I was going to share a story about my food addiction and how I often try to justify my desire to binge. However, I’ll save that for a later entry. What is on my heart today is the need for discipline in our daily habits.

For numerous reasons the last thing I wanted to do today was workout. There are so many other seemingly more important things on my plate – pay bills, work on this blog, begin digging in to the mound of work on my desk, etc. But, I realize that starting my day with exercise, today’s choice was a 40 minute Tae Bo tape, is actually one of the most important things I can do for myself.

Not only does exercise keep my weight in check, but it also provides a tremendous amount of other benefits: reduces stress, increases metabolism, increases muscle tone, increases endurance, fights depression, strengthens the mind, improves the heart, etc. Read more at the Mayo Clinic - www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/HQ01676 or ABC News - http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=2945116 or Duke University - http://www.hdlighthouse.org/see/diet/triad/exercise/duke.htm. (The supporting evidence for the benefits of exercise is far too massive to list here.)

Regardless of the type of exercise, the important thing is to be disciplined in our choice to do it. There will always be a host of distractions around us, many things that pull at our time. But, we only have one body and one life. It is our choice what we do with it. We must love ourselves enough to choose discipline in our exercise so that we can reap the rewards and Choose a Better Life.

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