You Don't Need a Therapist, You Need a Hill.
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 | | In today's edition, Joe shares: - Why hospitals are prescribing Spartan races
- How movement rewires the mind
- Why Joe Rogan says exercise might save the world
| | Spartans,
Joe De Sena here in Tampa, Florida, where tomorrow thousands of Spartans are coming to Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 5K Spartan Stadion. Past the pirate ship, carrying sandbags up the bleachers. If you're nearby and haven't signed up yet, do it now. No excuses!
Let's talk about something heavier than sandbags: anxiety.
It's not just teenagers glued to TikTok. I meet parents, veterans, students, and executives all suffering. The numbers are climbing fast. But here's the thing I'm seeing - they're not being fixed by sitting still.
A great book, Mental Illness: The Silent Pandemic, says what we already know deep down: we weren't built for comfort. We were built to move. Fight through hard things and we come out different on the other side.
You know what that sounds like to me? Spartan. Tough Mudder. Trail. DEKA. Highlander.
Over 100 hospitals around the world are now prescribing our races. This is therapy through action, movement, achievement, adversity.
You don't fix anxiety by numbing it. You fix it by doing hard sh*t on purpose. You want to feel better? Move better. Think better? Get the fuxx outside and do hard sh*t.
I believe that is the kind of prescription more people need.
If you want a taste of the medicine, join Coach Katina Gad for a Crush the Week workout using resistance bands. Experience what hospitals are prescribing. Check out these powerful events. And don't miss my conversation with Netflix star Nims Purja—he turns "hard" into impossible.
And then there's always the Spartan Run Club, keeping you accountable every single day. All in.
Joe | | | IT HANDED HIM HIS ASS | A guy named Austin sent me a message a few years back. Said he started with some fun run, then showed up to one of our Sprints in Pennsylvania. It handed him his ass. But he loved it, and it made him feel alive again.
Two weeks later, his girlfriend walked out.
Most people would've curled up. He didn't. He went out and earned his Trifecta. He told me the races didn't fill the void, but the suffering, growth, and transformation did. .
More stories: Spartan Up! on Amazon | | | You Ask, Joe Answers | Q: "Hey Joe, what do you tell someone battling anxiety?"
- Marcus F.
A: Hey Marcus, Start moving. Doesn't matter what: walk, lift, run, crawl, climb, ride, sweat, and get tired. Then do it again tomorrow. Clarity comes from movement, not over-thinking.
Aroo!
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