Your spirit is you, so is your body too.

‘No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.’ Hebrews 12:11-12 (NIV)

Three days ago, on Sunday, I read an article in The Vanguard  advocating a late breakfast (like 12 noon), and closing the meal window at 8 pm. That was not the first time I had read about stuff like that, but it sure was the first time I was open to act on it. Having recently realized that keeping my belly trim has become an increasingly more herculean task than it was some years ago in spite of my almost daily crunches , aerobics and the like, I decided to advise myself and check my diet…

It is my observation that the more spiritual folks, especially Christians, belittle the necessity of bodily exercise and nurture. They often quote the Pauline line ‘bodily exercise profiteth little’ and dismiss the idea and the ‘little’ altogether. Compared to the eons of years ahead of us, the seven or so decades we have to live this present life may aptly be called ‘little’, but why not take Brother Paul’s advice and make the most of our little time here which we cannot efficiently do without fit and healthy bodies? Of course, good health is a gift from God but it is our responsibility to maintain and enhance it. This is where exercise comes in.

There are major benefits to exercise, like a general state of well-being and the likelihood of longevity. While these alone are incredible incentives, the fringe benefits are equally stirring. You may never have heard them stated like this before:

                     6 Fringe Benefits of Fitness-Consciousness and Exercise

i.                    If you will be efficient, and eventually successful, in your calling in life, a fit and healthy body is more than just a boost. It is key.

ii.                  Only God judges people by their heart’s condition, we humans, by default, judge each other by appearances. Imagine what that can do for your business, ministry, or whatever. People will respect you and take you more seriously.

iii.                Your clothes fit better

iv.                Boosts your self-esteem

v.                  Keeps you young for long

vi.                Last, but certainly not least, it makes you a husband/wife worth having.

We cannot deny that sex is a very crucial part of marriage. No matter the ideas you have in your head on how to please your spouse, without a fit body you cannot efficiently make it happen. I need not tell you that an unsatisfied spouse is an unloving one.

God is not averse to fitness. I can imagine that the man, Jesus, a carpenter, couldn't have been out of shape. Spirituality should never be an excuse for physical shabbiness (or mental indolence).

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