We tend to exclude the body from discipleship. How often do you hear sermons about self-control or discipline? Why is this? Some guys scoff at bodily discipline because they confuse effort with legalism. Other guys ignore bodily discipline because they don't want to take responsibility for their lack of self-control. The truth is bodily discipline is a vital part of a healthy Christian lifestyle.
You can't separate the body from discipleship.
Growing in bodily discipline is fundamental to training in spiritual fitness. In this podcast episode Joe and Evan give Christian men a Biblical framework for bodily discipline. Listen and catch a vision of bodily discipline as a means of freedom, not repression.