. It feels good to work with others toward a shared goal.

#14

The runner’s high, which is the pleasure we feel when we are physically active, can also enhance the cooperation high and help us extract even more joy from working as a team or helping others.

#15

Humans, we moan a lot: It’s raining, I want to get inside.