The Case for Exercise

Let me begin by clarifying that this isn't the column I had initially planned to write for this month. The article I had intended to share was one that outlined the importance of keeping a workout-training diary. And, to be frank, I was quite pleased with the way it was turning out.

I imagined the readers of Modern Disciple Magazine being awed by the majesty of my logic and inspired to new heights of excellence by the irrefutability of my conclusions. But then my wife, Deb, brought me back to earth. She's good at that.

Deb, who also doubles as my editor, suggested to me there are actually people in the world who might happen to read my article that don't workout. And, that such individuals could care less about the benefits of keeping a workout-training diary.

I was shocked, hurt, and dumbfounded by her assertion. People who don't exercise!? Where does one find such a strange breed? Doesn't everyone know they're supposed to exercise?

My wife's statement immediately made me wonder about the caliber of people she was associating with. How else could she have formed such a depraved view of humanity? People who don't exercise? It was hard to imagine.

But she insisted that I was being naïve to assume that everyone reading this column exercises. And, though I find this hard to accept, I must admit that she's probably right. I hate it when she's right!

Having thus been compelled to rethink my approach to this month's article, I instead submit to you the following "food for thought":

>>> You absolutely must exercise!