2. The Joy of Movement | with Kelly McGonigal

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Kelly Leveque

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Nutrition, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

If you’re in a workout rut, our guest today has the answer — and motivation — you need! Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist, author, and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection — and her TED Talk, “How to Make Stress Your Friend,” has over 21 million views! As a pioneer in the field of "science-help," her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. Her bestselling books are based on classes at Stanford, all backed by research. The Willpower Instinct is based on her popular psychology course The Science of Willpower and The Upside of Stress began as Living Well With Stress. Her latest book, The Joy of Movement, explores how physical exercise can be a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Kelly describes the book as “at once a love letter to movement and to human nature, including our remarkable abilities to persist, cooperate, and experience transcendence,” and you’re going to learn all about it in today’s episode. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of this inspirational read, and I can assure you that this is one book you will want in your collection. Not only is Kelly herself incredibly relatable but the science in her book and this episode is incredibly motivational! You will learn about... The gifts that movement give to us (1:30) How you can use exercise to prepare yourself for whatever it is you want to do (3:00) The power of music and its role in the psychology of exercise (6:00) The science behind group flow yoga experiences (9:00) How exercise can make us happier and more resilient (13:00) Why exercise is a powerful antidepressant (16:00) Hope molecules and how Kelly learned to love her muscles (21:30) How different forms of exercise mimic different kinds of mind-altering drugs + why you don’t need to run to get a runner’s high (24:45) What happens when you exercise outdoors (34:40) How physical activity helps you think differently about yourself and what you’re capable of doing (41:00) How writing The Joy of Movement changed how Kelly teaches (52:20) Two things you can do every day to nourish your body, nourish your brain, and increase your connection to others (57:00) Resources: kellymcgonigal.com Get your copy of The Joy of Movement Instagram: www.instagram.com/kellymariemcgonigal Facebook: www.facebook.com/kellymcgonigalauthor Twitter: www.twitter.com/kellymcgonigal Connect with Kelly: kellyleveque.com Instagram: @bewellbykelly Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly Be Well By Kelly is a production of Crate Media Mentioned in this episode: BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

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0:00.0	I want to take a break from the podcast right now and I want to give you a gift.
0:04.3	I want to do that to thank you for being a listener.
0:07.5	I put my heart and soul into this podcast.
0:09.8	I love interviewing today's experts,
0:12.6	researchers, MD, psychologists, sleep trainers,
0:17.6	you name it.
0:18.3	I just hope you feel inspired to take care of yourselves
0:21.0	and your families. And I just want to thank you for being a yourselves and your families.
0:22.5	And I just want to thank you for being a listener
0:24.7	and hanging out with me.
0:25.5	So the Code Podcast 10 is going to give you a one-time $10 off
0:30.1	code at Kellylevac.com, your next order of protein powder. You can either use that on
0:35.5	my grass-fed beef isolate protein or on my new vegan Cho-Cho-Cho bean protein. Now here's
0:41.6	what I love about my protein powders. It's three ingredients or less. We don't use fillers, emulsifiers, no fortified vitamins or minerals. It's easy to digest and naturally made without any enzymes or chemicals like hexane.
0:57.0	So it's three ingredients with my grass-fed beef isolate.
1:00.0	That's 100% grass-fed beef and it's made in the way that you would make bone broth so just heat and water and we dehydrated that end product to get that
1:09.4	Collagen-rich protein powder that your whole family can drink. It can be added to coffees, to smoothies, and you can get it in vanilla, chocolate and unflavored. I want to point out that my vanilla and chocolate is made with organic vanilla bean, organic cacao, and the only sweetener used is organic monk fruit.
1:24.9	We don't use any maltodextrin, our monk fruit is 100% ground monk fruit and it's organic.
1:30.8	And with my vegan line I'm so excited to have launched this and
1:34.7	have it out into the world. It's a regenerative bean from South America called
1:38.8	the Chocho-Cho bean. And the Cho-Cho-Cho-Beane is the most superior plant-based protein powder you can get your hands on because not only is it a complete protein, but the process is made with heat and water only.
1:48.5	They're crushed and soaked and what that end product results in is an anti-nutrient-free protein powder.
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