Fitness For You

Fitness For You

How to Start your own Exercize regimen and stick to it

Do you find yourself making resolutions about exercising to get in shape, but never seem to stick to the resolution? This "How-to" can help you with some ideas to provide the little nudge you need.


1. Do something you enjoy. If you like it, it's more likely you'll keep at it. Not all workouts are at a gym: try biking, inline skating, rowing, skateboarding, swimming, hockey, or a rugby team; even dancing in your bedroom with an ipod. Enjoyment is the key to sticking with it.


2. Make a commitment. Don't just make a mental promise to yourself. Get a journal. Write down what you

Staying Active

healthy, live longer and feel better.


More older people than ever before are involved in exercise and sports. They've learned that being physically fit doesn't have to mean aching muscles from workouts and hard-to-maintain exercise schedules. Many people are getting their exercise in active pastimes such as biking, skiing and tennis. Others prefer less active recreation such as walking, gardening or golf.


All are finding relaxation and fun while

Behold the MaidServent of the Lord

"Then Mary said, 'Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word'" Luke 1:38.


To me, these are some of the most remarkable words in Scripture. Mary had just been told something quite amazing -- -- something no one before her had ever been told.

Mountain Moving Prayer

The Lord gave us the perfect prayer outline in the 11th chapter of the book of Mark for removing mountains in our lives. Mountains are situations and conditions that stand between us the fulfillment of God's best for us.


Mountains standing in your way can be things such as lack, debt, or a bad report. A mountain can be a physical, emotional or mental

Our Bread from Heaven

"Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. I am the bread of life… Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from

Healthy Weight Loss = Break Fast (breakfast)!

Are you a breakfast eater? It's important to eat a nutritious breakfast every morning if you want to lose weight, maintain a healthy weight and maintain a good energy level throughout the day.


A study was conducted by Vanderbilt University in 1992 with overweight people who routinely skipped breakfast. When they began eating

The Fast of the Lord

"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens…" (Isaiah 58:6)


The reasons we choose to fast and the reasons the Lord calls us to fast may be two entirely different things. You may choose to fast in order to hear the Lord more clearly, for direction in your life, to help a loved one, or to see a "mountain" moved out of your

Slim Tips on the Cheap and the Right Time to Exercise

Do the ads for expensive fitness equipment, pricey gym memberships and overpriced weight loss programs have you down? No need to get bent out of shape financially just to keep in shape physically. Here are seven skinny tips to burn the fat without burning a hole in your wallet.

Present your Body

"I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your body a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1)


While exercise was not a priority in Biblical times, Paul instructs us to "present your bodies a living sacrifice." Each of us is advised to take care of our body since it is the "temple of the Holy Spirit."

What is Idol worship or Idle worship?

"You shall have no other gods before Me" Exodus 20:3.


"'Do not turn to idols...I am the LORD your God'" Leviticus 19:4.


"Idol worship? Me? Never!"


That's what I would have said if someone had suggested that I was putting my

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