Offshoots from exercise

I've been recently reading a bit about the history of Sparta. The rationale behind this is that whereas Athens was famous for the intellectual endeavors of its citizens, Sparta was known for its incredibly pragmatic and determined ways of waging war. The planning versus execution discussion revisited, so to say. So naturally Sparta might be an interesting subject to study a bit in the quest to find the will to act or to execute. And it might also be interesting from the point-of-view of my recent increased focus on exercising.

One aspect that I regarded as especially interesting was the role of Spartan women, who seem to have been a lot more ahead in the journey towards gender equality than their Athenian sisters. Cartledge suggests that Spartan women were also considered very beautiful, as can be recalled from Helen of Troy (previously Helen of Sparta). No, I cannot help but wonder if the beauty and the fact that women were more equal and able to e.g. actively engage in sports had anything to do with each other. I'm of course not speaking for all men here, but at least personally I find athletic and strong-willed women more attractive than their opposites...

And tomorrow's exercise will consist of running to the office along the shores of Lauttasaari, Kaskisaari, Lehtisaari, and Keilaniemi, followed by a light gym routine before heading back to Lauttasaari.