Running is a tool. There are plenty of fitness tools available, some better for the individual than others. Choose the right tool (!). More importantly, fitn

Running is a tool. There are plenty of fitness tools available, some better for the individual than others. Choose the right tool (!). More importantly, fitness also helps the mental side of things. Kung fu and physical yoga (apocryphal or otherwise) helped monks/yogis to get fit enough so they could concentrate on the mental/spiritual side of their pursuits, and not to forget the various greek philosphers (I'm sure others will chime in with more examples).