Keeping the party going...

We're extending our LoLa Fitness classes into the first two weekends of April! All women and teens are invited.

April 2 at 9 a.m. we'll have Zumba with Mylie!
April 9 at 9 a.m. we'll have Cardio/Strength with Yvette!

Come on out and join us for a fun time and a great workout. We're at Liveoak Bible Church at 7500 Woodrow Ave.

Fitness by Faith Study #2: Searching Your Motives

We continued our study on Saturday (Mar 12) and listened to the podcast entitled "Searching Your Motives." It was an interesting one, and I felt like we could have talked for hours about our discussion questions. Alas, we only had 1/2 of one. :) Here are some highlights from the teaching:

Ask yourself: Why do you want to live a healthy lifestyle?
-Short term goals (like getting a beach body, losing weight for a class reunion, etc.) are NOT enough to motivate lasting lifestyle changes.
-Be careful not to let an image be the driving force behind what you do, because the images are always changing. The models that look good today won't be what we're expected to look like in ten years.

Three Healthy Motives for Living a Healthy Lifestyle
1. To honor God with your body. (See 1 Corinthians 6:19 and Rom 12:1) In Romans, we're called to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. The Greek for the word "living" meant full of life and energy, robust, full of exuberance. Is that the kind of body we're offering God?

2. To have a healthy body to be able to do what God has called us to do.

3. You are worth it! You are valuable enough to deserve the time and money to take care of yourself. You aren't being selfish if you put extra money toward buying good food.

We are all on a diet...
-If you eat food, you're on a diet.
-Eat smart meals, and pay attention to frequency (eat 5-6x/day), quantity (eat smaller portions), and quality (eat foods with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients).

This week we're reading chapters 2 and 3. Join us for the podcast and discussion this Saturday, 10-11 a.m after the free fitness class!

Fitness by Faith Study #1

This week we kicked off the Fitness by Faith study after that kickin' Zumba class with Dimi! (So much kicking!) ;)

We started our 6-week study by listening to Justeina Brownlee's podcast introduction to the series. You can find that here if you missed it. She explained the goal of this study is to reach our fitness goals while experiencing contentment and freedom. She taught us, "The true you is a free you." According to Galatians 5:1, Christ set us free to live a free life!

So, as freed people, we can experience freedom:

• From how we look: more than likely we've compared ourselves to other people, which has caused discontentment in how we look. Let's not dwell on these unhealthy comparisons! We can strive to live healthier lifestyles, but we can be content on the way to our goals (see Phil 4:11-13).
• From Numbers: we don't have to let the scale determine our happiness or joy
• From Past Failures: these don't dictate our future. We can always get back up again!
  
• To Say No: When trying to live a healthier lifestyle, we ought to be asking ourselves, "Is it permissible?" AND "Is it beneficial?" A lot of things are permissible, but will they be constructive to our goals? If we did everything we could get by with, we'd be enslaved by our whims.
  
• To Offer our bodies to God: see Romans 12:1-2

If you missed our first meeting, you can still join us this Saturday for another podcast and discussion. Any woman (14+) is welcome! Getting the book is not necessary, but will help you get all the more from the study. Contact Karina at karinavenable@gmail.com if you have questions.

Zumba Update

We've had a change in the instructor for this Satuday's Zumba class.  Our new instructor will be ... Dimi Aldridge!  Yay for Dimi!  Remember to wear comfortable shoes without a lot of traction because we'll be on carpet.  Please arrive early so we can start at 9.  We are looking forward to movin' to the beat with Dimi and all of you!