• What's The Deal with Protein?

    Why everyone needs it and the best place to get it   If you’ve been around Shape Up Church for any amount of time, you’ve probably realized that we...
  • A Healthy Start: Change The Way You See

    You might expect this article to be focused on your physical health - after all, we are called Shape Up Church! But what I really want to talk abou...
  • Chronic Inflammation: The Silent Killer

    What It Is and How To Prevent It When life-threatening diseases like cancer, heart disease, or dementia strike, it can feel like they came out of n...
  • If You Have to Choose: Diet, Or Exercise?

    Research shows that when you devote your energy into developing one healthy habit, you spend  less time on other healthy habits. So if you have to ...
  • Church Attendance Increases Life Expectancy

    If I told you that doing one thing, once a week, would boost your immune system, decrease your blood pressure, and add two to three years to your l...
  • What Have You Been Telling Yourself Lately?

    “You shall eat the fruit of your lips,” – Proverbs 13:2 I’ve written about the importance of positive self-talk before, because I believe it’s one ...
  • 3 Reasons to Burst Out of Your Workout Routine!

    “Move more, eat less” is a tried and true weight-loss plan, but within those words of wisdom are many variations, with varying degrees of efficacy....
  • The Top 10 Cheapest Superfoods in the Supermarket

    If you’ve seen the price on a bag of Goji berries lately, you might have come to the conclusion that superfoods are just not in your budget. Unfort...
  • Are You Addicted to Sugar?

    Your grandmother would have called it “a sweet tooth,” but that was back when people understood moderation. Now, it’s a full-blown sugar addiction ...
  • Good Attitude or Bad? How You Feel Affects Change

    We all know that making significant positive changes in our lives isn’t easy – change never is. And yet, most of us are trying to change something ...
  • New Year’s Didn’t Used to Be About Losing Weight

    “Lose weight” seems to top the most common New Year’s Resolution list, which isn’t a bad thing. In fact, numerous studies have shown that making a ...
  • 10 Best New Year’s Resolution Success Strategies

    Half of all Americans make resolutions each year – and, amazingly, a large percentage actually keeps them! So what’s the difference between the one...