Basic Steps to Godly Fitness

by Laurette Willis

Book Overview

In this uniquely integrated program, certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor Laurette Willis shares her BASIC (Body And Soul In Christ), step-by-step plan to improve wholeness in body,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736915656
• ISBN13: 9780736915656
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Truly an effectice program

I can say in all honesty I have battled my weight and low level of fitness my entire life. I have been in every organized program, tried every diet and supplement, prescription or otherwise, and I have never been successful. Until now, when this book showed me the missing factor in all of it: God. In her book, the author leads you to see how fruitless it is to seek such life changes without the Lord. I find His strength pulling me in all the right directions now, and I feel this author has been truly inspired to help everyone.

Respect for the Body through Excercise from a Christian Perspective

One of the teachings of the bible is the purity of the body. In modern times, this is achieved by practising healthy diet and excercise. Laurette Willis spent 25 years immersed in yoga, metaphysics, New Age, Psychic, Tarot, and Crystals in her life until 1987 when she surrendered her life to Jesus Christ. In the spirit of Let Go and Let God ... Willis was inspired in prayer to develop Praise Moves ... a Christian inspired stretching program with biblical teachings to help Christians walk in mind, body, and spirit with God. This is an ideal program for committed Christians who want a physical regime born within the context of their faith.

BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness

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.

Answer to my prayers!

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.

A new way to look at fitness

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.