The Joys of Exercise
Recently I have begun to notice that all my pants have been shrinking. This is frustrating because it makes my waist feel like it is getting bigger. So I have decided that I really need to get serious about my running regiment.
I don't especially like running, however I know it has a way of stretching out my pants and making me feel better so the value outweighs (pun somehow intended) the pain. In addition, it seems that when I run, my mind is more clear as well.
Wednesday, I went out for my first run since getting our new foster baby. I didn't seem to be going any faster and it didn't feel like I was exerting myself, however shortly after I returned my neck muscles tightened up. I know you're thinking that this lack of sleep has made me a little loony, but it is true my neck was hurting after my run. I could barely turn my head so I made an appointment with our chiropractor. Then yesterday when I woke up my right hamstring was killing me....after another session with the chiropractor I began to feel better.
This morning, those nagging pains are almost all gone, but while I had them, nearly every time I moved, I was reminded of the pain.
In addition, our neighborhood has a few really challenging hills that always seem to get my breathing and heart rate up. The last one (it is the same hill that I fell on my rollerblades on the way down) I nearly always have to talk to myself to keep moving. So far I have never let the hill get the best of me, but I have had a few close calls.
So Wednesday, I probably looked a little crazy becuase I was talking to myself out loud, come on....you got this one....don't stop now....one and two and three and four and....finally I made it to the crest of the hill.
As I ponder my own little training program there are a few significant factors that relate to our study through the book of 1 Peter:
--Where we focus our eyes will greatly determine how we live our lives...
--It is on the hills of life that we recognize our limits and needs...
--It often takes pain to appreciate the value of the journey...
I encourage you to take a few minutes to read through 1 Peter 1:3-12 in preparation for the sermon on Sunday. It would also be great if you would be willing to spend some time in prayer to prepare your heart and request God to work in each of our lives.
I don't especially like running, however I know it has a way of stretching out my pants and making me feel better so the value outweighs (pun somehow intended) the pain. In addition, it seems that when I run, my mind is more clear as well.
Wednesday, I went out for my first run since getting our new foster baby. I didn't seem to be going any faster and it didn't feel like I was exerting myself, however shortly after I returned my neck muscles tightened up. I know you're thinking that this lack of sleep has made me a little loony, but it is true my neck was hurting after my run. I could barely turn my head so I made an appointment with our chiropractor. Then yesterday when I woke up my right hamstring was killing me....after another session with the chiropractor I began to feel better.
This morning, those nagging pains are almost all gone, but while I had them, nearly every time I moved, I was reminded of the pain.
In addition, our neighborhood has a few really challenging hills that always seem to get my breathing and heart rate up. The last one (it is the same hill that I fell on my rollerblades on the way down) I nearly always have to talk to myself to keep moving. So far I have never let the hill get the best of me, but I have had a few close calls.
So Wednesday, I probably looked a little crazy becuase I was talking to myself out loud, come on....you got this one....don't stop now....one and two and three and four and....finally I made it to the crest of the hill.
As I ponder my own little training program there are a few significant factors that relate to our study through the book of 1 Peter:
--Where we focus our eyes will greatly determine how we live our lives...
--It is on the hills of life that we recognize our limits and needs...
--It often takes pain to appreciate the value of the journey...
I encourage you to take a few minutes to read through 1 Peter 1:3-12 in preparation for the sermon on Sunday. It would also be great if you would be willing to spend some time in prayer to prepare your heart and request God to work in each of our lives.
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