Summer months are nearly upon us, and with these months come travel and scheduled vacations. And vacations are gifts from the Lord.    There tend to be two approaches to exercise while on vacation: No exercise — I’m on vacation! More exercise — I’m on vacation!   Regardless of which camp you fall into, the responsibility to steward our bodies

The Home Gym Home gyms vary in size, equipment, toys, and costs. But they do not need to be elaborate to be effective.  You don’t need to invest thousands of dollars into recreating your local gym at home. Trying to mimic your local gym in your garage will create both an “analysis-by-paralysis” equipment evaluation, as well as cost you far

  “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty” – Proverbs 21:5 Plans and Routines It’s commonplace for fitness resolutions to fizzle out as January progresses. Excitement on January 1st turns into reality on January 14th. Lack of planning creates room for reasons and excuses not to exercise. Overdoing it

Murky Motivations “Be the very best you”. “Get that beach body ready”. “Boost your self-esteem”. “Impress others with your gains”. “You deserve to look good”. If you have spent any time in the exercise and fitness world, no doubt you have encountered motivations like these. You may have experienced them through popular marketing and advertisements, or in the familiar tugging

” ‘Serious things tomorrow’, said a heathen, to one who warned him of coming danger; but his tomorrow never came. Tomorrow is the devil’s day, but today is God’s. Satan cares not how spiritual your intentions may be, and how holy your resolutions, if only they are fixed for tomorrow. Oh, give not place to the devil in this matter.”

“What gain has the worker from his toil?” At the end of each year, we start observing a fitness frenzy. During the Holiday season, we naturally reflect on what was accomplished in the last year and what was left unfinished. Inevitably, fitness tends to be an area that fills most people’s New Years Resolution lists for the upcoming year.  This

What is a Pike Push-Up? The pike push-up is a push-up variation that will give you a great shoulder burn. It is a strength-building exercise that targets your shoulders with support from your triceps. The movement also requires flexibility in your hip complex, hamstrings, calves, and ankles.  The following muscle groups are engaged when performing pike push-ups: Shoulders Triceps How

What are Hip Extensions? Hip Extensions strengthen your core and your leg muscles. Your lower back and abdominal muscles are engaged in the upward and downward movement of your lower body. Your hamstrings (muscles on the backside of your legs) and your gluteals (muscles on your bottom) are also targeted in this movement. This exercise is simple yet effective, and

What is a Single Leg Romanian Deadlift? Like the Lunge, the Single Leg Romanian Deadlift is a leg strengthening exercises that will develop your balance and coordination. This is a fantastic balancing exercise (I almost lost my balance in this video!). It requires flexibility in your hamstrings (muscle on the underside of your thigh) and your hip complex, so be