Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

Recently I have taken up the challenge to improve my level of fitness. Don't get me wrong, I have always maintained a decent level of fitness and a healthy diet. I have a good relationship with my body but have felt somewhat disappointed in the minimal results I have achieved with all of my hard training. I can run about 10km in about an hour and can swim laps for hours without tiring, however, of late that doesn't seem to be doing much for me. I thought long and hard about my scenario. This was the plateau I had read about. Hours of exercise and not much to show for it. Disappointed as I was, I decided I needed to change things. Not content with the fact I had not achieved my goal I felt it necessary to up the ante. What happened next couldn't have been better scripted in a movie - I went to the gym, with a determination to quit the gym and try something else, and came across this amazing cycle instructor. Her talent and passion for her work is just inspiring. She motivates and does not apologise for pushing her clients beyond the pain / fatigue threshold. Two sessions with her a week and one of her classes, not to mention other exercise has allowed me to notice some pleasant changes. I feel as though I am back on track and inspired more to engage in a variety of activities. The upshot of all of this new and different exercise is that it has allowed me to clear a lot of the 'clutter' in my mind. I feel energised on a Monday evening and feel as though I can meet any challenge. There is a real link between a healthy body and a healthy mind. I now want to turn my thoughts to focusing on Ignatian Spirituality. I think the spiritual exercises will be of use in allowing me to contemplate and discern lifes' challenges.