At the age of 30, I was proud to boldly state my lack of interest in exercise if it didn't involve chasing a ball. In other words, I abhorred exercise for the sake of exercise, but I was always interested in a good game of hoops, golf, touch football, and many other ball-games. Fast forward to today, and my former office and music studio has been transformed into a 10x11 room with four carefully arranged exercise machines and a television with VHS and DVD player mounted on the wall. To what do I owe this change of priorities? The combination of knee surgery a few years ago, a history of finger injuries, the sudden onset of hypertension, and the cumulative effects of aging. The injuries discourage me from playing my favorite game, and the latter two items are often best battled by regular exercise. I know firsthand why professional athletes retire in their mid-30s.
I still do not enjoy the daily routine of exercise, but I recognize it is a part of my responsibility to be a good steward of all of my God-given resources, including my weakening and decaying body. So, I guess I should get to bed since I need to rise at 6 A.M. in order to squeeze a workout into my morning schedule!
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