Andrew
Jul 10, 20212 min
Updated: Oct 21, 2021
If we want to give our whole life to God, should we exercise? Is exercise a waste of time or an act of worship in the cult or the body, or, is it an essential element to human flourishing? This episode of Physically Spiritual explores exercise.
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2:30 Exercise & Asceticism
3:15 Exercise Scriptures
6:00 My Journey
8:00 The Contemporary Situation
13:45 Benefits of Exercise
17:00 Pitfalls
19:00 Fitness & Faith
“while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.” 1 Timothy 4: 8 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/4
“Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win. Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing. No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.” 1 Cor 9: 24 - 27 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/9
CDC Exercise Guidelines - https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/resources/recommendations.html
Modern Hunter Gatherers - https://evmedreview.com/what-hunter-gatherers-can-teach-us-about-exercise/
and https://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-characteristics-of-hunter-gatherer-fitness/
Exercise & Chronic Disease - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise-and-chronic-disease/art-20046049
Exercise & BDNF - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/10/how-exercise-beefs-brain
“If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for its sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2289.
Dr. Peter Attia, MD (Exercise) - https://peterattiamd.com/category/exercise/
Aging & Muscle Synthesis - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0140903
Integrating Faith & Fitness - http://www.catholicdigest.com/wellness/body-soul/faith-and-fitness/ & https://aleteia.org/2018/07/07/5-alternatives-to-yoga-that-catholics-can-try/
Soul Core - https://soulcore.com
Pietra Fitness - https://pietrafitness.com
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