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How the way you move can change the way you think and feel

Whatever it is that you want from your mind – more creativity, improved resilience or higher self-esteem – the evidence shows that there is a way of moving the body that can help

2 March 2023

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A standing desk would have been fine

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FILTER-FEEDERS aside, humans are the only creatures that can get away with sitting around all day. But there is a huge cost to our sedentary ways, not only to our bodies, but also our minds. Falling IQs and the rise in mental health conditions have both been linked to our lack of physical movement.

And the connection between movement and the brain doesn’t stop there. A revolutionary new understanding of the mind-body connection is revealing how our thoughts and emotions don’t just happen inside…

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