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Tami McCandlish
Connecting Faith & Fitness
Stories about faith, fitness, and the healing of broken hearts, minds, and bodies


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 than ever. Even after seeking physical therapy, I continued to battle nerve pain in my hands, feet, and around my incision. I would not allow it to stop me. I knew I needed to write this prayer to help others like you power on, no matter what kind of pain you’re dealing with. If you’re able, touch the place you feel pain, and say this prayer
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No Healing Too Small
I hesitated to write this story because I know a family who recently lost their 10-year-old to cancer. I hate it for them. I hate it for...
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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 back—unwillingness, complacency, apathy, laziness, sadness, depression). Lack of motivation has no power over me. I disown it. It no longer controls me. My physical and mental health are no longer jeopardized. My body must follow what I speak into the spiritual. Holy Spirit, fill me with Your presence. You supply all my needs (Philippians 4:19), i
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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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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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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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