How Running Can Help Heal Grief

"The lyrics crashed through me as I pumped my arms and legs," Shelby Forsythia remembers. "I saw myself as an innocent, unsuspecting being in a violent, screeching construction site. My demolition was inevitable, and all I could do was run. Not to escape the certainty of my mother's death, but to feel like I was doing something — anything — with the pain of it."

After a short period in hospice care, Shelby's mom died in December of 2013 — and the combination of movement and melody helped her process the loss. "At a time when everything felt so big and so inescapable, running and listening made me feel like I had an outlet to channel it all into," she says.

Read more from Shelby and other folks who have found healing through exercise as they navigate through grief and loss, plus more from experts on the science behind why this can be so effective, right here: https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/grief-and-exercise-49342224

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