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Faithful Fitness By Better Daily

Faithful Fitness By Better Daily

Written by: Coach Alex VanHouten
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 Welcome to Faithful Fitness, where we train our bodies and strengthen our faith!
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This channel is dedicated to Bible-based fitness, health, and mindset growth so you can honor God through disciplined stewardship.What You’ll Find Here:

🔥 Workouts & Training Tips – Get stronger with faith-driven fitness.
📖 Biblical Health & Stewardship – Align scripture & science for lasting wellness.
🎙️ Inspiring Interviews – Hear from health & fitness experts from all over the globe.
🚀 Community Challenges – 40 days of fitness, faith, and transformation in community!

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*You can also catch episodes from Defining Dad Bod and Better Daily Live (2017-now) in this archive!

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Episodes
  • Breath Is Power: How God Gave You Control Over Your Nervous System

    Breath Is Power: How God Gave You Control Over Your Nervous System
    Feb 5 2026
    What if anxiety, panic, and feeling “out of control” weren’t moral failures—or even mental ones—but physiological patterns you could interrupt?

    In this episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex VanHouten sits down with breathwork expert Kurtis Lee Thomas, author of Breathwork Detox, to explore how breath restores agency—the God-given ability to act, respond, and choose again.

    Together, they unpack:
    -Why breath is the only system you can control consciously and unconsciously
    -How trauma, stress, and anxiety get “stuck” in the body
    -Why breathwork works faster than medication in panic states
    -The science behind nervous system regulation and oxygen flow
    -The biblical meaning of breath—and why God’s name is on your lips with every inhale and exhale
    -Simple breathing tools you can use today to reset your body and mind

    This is a conversation about embodied faith, nervous system healing, and reclaiming stewardship over the body God entrusted to you.
    If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected from your body—this episode will change how you think about breathing forever.

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 – Why agency starts with breath
    02:45 – “I realized I wasn’t breathing”
    05:40 – Breath as the bridge between body & spirit
    08:55 – Sympathetic vs parasympathetic nervous system
    12:20 – Why breath works faster than pills
    15:10 – Trauma, memory, and the body “keeping score”
    19:40 – Breath as ancient “body washing”
    23:00 – David, Goliath, and the breath before the stone
    27:15 – Energy, fascia, and emotional blockages
    32:40 – Why modern people breathe wrong
    36:30 – Clearing the sympathetic nervous system
    41:00 – Science, mitochondria, and oxygen adaptation
    46:20 – Practical breathing tools anyone can use
    50:10 – The most underrated breathing technique: the sigh
    54:00 – Prayer, breath, and releasing what you’re holding
    56:30 – Final blessing & closing prayer

    CALLS TO ACTION
    👉 Join the Faithful Fitness Community:
    https://faithfulfitness.co
    📘 Grab the Faithful Fitness Devotional:
    https://faithfulfitnessdevo.com
    📖 Pick up Kurtis Lee Thomas’ book Breathwork Detox:
    https://amzn.to/46fDqeE


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    50 mins
  • James Green-Wounded Not Ruined

    James Green-Wounded Not Ruined
    Jan 29 2026
    James Green shares the raw story behind his book Wounded Not Ruined—a conversation on masks in church culture, childhood trauma, depression, and the path of healing in Jesus.

    We talk about:
    -why “you can’t heal who you pretend to be”
    -how silence turns trauma into identity
    -the three types of depression (clinical, circumstantial, spiritual)
    -why movement + sweat can be a practical weapon in the fight
    -Kintsugi (broken, restored, stronger) and the prodigal son: love outruns shame

    📘 Get James’ book Wounded Not Ruined: https://amzn.to/4sV6GB7
    🤝 Join the Faithful Fitness Community: https://faithfulfitness.co If you’re struggling: you are not ruined. Take one step. Tell one safe person.
    📘Get Coach Alex’s Devotional, “Faithful Fitness” - https://faithfulfitnessdevo.com God meets you on the way.

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 The mask: “You can’t heal who you pretend to be”
    12:10 Trauma + seven years of silence (and what hiding does to the soul)
    26:10 Rock bottom, mentors, and why you need someone in your corner
    32:10 Discernment: who is safe to tell (and who isn’t) 36:10 Kintsugi + the prodigal son: love outruns shame
    43:10 Depression: clinical vs circumstantial vs spiritual + fighting back with sweat
    52:10 Why James wrote Wounded Not Ruined (who it’s for)
    56:10 Prayer + closing

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    56 mins
  • Why Your Morning Is a Spiritual Battleground (And How to Win It)

    Why Your Morning Is a Spiritual Battleground (And How to Win It)
    Jan 22 2026
    Most Christians don’t lose their faith overnight. They lose it slowly—through fatigue, distraction, and disorder. In this episode, Coach Alex breaks down why mornings are not just a productivity hack, but a spiritual battleground.

    Drawing from Scripture, neuroscience, circadian biology, and lived discipleship, he shows how your first 30 minutes shape your faithfulness, clarity, and emotional regulation for the entire day. You’ll learn why Scripture before screens matters neurologically and biblically, why sunlight and movement anchor your nervous system, how prayer realigns your loves, and why delaying dopamine restores authority over your mind.

    This isn’t aesthetic “quiet time.” It’s embodied stewardship of the body God designed.

    Main Discussion Themes
    -Why mornings are about consecration, not self-care
    -First fruits theology and the discipline of order
    -Scripture before screens: neurological and spiritual implications
    -Circadian rhythm, cortisol, testosterone, and morning light
    -Dopamine, novelty, and nervous system dysregulation
    -Training attention toward truth instead of threat
    -Prayer as alignment, not performance
    -Habit formation and spiritual plasticity -Stewardship of the body as worship
    -A simple, repeatable, faithful morning rule of life

    Timestamped Outline

    0:00 – 0:45 Hook: “If Satan can’t steal your salvation, he’ll gladly steal your morning.” Why most Christians drift through fatigue, distraction, and disorder.
    0:45 – 1:45 Biblical foundation: Psalms 5:3, Mark 1:35, Lamentations 3:23. Mornings as first fruits and consecration.
    1:45 – 2:45 Orientation: Who is Lord today? Why reactivity is the opposite of discipline.
    2:45 – 3:45 Biology: Testosterone, cortisol, circadian rhythm, morning light. Why God designed your body to win the day early.
    3:45 – 4:45 Dopamine, novelty, phones, and nervous system scrambling. Why Scripture stabilizes attention and identity.
    4:45 – 6:00 Four rules of a faithful morning: Scripture before screens Sunlight and light movement Short, honest prayer Delay dopamine
    6:00 – 7:15 Formation: What you rehearse first becomes your default under stress. Morning habits shape emotional regulation and faithfulness.
    7:15 – 8:15 Mid-episode CTA: Faithful Fitness Premium invitation.
    8:15 – 10:15 Peace is readiness, not passivity. Strong mornings don’t make life easier—they make you faithful. 10:15 – 11:30 Seven-day challenge: No phone. 10-minute walk. One short prayer.
    11:30 – 12:00 Closing: Who you belong to before the world makes demands.

    Move Forward Today
    -Coach Alex’s Devotional, “Faithful Fitness” - https://faithfulfitnessdevo.com
    -Join Faithful Fitness Premium - https://faithfulfitness.co
    Structured disciplines
    Science-backed formation
    Faith-rooted community Serious accountability
    -Try the 7-Day Faithful Morning Challenge
    – No phone before Scripture
    – 10 minutes of outdoor movement
    – One short prayer
    – Delay dopamine

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    9 mins
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