Have you ever heard of a runner’s high? If you have, you might imagine runners feeling extra great after a tough run or wonder how on Earth someone could feel good while running. 

One aspect that I have found particularly helpful in managing anxiety, processing trauma, and relaxing is the bilateral stimulation that the movement of running and walking can provide. 

How many times have you been in line in a store or scrolling online and come across some magazine or post that looked something like this?

“Get Summer Body Ready with This Simple Diet and Exercise Plan!”

Now, how many of those times did you then look at the picture of the “beach body” attached and think about all of the ways your body did not look like the photo in the article? Again, if this has happened to you in one way or another, I wouldn’t blame you!

But, how can one body type be the only body for summer when we are all under the same, summer sun?