The Importance of Getting In and Staying In Shape: Mixing Things Up
We've been discussing the importance of getting in and staying in shape - physical that is. Along the way, we've connected this to getting and staying in shape spiritually. To top is off, we've presented all this to encourage our preparation for Lent. Read the last three posts for the details. Combining all the above, we emphasized the need for a plan, for persistence in executing that plan. That's really the core or nub of getting in and staying in shape - a good plan and steady persistence. But there's a bit more to the story. That's what we'll discuss now. Starting with the physical, there may be times when mixing things up provides some benefit vs. doing the same old same old over and over. A personal example to illustrate: Going back now a number of decades to the days I began regular physical exercise: First choice was jogging. It was a relatively new and eventually a big thing in the 1970s. We've talked about this before. The habit of daily joggin...