Season 2. Ep 47. Exercise

Written By Andrew Reinhart

This episode of Physically Spiritual explores the forgotten secret to grow in the spiritual life, the Examen Prayer.

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Timestamps

2:30 Exercise & Asceticism

3:15 Exercise Scriptures

6:00 My Journey

8:00 The Contemporary Situation

13:45 Benefits of Exercise

17:00 Pitfalls 

19:00 Fitness & Faith

Notes

“while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.” 1 Timothy 4: 8 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/4


“Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.  Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.  Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.  No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.” 1 Cor 9: 24 - 27 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/9


CDC Exercise Guidelines - https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/resources/recommendations.html


Modern Hunter Gatherers - https://evmedreview.com/what-hunter-gatherers-can-teach-us-about-exercise/

and https://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-characteristics-of-hunter-gatherer-fitness/


Exercise & Chronic Disease - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise-and-chronic-disease/art-20046049


Exercise & BDNF - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/10/how-exercise-beefs-brain


“If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for its sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2289


Dr. Peter Attia, MD (Exercise) - https://peterattiamd.com/category/exercise/


Aging & Muscle Synthesis - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0140903


Integrating Faith & Fitness - http://www.catholicdigest.com/wellness/body-soul/faith-and-fitness/ & https://aleteia.org/2018/07/07/5-alternatives-to-yoga-that-catholics-can-try/


Soul Core - https://soulcore.com

Pietra Fitness - https://pietrafitness.com

Andrew Reinhart

Andrew is the Parish Manager at Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio and has spent more than a decade in full time ministry. He holds a MA in Catholic Thought from St. Meinrad School of Theology and a BA in philosophy from the Pontifical College Josephinum.

http://PhysicallySpiritual.com
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