Divorced and suffered from mental health problems, her motivation to get up from the floor was having to pee. And indeed, though the author's experiences of anxiety differ from my own, there was so much that I found myself agreeing with (and thinking 'thank goodness someone else knows how it feels!

As someone who suffers from anxiety and is a (very) amateur runner, this book helped me better understand how running can help quiet my brain chatter. Now six years later I run 20-25 miles every week without fail and I don’t know where I’d be without it. And the very calm assertion that these things 'don't leave' you 'don't get over them' was well done. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.

I’ll admit, the past few years have been mentally tough for me, with a serious health problem, the heightened stresses of work, the insecurity I’ve felt around my position at work and not to mention the pressure of lockdown, both as a parent and as a worker. The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. Her divorce being the catalyst for her using exercise, namely running, as the crutch to get her life back on track. In Jog On, Bella explains with hilarious and unfiltered honesty how she used running to battle crippling anxiety and depression, without having to sacrifice her main loves: booze, cigarettes and ice cream. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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but to my relief, she simply focuses on the benefits of running; whether you're jogging for five minutes, or heading out for a four-hour slog. I’ve now discovered the author has more of a runners journal with practical guides which is probably more like the book I actually wanted so I’ll try this. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office. If, like me, you're a runner (ew, but Bella made me feel okay about saying this), or struggle with your mental health in some way, I'd really recommend this book. I don't consider myself a runner yet, but Mackie has dispelled myths that have previously prevented me from trying.A brilliant, compassionate insight into both mental illness and exercise , Bella Mackie’s Jog On will act as a comfort – and a spur – to so many.

Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. Her main point — that physical exercise does wonders for both body and soul, that it can mitigate or cure many mental health problems — is exhilarating and inspiring, but she fails to string the narrative sections into a cohesive flow, instead giving us a slog of chapters that all seem to be making the same point.If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall). You don't have to have fancy kit, you don't need to aim for personal bests, you don't need to run marathons and you can be clumsy (as I am). Memerized, I devoured this book and now find myself unable to start a new one because none of them captures my attention.