> How do you keep it up? Philosophically, to me, it is a way of being faithful. To me, keeping oneself in top physical condition (fitness, weight, grooming, d

> How do you keep it up? Philosophically, to me, it is a way of being faithful. To me, keeping oneself in top physical condition (fitness, weight, grooming, dress) is an act of being faithful to one's self but also especially one's spouse. This has rung true to me even when I did not have a partner at the time. It is definitely more than a just-for-myself thing. Doing something only for yourself is too mutable, too subject to whim and mood. We can all think of times I'm sure where we have justified letting ourselves down ("I'm too tired/lazy/slobbish/etc to do this today"). But I cannot justify letting her down. I will always be in good form for her (and someday, for my family). Also philosophically, there's some appeal to it that I can't quite name. There is some thing like pride in doing something that 99% of people try to actively avoid, in trying to run up a mountain, over and over. In overcoming, I guess. I wish I had the words for it.