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By Marisol Perez
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Oskar Arngården, 38, He is a Lutheran pastor who went viral in Sweden not because of his masses, but because he gives exercise classes on Instagram.
This religious man, married and father of two children, is the chaplain of a hospital in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, reports Milenio.
He has a hobby on social media where he indulges in his fitness courses on Instagram, where he is called “crossfitpriest”.
“In the Bible, We can read that the body is a temple"I think this forces us to ask ourselves: how do we take care of this temple?" he told AFP, while showing his videos on his cellphone.
A post shared by Oskar Arngården (@crossfitpriest)
There he is seen lifting weights to boost his physical work. His first Instagram account, created in 2019, quickly reached 160 followers.
But he was overwhelmed by it and decided to close it, although he created another account a year later with the idea of combining religion and exercise.
“We must find a way for the Church to reach the people. (…) And where are the people? They are on social media,” he says.
“There is something spiritual about social media (…). There we can interact with everyone, get information and have an understanding of the world,” he adds.
“God is part of every aspect of my life. When I lift weights, (…) in a way it is a divine prayer. Faith is always with me, no matter what I do. I cannot separate it from the rest of my life," he concludes.
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