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Running Through God’s Creation 2008-04-08 13:16:18 Yesterday, I went for a great run through an area I haven’t run through in a long time. I’m on vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and this run was amazing! Running is my “fringe sport.” It’s what I love to do in addition to my regular workout routine. I’ve found that I make larger [...] Read more:Creation
Pull Ups 2008-04-05 18:20:57 One of the simplest exercises that requires little to no equipment is the pull up. All you need is a bar, and a consistent plan to greatly improve strength. Pull ups mainly target the large muscle in your back (Latissimus Dorsi), but also uses many other stabilizing muscles in the back, shoulders, arms, and chest. [...]
Oneness 2008-04-03 16:20:37 I recently returned from a conference where Dr. Stu Weber (author, Vietnam Veteran - 5th Special Forces Group, and pastor of Good Shepherd Community Church) was the keynote speaker. It was one of those conferences where most of the conference was mediocre, but the keynote speaker was top notch.
One point Dr. Weber drove home was [...]
6 Keys to Exercise Motivation: Spiritually and Physically! 2008-04-10 16:54:51 Pursuing genuine faith and a fit life-style have many parallels. Here are some keys to staying motivated:
Consistency – same time, same place. This goes for both workouts and personal Bible study/prayer (quiet time).
Accountability – if someone is going to ask you how your workout was or how your quiet time went you’ll stay more consistent. [...] Read more:Exercise
The Biggest Loser 2008-04-14 16:15:18 Tomorrow is “The Biggest Loser
” finale on NBC. Finally . . . a reality show that may have a little “reality” in it! I love the message of this show: exercise + eating right = a healthy life style. The “reality” of this show is anyone can do it. Granted, the participants soley focus on exercise [...]
Show Me What Works! - Part 1 of 3 2008-04-22 15:34:20 What works when life has just kicked your feet out from under you? You know . . . the kind of event (or series of events) where you find yourself laying flat on your back with the wind knocked out of you. You’re dazed and confused.
Where do we go from there? Do we bounce back [...] Read more:Works
Show Me What Works! - Part 2 of 3 2008-04-27 15:11:11 What works to help us not fall into the “cliché trap” when we see others struggling?
I have come along side many who have walked through circumstances that can best be characterized as “the nightmare we pray never comes.” When I look into their eyes of despair this is what they seem to say to me,
“Walk [...] Read more:Works
The Nation Prays 2008-05-01 13:00:59 Today is The National Day of Prayer. Join with our nation as we pray for our government, military, media, business, education, church, and family.
Show Me What Works! - Part 3 of 3 2008-05-06 12:39:06 The day of the swim test in our military unit had arrived. Everyone was confident (or at least made it look that way). Each of us started at a different station, and the pool was quickly filled with Soldiers. Some were swimming with rifles. Others were entering the water with all their gear then ditching [...] Read more:Works
Contentment Can Be Elusive 2008-05-10 15:01:50 The sun was just coming up over the mountain in the distance. I watched the sun melt away the shadows as it rose. The slight chill at 6,295 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was disappearing quickly with the rise of the summer sun. I was sitting there alone enjoying God’s creation. Roads, cars, phones, [...]
Video of the Week: Treadmill Tragedy 2008-05-21 16:03:54 Have you experienced this in the gym? If not, you probably danced on the edge of disaster like I have. Maybe this is why I’m not into trendy gym memberships, fancy home gyms, or machines. Less is more!
Faith and Fitness - Let’s Grow! Read more:Treadmill
, Tragedy
New Location! 2008-05-23 21:56:59 I’ve moved my blog. Please move with me by updating your bookmarks and links to Faith First Fitness Programs. Read more:Location
Recreation or Remembrance? 2008-05-24 10:49:15 As we relax and enjoy our families this weekend let us remember those who have made it possible for us to live free. I plan to watch my National Geographic DVD – “Arlington: Field of Honor.” It’s a great history of Arlington National Cemetery with an emphasis on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in [...] Read more:Recreation
, Remembrance
Video of the Week: Treadmill Tragedy 2008-05-21 16:03:54 Have you experienced this in the gym? If not, you probably danced on the edge of disaster like I have!
Faith and Fitness - Let’s Grow! Read more:Treadmill
, Tragedy
Contentment Can Be Elusive 2008-05-10 15:01:50 The sun was just coming up over the mountain in the distance. I watched the sun melt away the shadows as it rose. The slight chill at 6,295 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was disappearing quickly with the rise of the summer sun. I was sitting there alone enjoying God’s creation. Roads, cars, phones, [...]
Show Me What Works! - Part 3 of 3 2008-05-06 12:39:06 The day of the swim test in our military unit had arrived. Everyone was confident (or at least made it look that way). Each of us started at a different station, and the pool was quickly filled with Soldiers. Some were swimming with rifles. Others were entering the water with all their gear then ditching [...] Read more:Works
The Nation Prays 2008-05-01 13:00:59 Today is The National Day of Prayer. Join with our nation as we pray for our government, military, media, business, education, church, and family.
Show Me What Works! - Part 2 of 3 2008-04-27 15:11:11 What works to help us not fall into the “cliché trap” when we see others struggling?
I have come along side many who have walked through circumstances that can best be characterized as “the nightmare we pray never comes.” When I look into their eyes of despair this is what they seem to say to me,
“Walk [...] Read more:Works
Show Me What Works! - Part 1 of 3 2008-04-22 15:34:20 What works when life has just kicked your feet out from under you? You know . . . the kind of event (or series of events) where you find yourself laying flat on your back with the wind knocked out of you. You’re dazed and confused.
Where do we go from there? Do we bounce back [...] Read more:Works
The Biggest Loser 2008-04-14 16:15:18 Tomorrow is “The Biggest Loser
” finale on NBC. Finally . . . a reality show that may have a little “reality” in it! I love the message of this show: exercise + eating right = a healthy life style. The “reality” of this show is anyone can do it. Granted, the participants soley focus on exercise [...]
6 Keys to Exercise Motivation: Spiritually and Physically! 2008-04-10 16:54:51 Pursuing genuine faith and a fit life-style have many parallels. Here are some keys to staying motivated:
Consistency – same time, same place. This goes for both workouts and personal Bible study/prayer (quiet time).
Accountability – if someone is going to ask you how your workout was or how your quiet time went you’ll stay more consistent. [...] Read more:Exercise
Running Through God’s Creation 2008-04-08 13:16:18 Yesterday, I went for a great run through an area I haven’t run through in a long time. I’m on vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and this run was amazing! Running is my “fringe sport.” It’s what I love to do in addition to my regular workout routine. I’ve found that I make larger [...] Read more:Creation
Optimal or Suboptimal? 5 Reasons to Optimize 2008-05-31 07:48:26 I ran across an article that describes the average person in our society. The author addressed the average person’s health and how it affects our economy in “What If No One Were Fat?”
“It seems, in fact, that economists have a word for our usual behavior: suboptimal. That’s what we do. We suboptimize. We think short [...] Read more:Reasons
Video of the Week: A Father’s Love 2008-06-28 02:50:00 A father and son team began running together in a small race. Now they compete in marathons and Ironman Triathalons. The Ironman Triathalon is a 2.4 mile ocean swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a marathon (26.2 miles).
If the father’s love shown in this video is humanly possible just think how great God’s love is for us. Matthew [...] Read more:Father
Fat Church - Southern Baptist Convention? 2008-06-26 13:24:01 There are few times that a headline really grabs my attention, but this one really did. Sociologist Ken Ferraro from Purdue University took a look at the question, “Is your church making you fat?” His findings are quite interesting and dead on. The article slams SouthernBaptist
s, and I’m a Southern Baptist Pastor. The sociologist’s [...] Read more:Church
, Convention
Connected or Going It Alone? 2008-06-23 15:13:14 I just discovered Twitter. My updates post in the navigation bar on the right. You can follow me here (I never thought I would be encouraging people to follow me). You can follow anyone . . . family . . . friends . . . or Michael Hyatt - President & CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers! Twitter [...] Read more:Connected
, Going
Video of the Week: Wii Fit 2008-06-19 15:54:20 Here is a great parody on Nintendo trying to get in on the popularity of fitness. This video is well done and continues to make me laugh. Here is a pro-Wii
Fit review to balance the playing field.
Agghh - I’m Sore! 2008-07-10 13:24:17 . . . my body screamed after taking a couple weeks off from my fitness plan about a month ago. This is how my day began:
o My heart goes from 0 to 60 mph as the alarm blares.
o I spring out of bed before the alarm wakes the rest of the house.
o My body goes from 60 to [...]
A Legacy of Fitness 2008-07-07 15:30:33 When I’m as old as dirt this is what I’m shooting for!
This guy is 75 years old. Talk about lifelong fitness! About a week ago I wrote about leaving a legacy of faith. What about a legacy of fitness? What kind of fitness influence are you leaving on those around you? In the world of [...] Read more:Legacy
Temporal or Eternal? 2008-07-07 01:18:20 “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.” (1 [...] Read more:Eternal
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