Every Lent reminds me of my one long standing disagreement with the Catholic Church. It has been one that has existed for me basically since I attained the age of reason. While I have had doubts and questions about some Church teachings and practices all those have been resolved with me understanding the Church’s point of view on the matter. However, this one is different. Not only do I still disagree with the Church, it Read more…
There is this video on YouTube of an 80-year-old guy skateboarding. It gives me joy to watch it since he just looks like he’s enjoying himself so much. While it is a normal part of our experience to see children at play it is rare to see an octogenarian engaging in play let alone one that is physically intense. Now this gentleman had been a bodybuilder in his youth and developed the habit of exercising Read more…
In case you can’t get enough of these … I am always searching out verses or interpreting daily Mass readings through the lens of my fitness journey. So in the vein of writing the type of post you’d like to read, here are 15 verses from the New American Bible that relate to the importance of health and fitness: Your Body as a Temple of the Holy Spirit “Do you not know that your body Read more…
Overview of Video Below What does a faith-based PE curriculum look like? In the video below I hope to begin this discussion with a few ideas including some things you can implement this week in your class. Here are the primary points covered: What is the purpose of school? Two of many answers: to answer the questions: who am I and what am I doing here? to facilitate the development of creative, critical thinking problem Read more…
I met with a 32-year-old father of 2 young daughters today, joining the gym in order to “have more energy for his work and family.” We spent the first 30 minutes talking about building his foundation of health as depicted in this week’s bulletin health tip. He left telling me the session was “fun” … how awesome is that? To talk about your health and fitness, to learn and become more mindful of your God-given Read more…
A few quick tips for your new year’s resolution – also a downloadable image for your bulletin.
*THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE WEEK 1 RESOURCES PAGE – not all of the links are active as they would be on the actual resource page sent out to teachers during the program. The video below shows the first 2-3 minutes of the 6 minute video shown in the program. Are your students Catholic and FIT? Contact us today to talk about sharing this fun faith and fitness message with your school community. Welcome Read more…
(FYI – This is a sample page from the CatholicFIT 8-week program, though no links are active not all information is up to date. If you’d like to discuss sharing the CatholicFIT program at your school, please contact us today!) Welcome to week 3! We are squatting this week – air squats, double squats, pause squats, and single leg squats (stand ups) from a chair or bench. These are great leg strengtheners after an agility Read more…
Thank you for stopping by – in this video, CatholicFIT founder and head coach Dave Reddy talks a little bit about why he created CatholicFIT, along with highlights of the program.
Welcome to week 2! We get moving this week, practicing AGILITY EXERCISES like skipping and side shuffle and ANIMAL MOVES such as the frogger, monkey and crab walk. Also, we discuss the importance of water, both of physical health (before and during exercise), and in symbolizing life, especially when blessed to make holy water for baptism. We recall that even Jesus was baptized with water by John (Matthew 3:13-17), so it must be crazy important Read more…
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