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JOY OF MOVEMENT: How Exercise Can Help You Find Happiness and Connection

The Next Big Idea

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The Benefits of Running

CNN's John Sutter talks about the benefits of moving throughout the day. He says your muscles are an endocrine organ, they manufacture and release chemicals into your bloodstream that affect every system of your body. Your muscles secrete these chemicals through muscle contraction anytime you're physically active,. That basically travel to your brain and function like antidepressant drugs or anti-anxiety drugs.

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