arjun wrote:ShivBaba (through Brahma Baba) has exalted the virtues of walking in many Murlis.
The story went that when BB went for a walk, the others (according to Dr. Nirmala) had to run to keep up with him.
When Jagdish Bhai left his body, I remember that Avyakt BapDada said that he did not take care of his body and had to suffer because of that.
I wasn't aware he had died. Whatever one thinks of the BKs, Jagdish was extremely intelligent, also humorous. He lived at a center in Delhi with another very nice BK, Sister Chakradhari, who was one of the earlier teachers to start BK service activities in Russia.
I too walk and exercise almost daily for some time in a garden. Sitting long hours on computers at office as well as home left me with lower back pain and cervical pain. When medicines could not help, I started doing exercises and that helps me keep these pains in check.
Children usually get enough variety of activity to keep their minds and bodies supple. As adults, we sometimes don't get enough variety, and start to lose some of the skills needed to support our weight in different positions and orientations. I've learned how to work with a person to help them feel how to use their body more freely, but beyond that people also need to get more variety in their daily lives. Even sitting need not be rigid. It can be flexible and flowing.
Walking is important to keep mind and body healthy. My parents, both nearly 80, owe their good health in part to having long walks as part of their daily routine.
I have heard from PBKs that Baba Veerendra Dev Dixit used to be an expert swimmer during his childhood days. He even knew how to float on water. But, my only attempt at learning swimming at a pool for few days was not so successful.
I learned to float and swim as an adult, from a friend who developed some wonderful methods, successful even with people who are afraid to even come near the water. Almost everyone, even those who do swim, can benefit from breathing and bobbing exercises that help one overcome the fear of choking--which paradoxically, makes it impossible to breathe deeply enough to be comfortable in the water. My own first goal was to swim freestyle (crawl) as effortlessly as I could walk. Over some years I am pleased to say that I have achieved this goal.