Everybody knows the long-term benefits of a consistent exercise routine, including everything from lower stress to a longer life to better sex, but daily exercise also carries a number of short-term benefits that provide even better motivation to keep going.

Normally, I would be at home, reading, writing, perhaps watching a movie, but here I was watching a free baseball game unfold underneath a bright ridge of hotels and office buildings on the west side of Nashville, TN.

It’s good to be back.