No Husband Left Behind
HIM & HER — Together (on the Same Page)
[Challenge]
Exercising Together
Caring for that “one and only” body your Creator has entrusted you with should involve some kind of exercise or recreation. Hopefully your loving spouse will agree and be supportively interested in joining you for a little blood flowing activity.
Honestly, I believe there are different reasons why people decide to exercise. Maybe awakening with an epiphany of no longer being 21 years of age. Perhaps the family doctor says it is now a matter of life or death, you hear me Chubby? Or, maybe a friend or colleague want to connect for some face time, and do more than just sit and talk.
Some people begin an exercise regiment because they wish to feel better, lose weight, reduce body mass index (BMI), or just assist the body with keeping the blood flowing. You may decide to use equipment at the fitness center or at home, but it is not required for this challenge. Just using whatever body parts of yours which still move will be perfectly fine (fingers, hands, toes, feet, etc.)
If you have not exercised regularly in some time, you may wish to consult a trusted physician for advice on where to begin, what to do, and what not to do (at least until you reach that point where your mind and body are ready for more).
Consider different possibilities for exercising with your spouse: walking, running, push-ups, sit-ups, and so on. Recreational activities can and should also be considered: hiking, bicycling, canoeing, paddle boating, maybe even push-mowing (grass cutting while walking behind the mower). Remember, start with a low impact activity like a “casual” walk. You have nothing to prove to anyone, and no world records to break.
Our goal is to get you and your life partner exercising your God-given physiological bodies together at the same time, if possible. You will want to discuss with the love of your life, and try to agree on at least one activity you can do supportively together this week. If one of you wishes to run, and the other prefers to walk, try to plan to meet up every so many minutes (and update each other on how you are doing).
If for some reason the two of you just cannot agree on a certain shared activity, or if your work schedules will not support exercising together at the same time … perhaps you could both plan an activity (solo or shared with a friend, neighbor or colleague). Maybe one of you decides to take a walk on lunch break, while the other decides to go roller blading with the neighbor. Just be sure you both discuss how your exercise activity made you feel (and support each other’s progress and accomplishments).
Supporting that awesome spouse of yours will help to build a stronger and healthier marriage (hopefully for many years together). Ideally, more shared experiences (same time and place) is probably the best. At times, we may have to improvise and maybe even find satisfaction with him and her focusing individual energy on different tasks in separate areas.
Thanks for accepting this challenge, and joining Edith and me this week for something that just may wind up becoming good enough to “write home about” (so to speak). Wishing you the very best our Heavenly Father has already set aside for you.
From one who forever remains…
“Under the Shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1),
Shawn Episcopo
Christian Community for Married Men and Women — (Knights) & (Damsels)