The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage

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Kelly McGonagall is a psychology and neuroscience professor at Stanford. Her book, The Joy of Movement, talks about the power of movement in our lives. She says that we don't do enough exercise to benefit from its benefits. "Movement is basically how you engage with life through your body," she says.

Pay a visit to your local gym, observe the grimacing patrons as they pound the treadmill or march in place on the StairMaster, and you might conclude that exercise is no fun. But it doesn’t have to be that way, according to Kelly McGonigal, who lectures at Stanford, teaches dance classes, and wrote “The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage.” Today, she explains how exercise — of all kinds and in all doses — can strengthen your mind, elevate your mood, and deepen your social connections.