Faith & Fit: Week 7, Lesson 2
We are so glad you have joined us for Week 7, Lesson 2, Fresh Food, the last day of our journey to greater spiritual and physical health. These past seven weeks have flown by, and we trust that God has blessed you through this study. Listed below is your Faith & Fit work for today. Please click on the links or the play buttons to access each resource. Remember to leave a comment about your experience at the Speak Your Mind section at the bottom of the page. In Christ, we can grow stronger. Let’s do it!
Everyday Faith Teaching Video:
Everyday Faith Bible Study
Please click on the link below for the Bible Study!
Week 7, Lesson 2 Bible Study
Everyday Fit Physical Challenge:
Week 7, Lesson 2
Nordic Pole Walking
This summer I became interested in Nordic pole walking and I bought a set of poles to learn how to do this. I LOVE it! Nordic walking adds an upper body workout dimension to a walk and increases the aerobic workout. I purchased my poles at an outfitters. If you can’t find them locally, they are readily available online. My poles cost about $100. Here’s a video that shows you how to correctly use the poles:
Basic Walking Guidelines
Begin your walk with a warm up. This basically means start walking slowly for a few minutes, giving your body time to warm up. Save any stretching for the end of your walk, as you should not stretch cold muscles. If you have body parts that are very tense and need to be stretched before your main walk, do your warm-up first and then stretch them. You should also still follow your walk with a stretch at the end.
The Walking Site has some wonderful stretches for walkers, and here is a link to their stretching page.
As you are walking, walk tall, pull in your stomach and tighten your bottom.
When you have finished your exercise for the day, be sure to let the Faith and Fit group know by posting on our Facebook page. Great job!
Beginner Level Exercise:
For the rest of this week, we are going to set the goal of walking 2 miles or the rough equivalent of 4000 steps. If you wear a pedometer all day long, this is in addition to the total that is already showing on your pedometer. So, when it is time to log your walk, check your pedometer and note how many steps/miles you have already walked that day. Add 4000 steps or 2 miles to that total and begin walking. When you get to that total you may stop. How have you done for the past two weeks? I’d like to encourage you to keep you your walking. You’ve had a great start, now keep going!
For those of you who would like to take this to the next level, have you considered walking a 5K? I (Jane) haven’t done this yet, but I would like to. The even better news is that with the 2 weeks of work we have done on Faith & Fit, you’re probably ready to start at Week 3 of this program! Post on our Facebook page if you are interested in doing this so that we can encourage each other!
Experienced Level: Today make it your goal to jog for three miles today. Jog at a pace you are comfortable with and that your are able to carry on a conversation. By the end of your walk you should be sweaty and tired but not exhausted. As always, check with your doctor before beginning any physical workout to be sure you are up for the challenge. You can do it!
Last Day with Coach Dan!
Rainy Day? Too hot? No worries! click on the link below for a great indoor workout with Leslie Sansone!
Everyday Fit Food Challenge:
Fresh Food
To finish off our week, let’s make an effort to eat fresh food. As we move into fall and winter, it becomes harder to find fresh local produce, but you can find it at Whole Foods, The Fresh Market, Trader Joe’s and other health food stores.
Here are a few links to help you take advantage of the fresh produce:
Healthy Farmers’ Market Recipes
Salads to Go This looks like fun! For those who are on the go or working, this is a FREE Kindle book that shows you how to make salads in a Mason jar to take with you.
Free Paleo cookbook– It doesn’t matter if you eat paleo or not, this cookbook looks like it has lots of delicious recipes. It looks like it plugs some other products, but the recipes sound wonderful!
Extra Faith:
Need a little extra spiritual challenge added to your day? Take advantage of the following resources!
Meditating on God’s word with Dick Eastman: Session 11 Step 10 Meditation
I use Dick Eastman’s book The Hour That Changes the World frequently in my prayer time. The above link is his podcast teaching on Biblical meditation. He has several downloadable resources, all free.
Extra Fit
Need an extra challenge? Get your abs in shape with Team Beachbody Coach and Founder of Team Let’s Go Fitness at Dan Vukmirovich. Dan’s videos are short, effective and productive! Let’s go!
Thank you so much for your participation in Faith & Fit! It has been our pleasure to serve you. May God continue to bless each one of you. To continue growing with the Lord, please take advantage of the many free resources offered on our website www.onlybyprayer.com