Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (Feb, 2025)

 

Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (Feb, 2025)

Move the Body, Heal the Mind by Jennifer Heisz, Ph.D (2022, published by Harvest)

My take:

Perhaps the title gives away what this book is about. Move the Body, Heal the Mind by Jennifer Heisz, Ph.D. is certainly about exercise BUT it also is much more than that. Heisz shares her journey to improved well-being along with the science behind the connection of physical exercise and mental well-being. In this book, you will find several exercises (literally) that might help improve your well-being.

Heisz begins by sharing how a personal crisis pushed her to a new year’s resolution of fitness, and more specifically a triathlon. I was happy to learn that I didn’t need to share Heisz’s ambitious goal in order to improve my own physical and mental well-being. Even some movement can be helpful! Heisz provides a practical approach to increasing your physical activity and the benefits that are associated with “moving more”.

Heisz offers a number of suggestions for overcoming some of the common reasons we have for not exercising. The book is chalk full of strategies and exercise plans that can be implemented regardless of where you are at on your own physical exercise journey. Heisz explains the science behind her recommendations that connects physical and mental health. Even low intensity exercise for an hour a week (e.g., 15mins x 4 days a week) can help improve well-being (I can definitely fit that in my schedule!).

Heisz does a great job of combining science and strategy which I found personally motivating to incorporate more activity into my daily living. Count me in for wellness walking (I’m even feeling better just having my walking shoes by the door!).

Have you incorporated more activity into your day? Have you tried wellness walking or any other physical activity? Have you found it beneficial for your well-being?

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM

    Looking forward to reading this!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM

    Very interesting. Thank you for sharing this!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM

    I'm going to make a conscious effort to do a bit more movement each day.

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