Science-Backed Ways to Improve Your Mood

If you're feeling down, engaging in specific purposeful movements can make you feel happier.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The 8.5-minute “Joy Workout” includes a soundtrack with up-tempo songs and movements specifically designed to elicit joy

• Engaging in movements described as jump, rhythmicity, spread (or expand), free and light, up and rise, and rotation may make you feel happier

• Take your movement outdoors in nature for added mood-boosting benefits

• People …