In Strength and Fitness
We are more than simply a fitness organization. We are intentional about our faith, living life well, and being our best in whatever role(s) we find ourselves in life. We aim to honor God with everything we are. And we want to help you do the same.When you become a Body & Soul® Fitness student, you’ll be given a free copy of our most current devotional booklet. In this, you’ll find our current playlist of songs/artists, and spiritual content that we hope will encourage and inspire you. Download a copy of our previous devotional booklet.
It’s that time of year -- when we all are thinking about weight loss, making resolutions, and putting together a strategy to do something about it.
Body & Soul® instructors are primed to help, especially with recent training. At the 2022 RECHARGE™ annual training convention for Body & Soul® instructors, education focus on the hips took a surprising and interesting turn in the “Fat or Phat” session...
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When I was growing up our family had many Christmas traditions that filled our hearts with joy. I loved helping with the decorating, and my Mom had many beautiful things that we unpacked and placed each in its own special spot. My favorite was the manger scene. It was breakable, so each piece was placed with care on our mantle, telling the story of the true meaning of Christmas - Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins on the first Christmas day. God with us, Emmanuel....
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year! Trimming the tree, sipping hot cocoa, shopping for loved ones, taking late night drives to look at Christmas lights… it’s truly the season of giving!
That’s certainly what many of us think of when we approach the holiday season. But there’s a flipside to that...
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A recent series on Disney+ has my husband’s (and many others’) attention. The Mandalorian is a live-action television series of the Star Wars franchise. While I won’t attempt to connect any of the show’s entertaining themes to our Christian faith, one thing does repeatedly capture my attention. Mandalorians regularly say a phrase to one another that is met with great acceptance - “This is the way.” Every time I hear those words my mind shifts to “Jesus is the Way!”
What if the world came to know that truth and...
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There are times my mind is drawn to worry, World situations, family health concerns, decisions that need to be made…if I’m not careful, small concerns (and big ones) can spiral downward and cause me to doubt, second guess myself and well, ruin my day. I know in my heart that I need to pre-empt the downward spiral. I need to cast my cares on God and ask him to help me to take my thoughts captive...
"About six years ago, my sister-in-law brought me to this Power Strength Body & Soul® Fitness class. I enjoyed working out so much to great music that was always uplifting me as I was leaving. I was not a follower of Jesus at the time"...
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I have been a stay-at-home mom for 18 years and for the last 9 years I have homeschooled our three children. We launched our first bird from the nest in August of this year and she is loving college. She’s excelling in her classes and soaking up “all the things” that make the college experience fun. She got a lovely little scholarship but it didn’t pay for everything so we were attempting to make all the numbers work out and we weren’t quite sure how to do that...
"Each woman is attending for more than exercise: there is a community. It is a place where they can find friends, support, someone caring for them and praying for them. We all passed through the pandemic, by walking together twice a week...
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The Hebrew word, shalom, wishes (either coming or going) a state of wholeness, completeness, or unity on another. It may even include reconciliation. The ‘peace’ indicated by Shalom can be between us and God, one another, or both.
As we approach the holiday season, specifically Thanksgiving, many Christians also approach the end of the church year, closing the liturgical church year with ‘Christ the King Sunday’ to begin a new church year with the season of Advent. It’s a great time to think of all that shalom means and how it’s meaning can infuse our lives and gatherings this holiday season...
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When I was a child, one of my favorite fall activities was raking up the leaves into a big pile and when the pile was big enough, I would
start from far away and run and take a huge leap into the pile! I taught my own kids how to do that and we would laugh so hard with leaves in our hair! Living in the Northeast, the leaves change to colors of red, orange and yellow and can be so vibrant. Without the changing of the leaves, there would be no reason to make a pile and jump in them....
