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Here's how to retrain your brain to crave movement more than screen time
2025-04-20 10:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Lily Padula for NPR Clinical psychologist Diana Hill and movement specialist Katy Bowman are the authors of I Know I Should Exercise But 44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. When you're stressed or tired, it's too easy to escape into your phone and start scrolling. But scanning through news headlines or arguments on social media may just stress you out more. Plus, more scrolling time is also more sedentary time, which can quickly compound feeling low. What if instead, you could retrain your brain to crave physical activity for stress relief and a mood boost? Scrolling and using social media can feel good in the short-term because they activate the brain's reward pathways, leading to dopamine release and contributing to feelings of pleasure or reinforcement. However, once that spike subsides, dopamine levels dip below baseline, leaving you feeling badly again, prompting you to go back for more. Shots - Health News There's a way to get healthier without even going to a gy...
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