Answers to a Pool Player's Prayers

Don't be misled by the great title of this book. The only prayer the player says goes like this: "Oh Lord, please reveal to me the magical aiming secret."

When Yoga Hurts

From Pamela Paul's article "When Yoga Hurts" you can learn some interesting facts:
- Yoga was not invented as a sport but a way of spirituality.
- Nowadays Yoga Classes are sold as Fitness Boosters.
- Yoga won't enhance your physical fitness.
- Today's Yoga has totally lost its original spiritual meaning.
So basically Yoga seems to be a waste of time.

lrcyoga is a yogi that focuses on the chance of getting hurt while practicing Yoga.

Body & Soul or Faith & Fitness

Henry G. Brinton knows of 250 people who after a worship service ran a half-marathon, 13.1 miles. Being pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Virginia he's aware that that 76% of Christian clergy are either overweight or obese (compared with 61% of the general population). Lucky enough there are programs that help moving closer to a life of integrity by pursuing health and wholeness in weekend worship and weekday workouts such as Body & Soul Ministries and those covered by Faith & Fitness Magazine.

Physiological Differences between the Sexes

"So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." And as all men and women are creatures of God so are US Marines. In The Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library one finds an ebook on Physical Fitness Training. Appendix A explains the Physiological Differences between the Sexes. Accepting all Soldiers as heavenly creatures "Leaders must use common sense to help both male and female soldiers achieve acceptable levels of fitness."

Church and Gym

Don't hesitate and get your family moving. Dr. David T. Ryan promotes Family Fitness because:

"We as parents will force our children to take piano lessons, go to church, eat their vegetables and go to bed. Why is it that if we were to make our children exercise that we are somehow guilty of child abuse?"

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Centre for the Study of Sport and Spirituality

York St John University are establishing a Centre for the Study of Sport and Spirituality

"The Centre will be officially launched at the Inaugural Conference, August 2007. It is hoped that scholars and practitioners from sports across the disciplines can meet to engage in a critical discussion about sport and spirituality."

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