When the world obsesses over something we know it is probably not of God. We live in a western world that is obsessed with physical exercise, "healthy" food and outer beauty, perhaps we ought to see the source and purpose of this and question whether it is Biblical or not.
Back in the day, everyone worked harder than many of us today and their life expectancy was shorter. Why would the life expectancy be shorter for those who had difficult labor jobs? I am convinced that working very hard all their lives wore out their organs and ability to heal.
Notice, when we have an illness or injury the doctors' advice is to "rest." When someone works out every day in intense ways, lifting weights or running, they are damaging their organs muscles, and bones. It is not seen until later in life when these things begin to have problems.
Walking was given to human beings because it was necessary and even served us well to be able to live life, however, running was given as a panic response to danger, not to be done every day unless the job required it as in war or physical labor for strength for heavy jobs an extra need for muscles to be strong. Many people in labor jobs who have to work physically hard every day have a shorter lifespan than those who live more sedentary lives.
When we have an illness the doctors tell us to “rest” allowing our bodies to heal. It makes sense that resting is far more advantageous than exercise for the body to have immunity strength.
The people I have known and if you read about the lives of those who have lived to be 90 and beyond you find that they were the ones who did not vigorously work out every day.
There is a problem of wearing out our organs, bones, and muscles through continual abuse. Why would anyone think abusing our organs, muscles, and bones every day would cause them to grow better when with anything else we see the wear and tear of use that degrades everything else we use?
This idea of physical exercise as necessary is not scientific nor is it proven in statistics that one who exercises lives longer. Even the articles that claim a longer life because of exercising say one only gains from 3 to 8 more years than the one who does not exercise. I would suggest that those who live longer are not living longer because they exercised but lived longer because their body healed better from illnesses, but only for a short length of time.
It might be akin to saying a person was healthier because they walked every day when the truth might be that they walked every day because they were healthier in general not because the walking made them healthier but because they could walk because they were healthier. Cart before the horse!
1 Timothy 4:8
"8 for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come."
It makes sense that walking to do a job is the means God gave us and is all we need. Anything more intense than walking is of little value, God said so and I believe Him.
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