Category: Fitness

Favorite Fat Burning Workout

by Phyllis Ward One of the top questions I receive is “What should I do for my cardio workout plan?” I usually answer with a question; “What do you enjoy doing for your cardio workout?” It doesn’t matter so much what you do for cardio. It’s doing what you enjoy. If I suggest you run……
Secret Weapon for Busy Believers

by Laurette Willis – “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19 NKJV). “Choose Life” = Spiritual Shorthand for the Busy Believer…. Please log in to view content
Fuel-Up with Foods as God Made Them

by Laurette Willis– How processed or close-to-nature are the foods you regularly eat? Quick quiz: Which meal would you say is closest to its natural state? 1. Fresh fruit cup; raw vegetable salad w/lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar and flax seed oil); whole wheat tortillas with beans and steamed veggies. 2. Raw veggie salad……
Christian Fitness: Should it include Yoga?

by Laurette Willis, Director of PraiseMoves Fitness Ministry Yoga is extremely popular in the fitness world, and many wonder if it has a place in Christian Fitness. Is there such a thing as “Christian yoga” or a “Christian alternative to yoga?” While many know that yoga originated in India, few realize it is part of……
Jesus Still Walks and Talks with His Disciples

by Laurette Willis, Director of PraiseMoves Fitness Ministry Many of us are familiar with the historical account of the risen Lord Jesus speaking with two of His followers on the Road to Emmaus, found in the 24th chapter of Luke. “And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the……
Indoor Games and Fitness Fun for Children

by Laurette Willis – “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6 NKJV). Looking for ways to keep your children occupied indoors? Here are some ideas for hours of fun to spark children’s creativity and preserve your sanity!… Please log…
A Fitness Formula for Prayer

by Laurette Willis – “Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them” (Mark 11:24, NKJV). We’re over a month into 2011. Two of our most popular resolutions are losing weight and developing our relationship with God…. Please log in to view content
Fit to Win in 2011

by Laurette Willis “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” Isaiah 43:18-19. Will 2011 be a new beginning for……
Eat-Smart Tips for the Holidays

by Laurette Willis “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food” (Proverbs 22:1-3 NKJV)…. Please log in to view content
Christian Fitness Help for Busy People

by Laurette Willis, Christian Fitness Expert “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase” (Daniel 12:4). Running “to and fro”? That sure sounds like today, doesn’t it? Once-upon-a-time the customary reply to the question, “How are you doing?” was “Fine, thank you. And you?” Today the answer is, “Busy!” Is that you? Do……