Physical exercise was ordained since the Garden of Eden when God placed Adam and Eve there to take care of it. Today we know that exercise is an important part of a healthy life style.
The benefits of exercise are numerous. Exercise will build your muscles, it will make you stronger, it will help you lose weight, it will slow down the normal processes of aging, it will help to strengthen your immune system, it can help with depression, it helps reduce your chances for strokes, high blood pressure, risks of obesity and the list goes on.
Exercise can start as simple as walking around the block and can go as far as competing in a triathlon. It all depends on the goals you set for yourself and depends on your level of physical fitness.
Over the course of this column, we will show you how to go from a couch potato to having a physically fit body. The Lord expects us to take care of our bodies so that we can use our talents to his glory. Health is an important thing and we can increase our usefulness to the Lord by keeping fit.
So, get ready, on your mark, set, Go!!!!!