After wasting some of the best years of my life living as a fat, sedentary-alcoholic I decided that wouldn't be acceptable anymore. So in anticipation of turning 30 I gave up drinking, cleaned up my diet and figured out a fitness program that worked for me.

In addition to the physical benefits; working out and fitness is a meditative experience for me. It's an opportunity to shut out all external thoughts and allows my mind to solely focus on it's connection to my body. For 40 to 60 minutes a day I can disconnect from the world and slip into a comfortable headspace for a moment of respite.