I disagree. For physical labor to be "meaningful" it must fit into a larger context in which it can provide meaning. Is good health and strength not a meaningful goal? Rare, in modernity at least, is exercise that provides contextual benefits beyond direct physiology.
Physical exercise is essential - but the idea that its benefits (muscular development, stamina, etc.) are themselves the goal and not just a happy happenstance of undertaking meaningful, physical labour makes the isolated activity of exercise feel more hollow than it should
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I think my pea-brain can only find meaning if it produces something external to myself
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Second tier meaning: 1. Some activities you do are meaningful. 2. Good health allows you to better pursue those meaningful activities. 3. Thus, good health provides you with more "overall meaningfulness" and is itself a meaningful goal. Is this is a sufficient justification?
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