Health & Nutrition
Runner's High

Runner's High

Put on your running shoes and get going

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Health & NutritionMotivation & Inspiration
The so-called runner's high is not a myth! Running can be the gateway to a life aligned to a more calm and purposeful meaning. Want to take your first steps? This collection will motivate you put on your running shoes and headphones, and begin experiencing your own runner's high!

Runner's High

Put on your running shoes and get going

Jog On
Jog On
Bella Mackie
How Running Saved My Life
18 min4.1
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
Teaser: A memoir about running and writing
24 min4.3
Born to Run
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
33 min4.4
Go Wild
Go Wild
John J. Ratey & Richard Manning
Eat Fat, Run Free, Be Social, and Follow Evolution’s Other Rules for Total Health and Well-Being
15 min4.1
Do Breathe
Do Breathe
Michael Townsend Williams
Calm Your Mind. Find Focus. Get Stuff Done.
24 min4.5
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me
David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
18 min4.2
The Joy of Movement
The Joy of Movement
Kelly McGonigal, PhD
How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
22 min4.7

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