Prayer for Exercising Through Pain
I wrote this prayer nine months after my unexpected c-section. Residual pain from pregnancy and surgery made exercise more challenging...
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Tami McCandlish
Connecting Faith & Fitness
Stories about faith, fitness, and the healing of broken hearts, minds, and bodies
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Exercise Motivation Prayer
Lord, I don't feel like doing this today, but by my authority in Jesus, I cast away my emotions of (say whatever emotions hold you...
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Stuffed Between Pumpkins
She came to work out. Instead, she spent the hour telling me about what her daughter was going through at school. I know how to guide a...
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Post-Injury Exercise Prayer
I know what it feels like to step in front of a plyometric box, recall a misstep, and feel my shin throb. To resist performing the same...
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Why I Work Out
Pre-season training for college basketball was one of my toughest challenges ever. My team and I had spent months running and lifting,...
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Exercise Recovery Prayer
Use this prayer in between workouts, when you’re sore, while you’re soaking in an Epsom salt bath, on walks, during stretches, as you lie...
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"Wait Until You're My Age"
She pushed with power, sprung off the floor, and landed with control. I wanted to do the same insanely cool exercises. And I knew I...
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4 Ways to Fuel Your Workouts
To stop starting then stopping, to overcome a funk, or to deepen your workouts, delve into these four fuels. 1. Nutrition. Typically, we...
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Releasing the Burdens of Bullying
After I stopped playing basketball in college, I had to figure out how to workout without trophies to attain, fans to cheer for me, and...
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A Post-Workout Prayer
Movement is a gift and exercise, a privilege. We can honor God through our workouts, worshipping Him along the way. First, get your heart...
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An Intra-Workout Prayer
God set all things into motion, so it's fitting to worship Him through exercise. First, get your heart and mind right with this...
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A Pre-Workout Prayer
Because God set all things into motion, it's fitting to worship Him through exercise. Before you start your workout, say this prayer:...
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