Running and riding and swimming are all activities that give your life focus.
When you have focus, it gives you structure around which you build your daily activities.
Time becomes valuable as you make choices in what to do each day.
Making choices requires a set of priorities, which are categories of importance in your life.
Categorization helps you be better organized. Often that results in becoming more efficient in all that you do.
Efficiency leads to better productivity. That builds self esteem and confidence.
Other people are naturally drawn to people who exude those qualities.
That can place you in a position of leadership by example.
So you can see how important it is to have ways to build and maintain your physical and mental health. It’s a continual process of focus, structure, time management, making good choices, setting priorities, categorizing for efficiency, generating better productivity and building self esteem and confidence. All that points toward leadership.
Who knew that a simple run, ride or swim could do so much?
You do.

It is amazing what character these sports can build into us. I see it in my kids as they progress toward a running or swimming goal
Too true. Thanks for the reminder!