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I got up early this morning. I promised I would meet a friend for a 7am workout boot camp. I wore my hair in two-strand twist with the intention to wash and condition the twists after the workout.
Since I am a night owl, the task of getting up 6:00ish on a Saturday was truly a challenge but I made it out of the house on time.
The work out was tough! I really didn’t know what I was getting into. I learned the hard way the importance of pacing yourself. In the beginning I was pushing too hard, and towards the end of the one-hour workout I couldn’t even keep up.
The slow steady turtle can beat the speedy rabbit
The work out felt good. I, a person who does not work out at all, was proud of what I accomplished. At the end of the boot camp, the group of 30 or so sat in the shade and stretched. Now that we exercised the body, it was time to go into the new week exercising the mind and soul through bible verses and prayer.
I was the only natural, and only one of three Blacks in the group, it felt so good to be around positive energy. One of the instructors told the group how he mentors students and ask them about how they would treat a dog if they owned one. The students always explain they would give it exercise, a healthy diet; few table scraps if any, etc.
The instructor then asked, what about a race horse that you know has the ability to win the Kentucky Derby? The college kids continued to explain their training routine and plan of action for keeping the animal healthy and fit for victory.
Although you love your pets, you can always get another one. But you only have one body. Why, he asked do we abuse our body? Are we not setting ourselves up for victory?
He then mentioned that a lot of people through exercise like running become closer to God. While, I am not ready to run, I will definitely go to this weekly workout.
From the after workout discussion I received the message that your body is not your own to abuse, it’s God’s temple. Moving forward I am going to be conscious about not eating things that didn’t exist 100-years ago and ingredients in which I cannot pronounce.
Is it hypocritical that I just ate 5 maybe 6 double stuffed Oreos?
The message here is not to be perfect, or be like me…but push yourself to be better than you are today. I am not going to starve myself or deprive myself from my favorite foods…I will however start the practice of taking god care of the temple I was blessed with.
