BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness: Strengthening Your Body and Soul in Christ [Paperback]

Laurette Willis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0736915656 | ISBN-13: 978-0736915656 | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

In this uniquely integrated program, certified personal trainer and aerobic instructor Laurette Willis shares her BASIC (Body And Soul In Christ), step–by–step plan to improve wholeness in body, soul, and spirit.

Convinced that diets alone don’t work, Laurette shows how lasting change starts on the inside, and she leads readers through a process that will help them

• turn mundane daily activities and exercises into acts of worship
• develop a healthy self–image through forgiveness and freedom from addiction
• experience God’s transforming power through praise, prayer, and fasting

Laurette provides readers with plenty of practical opportunities for growth, including “PraiseMoves,” her own unique Christian system of worship and exercise that she calls “a Christ–centered alternative to yoga.”

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736915656
• ISBN-13: 978-0736915656
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Aerobics

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness, November 2, 2005

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Melissa Lodge (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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Wow! It almost doesn't seem real that something so simple can be so life-changing. But it is. I couldn't put this book down and I'm about to pick it up again for another read-through.

Laurette Willis incorporates her own life experiences with Biblical truth to give an inspiring and powerful testimony and plan for Godly fitness. For those of us who have struggled with weight or self-esteem issues throughout our lives, this book is an answer to prayer. Not only does it address the spiritual issues, but also the physical - something I've never found in a single book before.

PraiseMoves, the Christian alternative to yoga, is an extreme answer to prayer. I seriously asked God to show me what yoga was really about and anything I could do that was similar. I googled the subject and ended up at PraiseMoves' website in only a few clicks. This book contains a wonderful introduction to the poses and thoughts behind the movements.

I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for God's way to health - both spiritual and physical.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A new way to look at fitness, May 24, 2005

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness: Strengthening Your Body and Soul in Christ (Paperback)

Most of us have made the decision to go on a diet and incorporate an exercise program. Many of us have lost interest or found it more difficult than we thought it would be. The result was failure. We didn't reach our weight loss and health goal.

Laurette Willis, personal trainer, public speaker and author of Basic Steps to Godly Fitness, provides solid information about why our diets can and often do more harm than good. Willis offers her vast experience with health and fitness to provide us with a biblical approach to fitness: a Christian alternative to yoga. She believes her program will encourage our spirit, refresh our souls and nourish our bodies.

Willis provides practical suggestions to turn dull exercises that we really don't want to do into acts of worship. She gives simple and useful steps to better incorporate nutrition and fitness into our daily lives. These steps will bring lasting results. Willis discusses ways to overcome destructive thought patterns, make healthy choices and discover how forgiveness will free us. And she shows us ways to grow in our relationship with God.

I found Basic Steps to Godly Fitness to be interesting, logical and easily understood. I personally found the information on stress to be a reminder that is worth reading and then re-reading. The photographs accompanying the exercise descriptions were sound and easily followed. And there are suggested menus and a few recipes that contain ingredients that most people have in their kitchens.

This is a prayerful diet and exercise program worth taking a look at.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answer to my prayers!, October 24, 2005

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B. Gendusa (St. Rose, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness: Strengthening Your Body and Soul in Christ (Paperback)

I love this book and highly recommend it to everyone looking for a biblical approach to fitness and eating healthy. Laurette has a lot of helpful tips that are easy to incorporate in your daily life. I will be purchasing copies to gift my family and friends with.

And she also has a great program called PraiseMoves which is the "Christian Alternative to Yoga"!! Something I have been searching for which teaches stretching poses with Scripture verses.