“The iron (i.e., weightlifting) has saved my life, repeatedly” (Tom Platz, bodybuilder)
“Indian marathon runner enters a state of Samadhi (enlightenment) and continues running long after crossing the finish line.”
There is a moment during intense exercise where fatigue sets in and the mind can no longer race with thoughts about the past or future, and can only be in the present. At that moment of being totally in the present, you are in a state of enlightenment (spiritual bliss).