Sunday Sayings – Why Workout?
I am reading Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run by Kristen Armstrong right now. I like how she describes why she runs to stay fit.
There is an underlying purpose and meaning behind my training, always. It isn’t about the next race or the next workout. It’s about fitness and fortitude for the next test around the corner that I cannot see. Everyone faces challenging experiences, whether we want to acknowledge that inevitability or not — the doctor calls to say he needs to discuss the test results in person, or the police office has news at the front door, or you find a lump in your breast, or you lose your job, or your child is diagnosed with something, or your spouse walks out the door. When my next moment come, I want to be strong and centered enough to handle it with some measure of grace. But perhaps even more importantly, I want to be fast enough to be first on the scene when a loved one needs me, and I want to be fit enough to help carry the load for as long as it takes to reach the other side. – Kristen Armstrong
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