How to start a workout routine you’ll actually stick to | Samia Akbar, fastest known U.S.-born Black female marathoner The mindbodygreen Podcast

Samia Akbar: “I don't think I even recognized how much running had an effect on my mental health until I stopped running.”
Akbar, the fastest known U.S.-born Black female marathoner, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to get yourself out of an exercise rut, plus:
- How running can reduce anxiety (~16:48)
- Helpful hacks to motivate yourself to get moving (~25:25)
- Why you should workout a little bit every day (~30:48)
- What people get wrong about running (~43:28)
- The all-time best running tips that training programs don’t cover (~51:09)

Referenced in the episode:
- Learn more about The Stolen Starts.
- Listen to Frank Lipman, M.D.'s most recent episode on the mbg Podcast.
- Stay tuned to learn more about New Balance & mbg's training program, Good Mood Miles!

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