Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

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I went into this book expecting a focus on running for newbies and its benefits to mental health that the author experienced. The stories of Bella and Sara’s are inspirational; however, they bring about a disturbing question as well: If running is really great, then what is the reason why more of us aren’t doing it?

I was good at holding down my job, cracking jokes, going out just enough that I wasn’t seen as a hermit. In Jog On, Bella Mackie shares her life-changing journey of transforming her mental health by taking small steps to make running a part of her life. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.It fitted two important criteria: near enough to the safety of home, and quiet enough that nobody would laugh at me. It showed her she could enjoy writing in a different way and provided a path out of journalism, a career she had slowly come to realise was not for her. Anxious even as a very small child, I had let my worries fester, take control, and dominate my life.

My mind, accustomed to frightening me with endless “what if” thoughts, or happy to torment me with repeated flashbacks to my worst experiences, simply could not compete with the need to concentrate while moving fast. Cortisol is a stress hormone you’re your body produces when its fight or flight response is activated. It was met with critical acclaim, becoming a bestseller and resulting in a companion title, ‘Jog On Journal: A Practical Guide To Getting Up and Running,’ being published in 2019.As a matter of fact, various studies reveal that every one of us experiences random negative feelings such as this occasionally. There is nothing that beats being out at night, in the cold air, flying down steep hills and the sense of achievement when you brace yourself for the uphill and make it; our bodies are a marvel. Most probably, you think of mushrooms, which are living beings that are both respected and disparaged by humans. Growing up, she developed a passion for literature and the written word, which had been fostered by her parents—her mother Lindsary Mackie and father Alan Rusbridger, previous editor-in-chief of The Guardian. Colour gets too bright, sounds are jarring and it feels like I’m cocooned in bubblewrap, unable to get back to reality.