Notes on Feeling Good in Your Body

One of the nice things about fall is that we don't have to keep doing everything the same way. Sometimes a small change in routine is enough to give us a fresh perspective.

One of the reasons I value consistency so much is that repetition gives us something to measure.

As the days get shorter and the mornings get a little darker, I'm seriously contemplating making a change to my walking routine. At least until the bear activity calms down!

One of the easiest ways to get discouraged with healthy habits is to compare your routine to someone else's.

If there's one thing I hear over and over again when we're talking about making healthier choices, it's this: "I just don't have the time."

One of the best ways to make healthy habits stick is to make the good choices easier.

The dust has settled. School is back, summer schedules have shifted, and we're all starting to figure out what this next season of life is going to look like. Maybe your calendar is finally beginning…

We've spent this month talking about what it means to be good stewards of the bodies we've been given. We've talked about caring for them, appreciating them, and allowing them to rest and recover.

If we're going to take good care of the body we've been given, we have to do more than exercise it, feed it well, and challenge it. We also have to give it time to recover.

We've talked about taking care of the body we've been given. But there's another part of the stewardship that we don't always think about: how we speak to ourselves.

After spending that incredible week hiking through Kentucky, finally exploring Mammoth Cave, climbing to waterfalls and fire towers, and rafting both portions of the Ocoee River, I came home feeling…

Every once in awhile, I think it's worth asking ourselves a simple question: What are you training for?