Search Results

Exercise

ExerciseHealth

Why I Hate Exercise (and Working Out)

By now, almost all of us in this country are aware of the health crisis that exists.  Obesity even in the youngest has skyrocketed in the past few decades.  Type […]

ExerciseHealthMental HealthNatureRelationships

Feeling Warm Inside When It’s Cold Outside

As summer gives way to fall, and the colder climate moves in, many people find that their mood shifts with the season, and not for the better.  Recently, I was […]

ExerciseFamilyHealthNatureParenting

On the Trail With My Kids: Book Excerpt

The following is an excerpt from the book On the Trail With My Kids: From the Ohio River to the Mighty Mississippi. Further information, including the synopsis, can be found […]

ExerciseHealthNature

Two Centuries In One – From the St. Louis Arch to Downtown Evansville

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith – 2 Timothy 4:7 As I entered the darkness that morning with Andrew, and […]

ExerciseFaith

Willpower – Amy’s Marathon Journey

On April 13th, my wife, Amy, ran the Carmel Marathon, her third race at this distance.  She finished in 4 hours, 13 minutes, about 2 ½ minutes off her personal […]

ExerciseRelationships

To Injury Give Me Pardon

I stepped outside on a frigid morning, with the wind chill below 20. As I took off on my usual Wednesday morning run, I did so with added hesitation. The […]

ExerciseMental Health

Giving the Gift of Self Through Movement

This morning, I waved at my wife, Amy, as we did our usual “tag team” exercise routine. I had gone out early for a run, and as I got home, […]

ExerciseMental HealthNature

Divine Gifts of the Mundane: Winter Edition

It was -1 degrees (Fahrenheit) as I left the house for my usual bike commute to work. For years, I had experienced cold rides all the way down to zero, […]

ExerciseRelationships

Trying to Resolve a Conflict? Take a Walk (or Ride)

Years ago, while training for the Louisville Ironman, I started meeting my dad every couple of weeks for an early morning bike ride. Shortly after the rides started, I noticed […]

ExerciseFaithRelationships

Ten Years. One Car. Blessings Beyond Belief

The light turned green. I slowly started to pull into the intersection when all of the sudden, I saw a large, fast-moving object to my left. It was too late. […]