Music I Like To Exercise To

I love to dance and this is one way to get me off my butt !!!
I have started using our Roku (see link on the side to order your own) and then pulling up Pandora - I make an exercise list then after I'm finished I decided to put it on youtube for future reference. I want to see if my minutes and intensity increase.
I love all kinds of music!

Sports, Cooking, Exercise, Movies All On One Box?

THIS IS AMAZING!  And I just found a new station on it that says 'no more excuses'~!!!!!

You can purchase a Roku box from the above link and get FREE exercise programs - Belly Dance, Salsa, Jazz Dance, Martial Fusion Cardio blast, Brand New Butt - Sculpt (I need this one!!), Dynamic Stretch, Aikido Drills, Kickbox Strike Zone, Pilates, Hot Core and more!!!

Again, click the Roku picture above to order yours today!

Other channels on Roku - Allrecipes.com, Bowhunting.com, Crackle, Elevation Church, Flixter, Heading Outdoors, iFood.tv, Pandora and the list goes on and on.

We do not miss our cable!!

I Like To Watch Movies and Listen to Music Right Here at Home

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Exercising and Eating - Is That All I Need to Do?

It's a new year and lot's of people are deciding this is the year to get in shape, to drop some weight.

But I believe there's more to getting fit than exercising and watching how much you eat.





"Dear friend I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even
 as your soul is getting along well."  3 John 1:2

"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."  Proverbs 3:7-8

'health' here in the Strong's Concordance means - cure.

As I study the Bible I begin to see that God's warnings are not to keep us from having fun but to protect us. We lose our mental, physical and spiritual health when we don't shun evil; when we think we know better than God. 

There are more Scrptures that talk about health but I just wanted to put a few out for now.

I personally believe I should be in God's Word daily, talking/praying and listening to Him; making sure I obey what His word says.

I can tell you after the initial ouch or hesitation, there is such a joy, a strength, and energy that comes in and this helps me exercise and helps me to say no thank you to those tempting foods.

Sit before the Lord and ask Him for guidance on getting healthy and make sure it's in all areas of your life - not just food and exercise of the body.

Check This Out You Can Do It !! It's a New Year

I had high blood pressure, didn't want to get off the couch and could barely walk up one flight of stairs!! I was depressed and frustrated until........I started Turbo Jam and drinking Shakeology. I'm down 2 pant sizes and I have energy without the caffeine jitters!
Check out all they offer. If you are looking to get fit in your body and wallet now is the time - people are making those New Year resolutions.
If I can do it (57 years old) YOU can do it too.

Fruit Your Deeds Actions Are They Rotten or Good?

Fruit – what is it?

Are you thinking apple, orange, blueberries or watermelon? Those are yummy but when God speaks of fruit in John 15:2 and Matthew 12:33, this is not the ‘fruit’ He is talking about.

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

 John 15:2

The fruit He is talking about is a deed, action, result, or profit.

 In the Strong’s it’s #2590 - everything done in true partnership with Christ, i.e. a believer (a branch) lives in union with Christ (the Vine). By definition, fruit (2590 /karpós) results from two life-streams – the Lord living His life through ours – to yield what is eternal

So our ‘fruit’ will be what we are doing, how we are speaking, how we are treating people; what our actions are, are we lazy, do we keep our word when we say we will do something? What is the result of our actions? Do we profit, does the Kingdom of God profit?

It says He prunes the branches that bear fruit.

Prune in the Strong’s #2508 - make clean by purging (removing undesirable elements); hence, "pruned (purged)"; eliminating what is fruitless by purifying.

I’m not sure about you but when I’m getting ‘pruned’ sometimes I let out a yelp!  There are times I know I need to let go of a relationship because it draws me away from God or I need to stop watching a certain program because it causes wrong emotions to rise up in me and that affects the relationships in my home. 

Sometimes He prunes me because I’m speaking negative things to myself and believing the lies rather than the truth of who God says I am and the power I have to change because ‘the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in me’. WOW I want to understand that more. I ask for wisdom on this one verse Lord. That’s power!

The ‘more fruitful’ is awesome too, it is greater, of higher value.

So as I (we) are pruned, we repent and let go of the bad fruit and begin to see increase. This increase can come in the form of better relationships, finances, health, peace and faith.

When God begins to prune the bad fruit of laziness and over eating, it doesn’t feel comfortable at first and it does take some work to move forward. But as you begin to give it over to God, rely on Him knowing you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and then you begin to see the positive results – you begin to desire those pruning’s! You can even see an increase in your finances because you are not eating out as much or buying all those cookies and cakes you thought you couldn’t live without.

Then in Matthew 12:33 I looked up ‘good’    

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

Good - Definition: beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.

In Strong’s - 2570 – attractively good; good that inspires (motivates) others to embrace what is lovely (beautiful, praiseworthy); i.e. well done so as to be winsome (appealing).

Don’t you want to be ‘good’, one that inspires, one that embraces what is lovely and praiseworthy? Don’t you want a person to know you as one that has honorable character? I sure do.

Now when I looked up ‘bad’ --

Definition: rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved.

In Strong’s - 4550  – properly, rotten (putrid), over-ripe; (figuratively) over-done (ripened); hence, corrupt. --, expresses what is of poor quality, unfit for use, putrid"– "of poor or bad quality"

Do you (do I) express what is of poor quality?

I looked up ‘poor quality’ in the dictionary (The Free Dictionary on-line) and it said - Not adequate in quality; inferior Lacking in value; insufficient.

I know if this is where I am at it's because I’ve started believing/living a lie. God tells me in His word that I have value, I am not useless! Satan wants me to have this ‘bad’ fruit so I’m too ‘self-centered’ to be ‘others-centered’. The evil one knows if he can keep me in the poor me or even in the pride arena, I will have rotten fruit because I’m stuck in the ‘me, me, me, it’s all about me’ syndrome. Anything I do will not be in excellence, it will begin to stink because it doesn’t inspire anyone. Living the way God tells me (us) to live is the good fruit, fruit that inspires and motivates and blesses!

Now on to ‘is known’ (is recognized).

Definition: I am taking in knowledge, come to know, realized.

1097 ginṓskō – properly, to know, especially through personal experience (first-hand acquaintance).

You will be known by your fruit, there is no way around it. As people begin to know you, especially outside the Sunday sermon, will they be intrigued by your good fruit or repulsed by the rotten, bad fruit?

Remember your fruit will show through in the way you treat your spouse, your children, people you work with, the way you handle a frustrating cashier, etc. Are you the loudest AMEN on Sunday and then Sunday night or Monday morning you are belittling and controlling your spouse? Or maybe talking about someone because they are not on the same faith level you are? Do you gossip or whine? I could go on and on but I think you get the picture. I know I do and just in writing this I have had a conviction and have repented – ouch got pruned again, but thank You Lord because I know the good that will come from it. Good in my life and in the life of others, because You are Light in me for all to see!

If any of this has spoken to you and you need to repent and turn away from the bad fruit – do it now. So with eyes opened or closed, you’re your hand folded or lifted up to the Lord; however you are called to do it – cry out to God now, tell Him you know you have fallen short in this area and you are sorry. Ask Him to forgive you, He will. Then ask Him to give you the strength to change whatever it is, as you read His word He may give you Scriptures He wants you to dwell on so they become alive in you and give you what you need to change your bad fruit to a good fruit.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Exercise Your Spirit Too

Why?

Have you really taken the time to ask yourself WHY?

Why do I want to lose weight?

Why do I want to quit smoking?

Why do I want to begin a ministry?

Why do I want to get out of debt?

Why do I want to ........

I know when I answered these questions from a 'me' standpoint - because I want to look good in a certain dress.....because I want to smell better.....basically selfish reasons, temporary reasons.

the I kept me from being successful, the motivation just wasn't there so the laziness and reasons why I shouldn't or can't do it weighed heavily on me. That was uncomfortable so I quit trying.

When I asked myself if this is something God wanted me to do, had a confirmation - then I would ask those why questions again.

So now I ask from a spiritual standpoint, from what God's word says - and I'm more motivated than I have ever been!

I want to be healthy because God made my

body and His spirt lives in me.

I need to be healthy so I can do

Kingdom work.

I want my body to function the way

He created it to function.

I know that stopping the cigarette addiction

will improve my health in many ways.

I want to be debt free so I can start a ministry,

give to missions, enjoy life and

be a blessing.

There is so much to be said about having a desire to accomplish something and moving forward because you know it's Gods will for you. He will equip you. We have to do our part, we can't just sit and say okay, you can start taking this extra weight off of me anytime now God......

No, we have to get up and do what we can. If you can only do 3 minutes on a treadmill or 5 minutes of a workout - do it! As you obey and draw upon the strength of the Lord you will begin to see that move up to 7 minutes then 10 minutes - it keeps going up until you reach a good workout schedule.

I heard part of an awesome sermon that I found interesting. The pastor was talking about passing the offering basket, instead of using the excuse of not being able to quit smoking - put those cigarettes in the basket and say, this is my offering I release my addiction to You, Lord. That's a good first step to take.

I have tried for years to get back into an exercise program and a better way of eating. I failed more times than I care to count. Yes I did lose weight and did ok for awhile but then I would get lazy, not see my goal anymore and the weight came back plus more!

About 6 or 7 months ago I heard (in my spirit) the Lord calling me to get healthy, to be prepared for things to come. Whether that is traveling with my husband as he begins to write music again or in some other ministry, I want to be ready. I have a goal and I have the Lord's promise that He will help me and He has! I have gone from the 3 minutes to 30 minutes on an elliptical. I have found a DVD I look forward to exercising to.

Has every day been easy? NOPE but I now take the time to seek God and see if it's truly a day my body needs rest or if it's a lie. I'm retraining my mind to not fall into the pit of thinking about how bad I feel to - this will pass, I'm feeling better and will feel better when I get some kind of exercise in. I have found that most days all I needed was to get up and get moving.

No more excuses! You can change what you know needs to be changed in your life. My pity party is over!

Exercise Benefits

One of the definitions of 'benefit' is -  something that promotes well-being.

Here are a few benefits of exercising.

•        reduce stress     
•        relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety
•        boost your mood
•        help you sleep better
•        increase bone density
•        strengthen your heart and lungs

I have been exercising for 5 months and have received the benefits listed above.

In three short months I went from gasping for breath when I walked up ONE flight of stairs to going up FIVE flights.
We walked around, talked and we went back down the stairs and then I stopped and said to my husband 'Wow, do you realize what I just did.' It was a time of celebration when we realized how far I had come!

            Now I'm helping other
people on their journey to a healthier life as I continue on mine.

I am 56 years 'young' and I feel like I'm 40 again. One of these days I will have the flexibility to put I feel like '30'  !!  My point.....I feel energetic and love meeting each new day with all that needs to be accomplished.

You can do this too! But you have to START and keep moving forward. You need to find a program that calls you, makes you want to get up and do it. For me it has to have high energy dance music. Other people prefer a weight routine with minimal music. Whatever you need, it's out there!