Once upon a time, well almost that long ago. Some of us pilot people were discussing exercising, you know running vs walking and all the benefits. We didn't come up with any definitive answers but I was exposed to some different opinions.
One gentleman explained his viewpoint on exercising like this: "I figure my heart has so many beats in it then I die. So anytime I speed up my heart rate I am wasting beats I will need later." Interesting logic, don't you think.
His opinion exposes a powerful point. We have a limited number of heartbeats.
That begs the question what am I doing with my heartbeats.
I admit I have squandered way to many. And in my 'perfection' I will waste many more.
BUT, I am being more deliberate about how I deplete my heartbeats. And with God's help some will glorify Him and benefit others.
Blessings as you manage your heartbeats.
Amazingly, we can increase the number of heartbeats we get (or decrease them) by the things we do (physically and spiritually). So I think I will continue to "exercise" (not bury my talent in the ground, but put it to work for the Lord). Thanks for the thoughts!
ReplyDeleteAn interesting article on the Dutch news here - in a study done here at the university in Maastricht they found that running and exercise will NOT help you lose weight! If anything you will increase your weight. The best thing for weight-loss (their conclusion, but I agree): eat less.
Exercise was found to have a healthy benefit for the whole body, making you feel better.