JOG ON by Bella Mackie

A moving and transparent story about how the author used running to battle anxiety and depression.
Her honesty and down to earth writing style makes it easy to read and understand her experiences.
There’s definitely a strong connection between exercise and good mental health and this book shows how it’s totally possible to “jog on” your problems.

“Running is not magic beans and I now know that I can’t expect it to inure me to the genuine sadness of life. But throughout tough periods in my life, and without realising it, I had finally acquired a coping skill, one that has helped me every day since I found myself on that floor, wondering how I’d ever get up. It’s something that has taken me out of my self-made cage, propelled me towards new jobs, new experiences, real love and a sense of optimism and confidence that I can be more than just a woman with crippling anxiety. It has given me a new identity, one which no longer sees danger and fear first. It’s not an exaggeration to say that I ran myself out of misery. It has transformed my life.”