Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.- Matthew 26:41 (NIV) The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.- Samuel Johnson

For this weeks challenge you are going to begin taking actions to improve your health. This week we are actually going to be working on 2 different things, which if followed through on, will have a major impact on your health. First, you are going to pick a habit that you would like to develop. [...]

The Principle of Physical Health: Proper diet and exercise will give you the fuel you need to complete the other fundamentals in the program. The best advice for beginning an exercise routine is to make it fun.  Make it something you WANT to do.  Whether it’s dancing or running, lifting weights or doing yoga do [...]

Many times it is difficult to stay on track with the objectives we have for our health. It may be easy to eat our veggies for a couple of days or get to the gym for a week, but to keep these positive behaviors going is another story. Also, you may be able to skip [...]

Proper diet and exercise will give you the fuel you need to complete the other fundamentals in the program.

  19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) To keep the body in good health is [...]

In my post this week I challenged you to commit to exercise for 30 days and see how you felt at the end of that 30 day period. I encourage you to do that! This week’s challenge is much simpler than that. All that I am asking you to do is exercise today (or tomorrow [...]

I wanted to expand on the last point that Michael made in his post yesterday. While all the tips he listed were great there’s one that I thought could use a little more attention. Keep a record of your activities. Reward yourself when you obtain certain levels of achievement. Nothing motivates like past and present success! Keeping [...]

Swimming, jogging, biking, skiing, aerobics, walking or many other activities can help you succeed and achieve your other objectives.  They all cause an improvement in your energy and confidence levels as well as boost your feeling of accomplishment. Whether it is a structured exercise program or just part of your daily routine, all exercise adds [...]

  Proper diet and exercise will give you the fuel you need to complete the other fundamentals in the program.