Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier

**A lifelong runner's groundbreaking guide to fighting depression and anxiety, one run at a time** Everyone knows that running builds stronger muscles and a healthier heart. In *Running Is My Therapy,* longtime runner Scott Douglas shows how endurance running is *also* the best form of exercise to develop a healthier brain. A natural antidepressant, running reinforces the benefits of therapy and triggers lasting, positive physiological changes. In fact, some doctors now "prescribe" a running regimen as part of their first-line treatment plan for depression. Marshaling expert advice and a growing body of research, Douglas explains how we can all use running to improve mental health-and live happier.