I wonder how we have become so disconnected with our physical being that we no longer hear that primal voice telling us to refuel, or to stop and rest or sleep when we get tired. Machines were supposed to be our savior, providing more free time as they assumed the burden of a multitude of tasks. I constantly need to remind myself and my clients that your body is the one constant. Regardless of everything that happens throughout your life, at work, home, and in your personal relationships, your physical being will be where everything ends, and how you treat it during the course of your life greatly affects its strength and endurance. This includes not just physical fitness, but mental fitness.
Exercise can reduce stress, eliminate depression, and provides a host of other benefits.
The reason that we work out is not so that we have abs of steel or huge pecs. The main reason that you should exercise is to feel capable of maintaining the pace of life in the twenty-first century, both mentally and physically. Instead of pounding the treadmill, take a walk through a park at dawn or at dusk. Instead of spending a Saturday morning at the gym, go for a hike or a bike ride. Try to find pleasure not just in the by-products of exercises, but in the movement itself, and where it can take you.