Scott Douglas (2) (1964–)
Auteur van The Little Red Book of Running (Little Red Books)
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Over de Auteur
Scott Douglas is senior content editor for Runner's World and is the author and coauthor of seven books on running, including The Little Red Book of Running. Douglas lives in South Portland, Maine.
Werken van Scott Douglas
Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier (2018) 28 exemplaren
100 Things You Can Do to Stay Fit and Healthy: Simple Steps to Better Your Body and Improve Your Mind (2017) 17 exemplaren
Runner's World Complete Guide to Minimalism and Barefoot Running: How to Make the Healthy Transition to… (2013) 10 exemplaren
Runner's World Essential Guides: Barefoot Running and Minimalism: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Healthy… (2011) 4 exemplaren
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This book has me eager to run again, though for different reasons. Now I'm 52. I deal with anxiety, and on some days, a partly cloudy mood that feels like minor depression takes hold. I don't want to take meds and I want to steer the mental ship back on course. I want to live a life that holistically mitigates the symptoms and causes of anxiety and minor depression. And so, while I used to run as a form of fitness, as exercise, as a way to honor a lost loved one and to 'find myself', I am now contemplating running to - for lack of a better term - save my life. To keep the wolves at bay, to find a sense of hunger and ambition again, to shake off the listlessness and malaise. This book was a great tool in inspiring that.
In concise, digestible chapters, Douglas addresses how running helps with anxiety, mood, and depression. He speaks to how running creates a structure for the brain, goals that are attainable and easy to build upon, even if you are only running short distances at a glacial pace (which is my current M.O.). He addresses how antidepressants affect running (a chapter I merely skimmed, as that's not a road I wish to go down, but it was helpful to see the science of it), and how such tools as mindfulness align with running.
Some of the information here is common sense and some of it was newly enlightening because he shares some data/science I wasn't aware of that contextualizes the claims. Mostly, I used this book as leverage to inspire me to run not because I need to lose 15 lbs or to prove I've still "got it", but because now it's a health issue, on a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level. I need to move to stave off some monsters before they grow too big, before they get more nimble and learn to outrun me. Before their whispered chants of "you can't, you won't" grow to drown out the still audible hum of my better angels.
This is a book for anyone who runs because it keeps them "on track"...or for anyone who is willing to entertain the notion that running might be a valuable tool in their arsenal against challenging mindsets, emotions, and even chronic disorders. Douglas states more than once that running is not a cure for any of these challenges, but it is another scientifically-backed, all natural resource that might make your journey easier and more joyful.… (meer)