Sunshine and frost

A glorious morning, still cold, but just gorgeous.

Headline on this week's edition of "The Week" magazine = "Is exercise a waste of time?"

Are they having a laugh?

Surely the inspiring performance of Amy Williams last night at the Winter Olympics will inspire many, many people to get up off their backsides and just go out and get their breath flowing and their blood pumping in any way they choose.

The older I get, the more I know the power of exercise, and I'm so thankful for learning to love the joy, fun, camaraderie and energy that exercise gives you, back when I was at school.

It's got to be more effective, more powerful and certainly less damaging than anti-depressants or the way most of us choose to positively alter our mood.

Comments

[Catherine]

It's so true. The power of exercise is immense. I see exercise as a way of 'giving back' to our body, mind and spirit. It can sooth the mind in the way a good massage can to the body. By working our body we show it that we care, we help it to function properly and undo all the negative that we may induce. And our spirit becomes alive when both our body and mind are engaged.