tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25723085.post-1150541220925756382006-06-11T11:45:00.000+01:002006-06-17T11:47:00.926+01:00<p>I was listening to some recent research which stated that the average (US) citizen walked 2 miles a day in 1920 – today he’s lucky if he manages 200 yards a day!</p><p>Even I can remember, as an early teenager, walking 3 miles to school and this accompanied by a good 3 hours PE a week. I played weekly rugby/soccer and being a member of a swimming club meant, I guess, that I had a good background fitness plus I was a good deal healthier and fitter.</p><p>It’s taken Jamie Oliver to give our nation’s schools a kick start into making school meals more healthy which comes as a surprise when we have whole departments in schools who have technically known for years those things which are good for eating.</p><p>The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:19 that our ‘bodies’ are the ‘temple of the Holy Spirit’. In other words, the place in which God chooses to live and as Christians we should want to keep the ‘house’ in which God lives, by His Spirit, in good shape and the right physical condition.</p><p>However, the tragedy is we don’t! (I include myself at the top of the list). I think for a good number of years I’ve been more concerned about my car being in good nick than keeping my body in good shape. But as the mileage clock on my body ticks around I know, if I’m going to be alive to serve the Lord longer, I need to be committed to being ‘fit for life’. See you in the gym!</p>John Lewis - Gorsley Chapelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00657989495797534537noreply@blogger.com