"A guide to incorporating exercise into daily life to improve mental health. The book dispels fitness myths and provides practical advice for building adjustable workout plans, celebrating even minor achievements, and knowing when to rest"--
Frank, funny, and sympathetic, this fitness book offers realistic tips, encouragement, and dozens of activity ideas for times when exercise is the only thing that will helpand the last thing you want to do.Exercise is the most reliable way to improve mental health. But if you're depressed, anxious, burned out, or struggling, it may feel impossible to get started, get serious, or even get up.
Written by an neurodivergent exercise professional,
Work It Out busts myths about fitness while providing clear, actionable advice on how to:
- Incorporate exercise into your daily life
- Build an adjustable workout plan for both good and bad mental health days
- Shake off the messages that say you're never doing enough
- Set up a workout log that motivates you in exactly the way you need
- Celebrate all your achievements, including getting out of bed
- But also get a little exercise in bed, if that's where you are today
Work It Out meets you where you areeven if you're lying on the floor.
Recenzijas
This guide offers a reassuring message that no one should feel guilty about or pressured to exercise...the book encourages readers to give themselves credit for accomplishments, instead of being hard on themselves.Library Journal
Sarah Kurchacks funny, helpful book offers approaches to exercise that are both grounded in science and refreshingly dismissive of well-trodden myths, rules, and routines.BookPage
Supportive, compassionate, and encouraging of any level of movement.Smart Bitches Trashy Books
Refreshing and empoweringher [ Kurchaks] emphasis on mental health and self-care makes this book a valuable addition to any wellness library.GeekDad
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Why exercise is good for four brain--and why your brain is being a pain in the ass about it |
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How to get started when you'd rather lie down |
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Why your workout habits don't need to be as formal, consistent, extensive, or typical as you think they do |
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How to build a modular workout that adapts to your energy level |
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Why flexibility is good for more than just your schedule |
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Carry that weight, as in your problems but also these weights |
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Getting your heart rate up without having an anxiety attack |
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Eight Throwing in The Towel |
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Deciding when to take a break, skip a day, or quit |
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Sarah Kurchak is the author of the memoir I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder (Douglas & McIntyre, 2020), and has written about autism and mental health for publications including Time, the Guardian, Vox, Pacific Standard, and the Toronto Star. She s also a former personal trainer, has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu, and was the lead trainer and a professional competitor in the Pillow Fight League. In her capacity as a pillow-fight trainer she s appeared on VH1 Celebrity Fit Club and MTV Canada, and she once beat up a Toronto Sun reporter for an article.
