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    Fit for Faith: 7 Weeks to Improved Spiritual and Physical Health
    Fit for Faith: 7 Weeks to Improved Spiritual and Physical Health
    Fit for Faith: 7 Weeks to Improved Spiritual and Physical Health
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    Fit for Faith: 7 Weeks to Improved Spiritual and Physical Health

    By Kimberley Payne

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    Do you need encouragement to lose weight while addressing the whole person? Discover this book that can help you to apply godly principles, nutritional wisdom, and scriptural guidance to achieve your goals.

    Are you looking for sensible advice and practical tips on healthy eating and exercise? Do you want effective strategies for good health and spiritual growth? Have you wanted to be held accountable to keep record of your health? Kimberley Payne is a seasoned personal trainer who wants to bless and encourage others in being fit in every way.

    Fit for Faith unites physical and spiritual health through a 7-week program to lose weight and develop a deeper relationship with God. It is a reference on cardiovascular exercise, strength training, prayer, healthy eating, Bible study, flexibility exercise, and journal writing.

    Kimberley guides you through a common sense and guilt-free approach to improve fitness and faith. Her goal is to share how Bible study, prayer, and journal writing are to the spirit what healthy eating, exercise, and stretching are to the body.

    In Fit for Faith you’ll discover:
    •How to rely more on God to help you make changes in your lifestyle
    •Simple Bible study and prayer strategies to apply to your day
    •Clear advice on goal planning, exercise, and flexibility guidelines
    •A 49-day workout plan, home fitness test, and three easy-to-follow strength training programs
    •Facts surrounding more than 40 health and fitness myths

    Fit for Faith is a great reminder on how to balance physical and spiritual well-being.

    If you like practical books that motivate and inspire, then you’ll love this workbook that makes an excellent companion on your journey to health. Buy Fit for Faith to experience the joy of a healthier and more spiritually fit life today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKimberley Payne
    Release dateMar 25, 2011
    ISBN9780973508253
    Fit for Faith: 7 Weeks to Improved Spiritual and Physical Health
    Author

    Kimberley Payne

    Kimberley is an award-winning author who writes to help others grow closer to God.Her writing relates raising a family, pursuing a healthy lifestyle, and everyday experiences to building a relationship with God.She combines her teaching experience and love of writing to create educational materials for children about family, fitness, life sciences, and faith.

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      What Others are Saying about Fit for Faith

      This program is so much more than just exercise. It is giving me the tools I need to enrich my life and my energy level. It is the most comprehensive, common sense and guilt-free approach to health and wellness that I have read. It emphasizes your spiritual, physical and emotional well-being. Mary Condon

      In Fit for Faith, Kimberley Payne offered me no quick fixes or tricks for weight loss. Instead, this program caused me to consider my lifestyle and apply godly principles, nutritional wisdom and scriptural guidance to achieve my goals. Fit for Faith gave me the freedom to experience the joy of a healthier and more spiritually fit life. Glynis Belec

      Fit for Faith – 7 weeks to improved spiritual and physical health

      Published by Kimberley Payne at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Kimberley Payne

      Discover other titles by Kimberley Payne at Smashwords.com

      Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

      The NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission of the International Bible Society.

      All inquiries should be addressed to: www.kimberleypayne.com

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Fit for Faith

      7 weeks to improved spiritual and physical health

      Kimberley J. Payne

      Table of Contents

      Welcome

      Action Plan

      Part I: Exercise your body + Exercise your spirit

      Chapter 1: Exercise your body: Cardio & Strength training

      Chapter 2: Exercise strategies that work

      Chapter 3: Goal planning

      Chapter 4:Exercise your spirit: Prayer

      Chapter 5:Prayer strategies that work

      Chapter 6:Goal planning

      Part II: Feed your body + Feed your spirit

      Chapter 7: Feed your body: Healthy eating

      Chapter 8: Healthy eating strategies that work

      Chapter 9: Goal planning

      Chapter 10: Feed your spirit: Bible study

      Chapter 11: Bible study strategies that work

      Chapter 12: Goal planning

      Part III: Stretch your body + Stretch your spirit

      Chapter 13: Stretch your body: Flexibility exercises

      Chapter 14: Stretching strategies that work

      Chapter 15: Goal planning

      Chapter 16: Stretch your spirit: Journal writing

      Chapter 17: Journal writing strategies that work

      Chapter 18: Goal planning

      Implementation – Workbook

      Sample workbook page

      Workbook Days 1-49

      Maintenance

      A look back

      Appendix A: 49-day Index of Health and Fitness Myths

      Appendix B: Home Fitness Test

      Appendix C: Strength Training Exercises

      Appendix D: Stretching Exercises

      Welcome

      Fit for Faith is a unique workbook program. In addition to learning about the three components of fitness–cardiovascular exercise, strength training and stretching – your relationship with God will be strengthened through daily prayer, Scripture reading and daily journal writing.

      God created you as a whole person, therefore take care of your whole self, not just the individual parts. A direct relationship exists between physical, emotional and spiritual health. A healthy body gives you the energy and enthusiasm to carry out the purposes that God has for your life. Practicing healthy living glorifies God.

      This workbook is an invitation for you to discover for yourself the joys of treating your body with respect, learning to love yourself, and connecting with God on a deeper level. You are invited to take a fresh physical and spiritual attitude on a daily basis.

      You will learn that God truly cares. He is personal and He is intimate. God does listen to your prayers and is there for you. When you rely on God totally, for everything–including such things as losing a few pounds–He will bless you. God loves you and He wants you to love yourself. He did not create you to look at your body in disgust, but rather God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)

      Each day, follow the outline provided and start with a simple prayer. Read the question in the reflection section and write your own response. At the end of the day, answer the three questions about your activity and healthy eating habits. Test your knowledge with the myth. Finally, close each day by meditating on the scripture verse.

      The Fit for Faith Review is a personal record of your week. It is a self-evaluation tool that reflects your strengths and defines areas that need improvement.

      You need to be faithful about doing something each day in order to realize the full potential of God’s plan for you. You are invited to develop physical well-being and grow spiritually to deepen your relationship with God. Prayer, Bible study and journal writing are to your spirit what exercise, healthy eating and stretching are to your body.

      Blessings on your journey to health!

      Kimberley Payne

      Action plan

      Part I: Exercise your body + Exercise your spirit

      Cardiovascular exercise & Strength training + Prayer

      Think of exercise as either cardiovascular activity or strength training. Cardiovascular activity helps you to increase energy and keep moving. It is good for your heart, lungs and circulatory system. Strength training (also known as weightlifting) helps you keep your bones and muscles strong, reduces bone loss and improves balance and posture.

      Prayer helps you to enter into a spiritual communion with God.

      What cardiovascular exercise and strength training do for building a strong body, prayer does to build spiritual strength. Your body requires exercise and food, and it needs these things regularly. You cannot just take care of it at the beginning of the week and forget about it. Your spiritual life is similar to your physical body in that way. You cannot pray just once and have a healthy, growing spiritual life.

      In strength training, you start by lifting small

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