Alive and Active Podcast | Faith and Fitness

As we talk about fitness and nutrition, I realize there is often a lot of shame around these topics.

Shame says I am a bad person. Guilt says I did something bad.

If you’ve tried to lose weight in the past and failed, you may have felt like there is something wrong with you. That’s not true. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

There is a difference between condemnation and conviction.

The Holy Spirit brings conviction. His voice is loving and invites you into more. Many times there will be a conviction of sin. We have the opportunity to confess our sin and be forgiven.

Condemnation is from the voice of the enemy and keeps us stuck. We spiral into more negative thinking and it doesn’t produce change.

Where are you right now? Are you experiencing conviction or condemnation related to fitness and nutrition?

“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 NLT

This is another reason we should take in a daily diet of God’s Word in order to know the Truth of what God says about us. Satan is known as the ‘father of lies’ and will feed us one lie after another.

God is inviting us all into more each day. Will you give Him your yes?

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

Welcome to this episode of Scripture Stillness. In this episode we will lead you through a short 5-minute Biblical meditation.

Today’s theme is “Receive Power” based upon Acts 1:8. This is part of the All In series.

This is an opportunity to calm your heart, calm your mind, and connect with Christ through His Word. As the Scripture says to be still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).

If you haven’t yet, sign up to get access to your FREE workouts, downloads, and more here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com

We love you and are praying for you!

Listen to this episode as you walk, run, bike, workout, or even clean your house. 

Today’s theme is "Receive Power" based on Acts 1:8. This is part of the All In series.

We named these episodes after Galatians 5:25, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."

In many of these episodes we will be using a technique called Lectio Divina, which means divine reading. It's a way to connect with God through Scripture and prayer. Ask God for insight and to speak to you through His Word which is alive and active.

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

As we talked about previously, a warm-up and cool down will help decrease DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).

It also helps prevent injuries. Instead of going from 0 to 100 instantly, it gives your muscles, tendons, and ligaments a chance to prepare.

Think of a car after being parked outside in freezing temperatures. After starting it up, it needs a few minutes to warm up & allow the oil to flow through the engine to lubricate each part.

In a similar way, a good soup or stew needs plenty of time to cook in order for all the ingredients to gel together and create full flavor. You can’t rush a good soup!

It is recommended that as we age, warm-ups should get longer and slightly more gradual. This also holds true if preparing for an exercise that is particularly vigorous, or if coming back from an injury.

“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 NLT

When I was young, I didn’t need a long warm-up, but as I got older, I put away these childish habits.

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

Welcome to this episode of Scripture Stillness. In this episode we will lead you through a short 5-minute Biblical meditation.

Today’s theme is “Where Else Would We Go?” based upon John 6:68-69. This is part of the All In series.

This is an opportunity to calm your heart, calm your mind, and connect with Christ through His Word. As the Scripture says to be still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).

If you haven’t yet, sign up to get access to your FREE workouts, downloads, and more here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com

We love you and are praying for you!

Listen to this episode as you walk, run, bike, workout, or even clean your house. 

Today’s theme is "Where Else Would We Go?" based on John 6:68-69. This is part of the All In series.

We named these episodes after Galatians 5:25, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."

In many of these episodes we will be using a technique called Lectio Divina, which means divine reading. It's a way to connect with God through Scripture and prayer. Ask God for insight and to speak to you through His Word which is alive and active.

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

We want to start sharing some fitness testimonies on the podcast to inspire you. Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

This week we are thrilled to have Alisa Keeton, the founder of Revelation Wellness, sharing her testimony on the podcast.

Alisa Keeton is a wholehearted pursuer of God’s love in heart, mind, soul, and strength. A fitness professional since 1990, Alisafelt God leading her to bring new meaning to the world of health and wellness. At first, she resisted, but eventually, she got on her knees, rolled up her sleeves, and followed the call. In 2011, Alisa launched Revelation Wellness, a nonprofit ministry that uses fitness and wellness to spread the gospel by inviting participants to become integrated and whole beings through biblical teachings, on-line events, productions, and in-person retreat experiences. Alisa knows that when bodies move, minds renew, so she created the Revelation Wellness Instructor Training program, which equips and sends out thousands of “fitness missionaries” worldwide. She is a published author of The Wellness Revelation through Tyndale House publishing and the author of Heir to the Crown.

Alisa lives in Phoenix with her husband, Simon, and their two children, Jack and Sophia. As a family, they are on a mission to change the world with the kind and courageous love of God. Find out more at: https://www.revelationwellness.org 

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

Welcome to this episode of Scripture Stillness. In this episode we will lead you through a short 5-minute Biblical meditation.

Today’s theme is “Giving Our All” based upon Matthew 22:37. This is part of the All In series.

This is an opportunity to calm your heart, calm your mind, and connect with Christ through His Word. As the Scripture says to be still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).

If you haven’t yet, sign up to get access to your FREE workouts, downloads, and more here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com

We love you and are praying for you!

Listen to this episode as you walk, run, bike, workout, or even clean your house. 

Today’s theme is "Giving Our All" based on Matthew 22:37. This is part of the All In series.

We named these episodes after Galatians 5:25, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."

In many of these episodes we will be using a technique called Lectio Divina, which means divine reading. It's a way to connect with God through Scripture and prayer. Ask God for insight and to speak to you through His Word which is alive and active.

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/

DOMS is delayed onset muscle soreness and is usually the worst 2 days after a workout. It’s completely normal. This is what you would call “good soreness”

7 ways to decrease your post-workout soreness:

1. Warm up - allow your muscles to warm up before heading right into a hard workout.
2. Foam rolling - research has shown that foam rolling after a workout can help decrease soreness. The foam roller we use: https://amzn.to/2Yk2ca6. And here is a simple routine you can try: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJtvgBJUJP/
3. Active recovery - cool down with  some light cardio and schedule some low-intensity workouts through the week 
4. Sleep - Sleep helps our bodies recover and rebuild our muscles. Muscle-building chemicals such as Human Growth Hormone are naturally produced by your body in the deep stages of sleep.
5. Increase circulation - Try taking a warm (not hot as this can have the opposite effect!) bath, and for extra pain relief, add to it 1-2 cups of Epsom salts. The magnesium in Epsom salts can be absorbed through the skin, helping reduce soreness and improve muscle function.
6. Drink water - Your muscles are working harder and so they demand more oxygen and therefore need more blood pumping around – around 82% of your blood volume actually consists of water, so hydration is much more important and effective than simply quenching your thirst!
7. Tart cherry juice - Another study found that drinking tart cherry juice helped marathoners reduce muscle soreness.

MOMENTUM Free 21-Day Move Your Body Challenge

Have you signed up for our free challenge? It’s called Momentum: a 21-day move your body challenge. WooHoo! 

In this challenge, we help you gain momentum in your fitness by encouraging you to move just 15 minutes a day. You’ll get free workouts, accountability in our app or online member area, and audios. 

Sign up now and invite a friend to join you here: https://aliveandactivewellness.com/momentum/