The new book from the bestselling author of “Willpower” skips the usual and well-known arguments for why you need to exercise and explains how to fall in love with movement.

Everyone knows that movement improves health and prolongs life, but many Most of us perceive sport as an unpleasant duty. Kelly McGonigal says it doesn't have to be this way. Movement can bring joy. Moreover, it is one of the main keys to happiness and self-realization. Drawing on advances in neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophical treatises, she reveals the connection between movement and the basic human joys of self-expression, communication, mastery.

In her new book it tells the stories of people who have realized themselves by running, walking, dancing, swimming, weightlifting and other types of physical activity. Her research takes us to different parts of the planet: to Tanzania, where the last tribe of hunter-gatherers on Earth survived; to New York, where Parkinson's patients attend dance classes; to the streets of London, where marathon runners push the boundaries of human performance. Traveling around the world, Kelly McGonigal proves that movement can be a powerful antidote to depression, anxiety and loneliness, and everyone can use the power of movement to find joy, meaning in life, and forge deeper connections with people.