One year ago, I became aware I wasn't following the principles I learned as a boy at the YMCA and its motto:  Body, Mind and Spirit.  The Mind and Spirit were healthy, but the Body was slipping.  I had reached the heaviest I had ever weighed, my pants were getting tight, my energy level was slipping, and my blood pressure was up!  I needed to make a change, so I made a commitment to include at least three days at the gym doing aerobics on an elliptical machine for 40 minutes and at least 30 minutes  of resistance training working on core strength and conditioning.  The workouts are not fun, but necessary.  In six months I lost 14 pounds and an inch and a half in my waist.  Then something happened, I gained 4 pounds back, but the waist stayed the same size.  Muscles began to develop, energy levels grew, and this winter I have skied with more energy and less soreness than I have had for years.  Yes, exercise is good for the body!  In my religious upbringing, I was instructed to care for God's temple, my body, but I just let the upkeep slip.  Each of us needs to renew a commitment to exercise and maintain our wonderful and precious temples.  If we do, we will live longer and healthier, with more energy and less medical expenses!  Yours for a healthier and better way of living!