Running the race doesn't have to break the bank.
As promised, I am posting the article from the Contra Costa Times on Sunday 1/23/09:
Nine Ways to Get Fit on the Cheap
by Jessica Yadegaran - Contra Costa Times - 1/23/09
Can't afford a gym membership? Makes sense, given the financial climate and the need to tighten our belts. But if you want to tighten that belt holding up your jeans, money is no excuse. There are plenty of ways to work out and get itno shape at little or no cost.
Below, find nine fabulous ways to get fit on the cheap:
1. TV as trainer. If you subscribe to digital or cable or get On Demand channels, you may have access to FitTV, which features found-the-clock exercise programming. Tighten your tummy with the belly-dancing show "Shimmy." Get toned with world-renowned trainer Gilad Janklowicz on "It's Body Sculpt with Gilad Janklowicz."
2. Squats are free. Incorporate them into real-life moving patterns. Try what he calls the "live lift" the next time you're picking up your kids' toys or grabbing that pen off the office floor. Simply bend from the hips -- not from the knees while keeping your spine straight and stable.
3. Find a buddy. Research has proved that people are more likely to exercise when they have someone to do it with. So, grab a friend or family member before or after dinner. Then walk. Jog. Bike. swim. Find a form of exercise and a time that works and stick with it. In the beginning, commit to 30 minutes of exercise two or three days a week.
4. One-legged moves. You don't need a gym or even hand weights to see results from resistance training. Using your body weight is usually more than enough. Challenge yourself by working one at a time. Sit in a chair and stand back up on one leg. Three sets of 10 repetitions three times a week are recommended.
5. YouFit. Did you know you could be getting in shape while watching YouTube? No, not with those quirky Croatian music videos. A search of "fitness" yields 28,000 results, including salsa dancing workouts, abdominal workouts by Ford models and a series of mine-minute workout videos catered to woemn and weights.
6. Take the stairs. Let's face it, they're all around you -- at the mall, the library, and all parking structures. So skip the elevator and channel your inner Rocky.
7. Get toned with iTunes. If you have an iPod, you can download hundreds of fitness related podcasts.
8. Stretch. Yes, improving flexibility aids in weight loss. Tight muscles decreas blood flow, which can slow down fat elimination.
9. Look around. Your environment - your house, your community - is full of exercise tools and resources. The track at the nearby high school. Walking and hiking trails.
What a great article, found right in my local newspaper. I've seen some recent statistics that are really shocking: 65% of adults are overweight. Obesity is a preventable illness. Exercise can help tackle obesity.
It can be a difficult thing to add exercise to our already full schedules, but it is well worth the effort. We can balance our lives by exercising regularly. Taking care of our bodies with exercise doesn't have to be a chore. Figure out what type of activity you are going to do, when you are going to do it, who you are going to do it with and begin. The are so many benefits. Dr. Norm Wright says, "Good physical conditioning strengthens the body's immune system and increases endorfins which are the brain's natural tranquilizers." We can't afford NOT to exercise. The benefits are out of this world.
"Therefore we do not lose heart, though outwardly we are wasting away,yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. Fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Cor. 4:6-18
Stay Strong,
Sheryl
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Running the Race...Join me for an Internet Interview 1/26 @ 6 pm
All of us are all in the race...the question is - how are we competing? Some are still waiting to start, some are limping along and some have been close to calling it quits. If you want to run the race well, it takes discipline. Good ole Webster's dictionary defines discipline as 'training that produces orderliness.' But it is more than that, discipline is a choice, a decision to obey the rules of self-control. The Bible has a lot to say about discipline and in today's study, we reviewed one of my favorite verses,
"Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get acrown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Don't miss my internet radio interview tonite! I am privileged to have the opportunity to talk with Donna Partow and partner with you in the 90 Day Jumpstart to a New You, it's not too late to join the online support community for the women's Bible Study - Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be. This is a life-changing Bible study you don't want to miss. I am honored to be part of Donna's team as the Fitness Guru--and a cancer survivor. We will be taking your questions and praying for requests on the air.
I know internet radio is new to most of you, but you CAN do it. Check out my FACEBOOK page to follow this link to the Radio Show page.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35679&cmd=tc
You can click the button to listen right on your computer (and participate in the chat) or call (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 35679
Cheering you on in the race,
Sheryl
"Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get acrown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Don't miss my internet radio interview tonite! I am privileged to have the opportunity to talk with Donna Partow and partner with you in the 90 Day Jumpstart to a New You, it's not too late to join the online support community for the women's Bible Study - Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be. This is a life-changing Bible study you don't want to miss. I am honored to be part of Donna's team as the Fitness Guru--and a cancer survivor. We will be taking your questions and praying for requests on the air.
I know internet radio is new to most of you, but you CAN do it. Check out my FACEBOOK page to follow this link to the Radio Show page.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=35679&cmd=tc
You can click the button to listen right on your computer (and participate in the chat) or call (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 35679
Cheering you on in the race,
Sheryl
Friday, January 9, 2009
A Living Sacrifice?
What does it mean to be a Living Sacrifice?
Have you ever wondered, if I’m offering my body as a living sacrifice, like it says in Romans 12:1, then why does it keep crawling off the altar? Are you tired of the diet roller coaster? Tired of losing weight only to gain it back? Are you sick of starting an exercise program only to quit? Are you frustrated because you promised yourself, "This time I will succeed?" My desire for you is that you will care for your body, mind and soul as an act of worship, not guilt. We can do this through joining together in the 90 Day Jumpstart to a New You (www.DonnaPartow.com). I will be praying for each of your success as you lean on God for strength.
When you think of caring for your body, most of us automatically think of diets.1Corinthians 6:19 and 20 is often used as a verse to motivate people to say on diets. It is: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”
But taking care of our bodies is much more than just a diet, it’s a lifestyle. I think of it as an act of worship to God. It’s like this -- when we become Christians, the Holy Spirit fills us and lives in us. We no longer own our bodies. “Bought at a price” refers to slaves purchased at an auction. Christ’s death freed us from sin, but also obligates us to his service. Many people say they have the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies. They think this is freedom but they are really enslaved to their own desires.
Who do you belong to?
If you live in a building owned by someone else, you try not to violate the building’s rules. Because your body belongs to God, you must not violate his standards for living.
As people of the Word of God, we are free to eat and drink whatever we want, but in everything we do we must glorify God. "If the Son has set you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36.
What does it mean to you to be a living sacrifice? Send me a note or post on my blog. I pray for each of you to be the people of God He wants you to be, to walk in the spirit, filled with His Word and sharing the Love of Jesus until He comes.
A word of encouragement from Leonard Sweet, from his book Soul Salsa, “Just as the health industry is moving from treating disease to creating health, so the church must redesign itself as a place that creates wellness rather than attends the sick. And wellness incorporates body, mind and spirit.”
Here's to Feeling Fine in 2009!
Sheryl
Have you ever wondered, if I’m offering my body as a living sacrifice, like it says in Romans 12:1, then why does it keep crawling off the altar? Are you tired of the diet roller coaster? Tired of losing weight only to gain it back? Are you sick of starting an exercise program only to quit? Are you frustrated because you promised yourself, "This time I will succeed?" My desire for you is that you will care for your body, mind and soul as an act of worship, not guilt. We can do this through joining together in the 90 Day Jumpstart to a New You (www.DonnaPartow.com). I will be praying for each of your success as you lean on God for strength.
When you think of caring for your body, most of us automatically think of diets.1Corinthians 6:19 and 20 is often used as a verse to motivate people to say on diets. It is: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”
But taking care of our bodies is much more than just a diet, it’s a lifestyle. I think of it as an act of worship to God. It’s like this -- when we become Christians, the Holy Spirit fills us and lives in us. We no longer own our bodies. “Bought at a price” refers to slaves purchased at an auction. Christ’s death freed us from sin, but also obligates us to his service. Many people say they have the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies. They think this is freedom but they are really enslaved to their own desires.
Who do you belong to?
If you live in a building owned by someone else, you try not to violate the building’s rules. Because your body belongs to God, you must not violate his standards for living.
As people of the Word of God, we are free to eat and drink whatever we want, but in everything we do we must glorify God. "If the Son has set you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36.
What does it mean to you to be a living sacrifice? Send me a note or post on my blog. I pray for each of you to be the people of God He wants you to be, to walk in the spirit, filled with His Word and sharing the Love of Jesus until He comes.
A word of encouragement from Leonard Sweet, from his book Soul Salsa, “Just as the health industry is moving from treating disease to creating health, so the church must redesign itself as a place that creates wellness rather than attends the sick. And wellness incorporates body, mind and spirit.”
Here's to Feeling Fine in 2009!
Sheryl
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