THE FINAL PRINCIPLE Our faith in who Jesus was 2000 years ago and who he is for us today in 2016 is what the Christian life is all about. One of the primary reasons I choose to be Catholic is that the Church’s teachings help me wrap my head around who God is and what part Jesus plays in my life today. This takes quite a bit of faith. I find it comforting to know Read more…
After nearly two decades of health, fitness and lifestyle coaching, I have talked to many people about the relationship between spiritual and physical health, though putting these concepts into practical ideas for exercise and healthy lifestyle behaviors remains a big challenge. I have studied many philosophies and approaches doing so, but always find myself gravitating back to my Catholic faith with more and more curiosity (and answers;) To explore this further, I focus on 4 Read more…
One of the best fitness motivators is to pay forward the success and knowledge you personally gain from your own journey. As you are working towards your fitness goals, invite others to go for a walk after work, offer a recipe idea to someone who is struggling with their food, or simply share your experience. This is one of the key fitness points of the Helping Others principle. “Helping others” is the simplest way to Read more…
Music, friends and a pretty nice sweat for everyone who joins us is guaranteed on April 23rd at Trinity High School. I have designed a one mile course that will include all of the CatholicFIT exercises we have been practicing each week. Plan to bring your entire family and RSVP here! Click on the RSVP link and the links below for more information. Here are your links to other printable flyers and resources: 2016 CatholicFIT Read more…
Your printable Culture Warrior CORE Workout and Stretching Principles is here: CLICK HERE TO OPEN AND PRINT. We knocked out all of these and more at the last CatholicFIT Family Workshop … this is the “cheat sheet” we gave out last week. All of the Culture Warrior Workout sheets are coming soon that will coincide with the CatholicFIT Program. Please check ’em out and tell me what you think!
We are experiencing a crisis in our Church today. The latest surveys from Pew Forum study and CARA reports indicate that more and more Catholics are spiritually and religiously illiterate. – Jared Dees, TheReligionTeacher.com Today, only 30% of those raised Catholic are practicing today. The challenges span beyond the Catholic Church walls – many protestant ministers believe traditional religions and denominations will soon be a thing of the past. It seems the more people say Read more…
Many well intended people give up on a stretching routine because they don’t know or adhere to the appropriate strategies. Embrace these ideas. Your body and your loved ones who have to, or will eventually have to take care of you, will thank you all the more. Effective stretching (and other bodywork) is an acquired skill – be patient, your time invested will become more effective and efficient with practice. Stagger your bodywork sessions – Read more…
I love Pope Francis’ quote about young people expressing their talents and gifts. Applied to fitness, we are all born with a certain amount of physical gifts and potential. It is through health, fitness and physical education and practice we can preserve, restore and celebrate these gifts. I have reviewed a few faith and fitness concepts in other posts, so let’s talk a bit about what exactly exercise and fitness are and how we can Read more…
To continue building our faith and fitness bridge, let’s begin with a few basic definitions: Fitness – the ability to perform a task; the expression of physical attributes resulting in a person’s ability to survive, work and play. Do you want to be fit? Choose a task you would like to perform (or perform better.) A fit mom can pick up her 3 year old without bothering her back. A fit basketball player can jump Read more…
Being a fit person begins with purpose. Fitness goals represent a purpose, a reason and therefore motivation to exercise. Weight loss, reducing aches and/or playing a sport are all common goals that serve a purpose. The difference with being CatholicFIT is that while we can certainly continue working towards these common goals for daily motivation (for example I exercise to feel good playing basketball), there are two more important, longevity-minded goals that stand out above Read more…
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