Move Happier: Tips for Regular Exercise, How Walking Helps You Think, Plus Can Your Garden Be an Accountability Partner? (Bonus)

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

We discuss the biggest obstacles to moving more this summer with Sarah Fain from the “Happier in Hollywood” podcast, and share practical strategies for getting regular exercise. This special episode is part of the Move 26 in ‘26 challenge to help all of us find more ways to move every day. Try This at Home: Identify your biggest obstacle to movement — Figure out what's getting in the way of moving more, so you can find a solution that works for you. Deep Dive: Tips for getting regular exercise — we talk about practical strategies for making movement easier: scheduling workouts, lowering the bar, embracing accountability, convenience, and fresh starts. Take a Hike: Take a loop — Elizabeth and Sarah discuss why taking a short walk around the block can help you think more clearly, get unstuck, and return to your work with fresh ideas. Resources & links related to this episode: Join the Move 26 in '26 challenge here Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com. Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonada.
0:05.7	You can focus on exercise, nutrition, all the things you're supposed to do for your health,
0:10.6	but if you are not sleeping well, it is very hard to feel refreshed.
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1:15.5	and recovery.
1:21.7	Hello and welcome to Move Happier. It's a bonus episode of The Happier with Gretchen
1:26.4	Mubin podcast. We created this for the
1:28.7	Moved 26 and 26 challenge where we are challenging ourselves and listeners to move for 26 minutes
1:35.6	a day, every day in 2026. And today, just to have a little fun, we're doing something different.
1:42.3	As listeners know, Elizabeth is not only my
1:44.8	co-host here on Happier, she is also the co-host of Happier in Hollywood, the podcast she hosts
1:50.9	with her longtime writing partner and friend, and somebody I've known since childhood, because she grew up
1:55.9	in Kansas City with us, Sarah Fane. So today we're bringing our two podcasts together for a deep dive into
2:02.4	more movement during the summer. I'm Gretchen Rivin, a writer who studies
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