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Living Fit: Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You
Life is a gift from God.
Living Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You , was written to equip you for living a healthy life, in all areas of your life. Author and pastor Ronnie Floyd will help you pursue a healthy tomorrow... spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally.
People often take life for granted, rather than considering its importance. While the length of your life is out of your hands, the quality is not. God has given you the opportunity and the responsibility, in large part, to make your life count by pursuing a healthy you. Living Fit is a journey—through this book, and beyond. Why not begin this journey today?
Living Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You , was written to equip you for living a healthy life, in all areas of your life. Author and pastor Ronnie Floyd will help you pursue a healthy tomorrow... spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally.
People often take life for granted, rather than considering its importance. While the length of your life is out of your hands, the quality is not. God has given you the opportunity and the responsibility, in large part, to make your life count by pursuing a healthy you. Living Fit is a journey—through this book, and beyond. Why not begin this journey today?
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Published June 1, 2018
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February 9, 2019
Despite the name, this book has very little to do with physical fitness or physical health. It is an extraordinarily long sermon by the Baptist pastor of a southern mega-church. The book is divided up into 5 sections of your life and how to use the bible to make the most of them.
Summing up the five sections:
The section on spirituality is obviously the longest. The main advice is to read the bible daily, pray often, the standard stuff (most surprising advice here -- the author uses an iPad app to keep track of all of his prayers and update them when God grants them). Physical fitness comes next and the basic premise is that your body belongs to God and you need to take care of it as much as your soul. Practice self control, exercise, eat right, etc. The third section is about relationships and basically you need to build them, forgive everything, and be selfless and giving. The fourth section is financial fitness and he quotes Dave Ramsey heavily. The biggest advice is to have no debt and to give at least 10% of your income to your church at the start of every week. Give as much as possible away because everything you own is really God's. The last section is emotional fitness, and it talks about how terrible everybody's attitudes are these days with the sins of skepticism, ungratefulness, entitlement, cynicism, etc.
The author points out that many preachers won't call you out for things like being in debt, eating junk food, only loving some people, or not exercising enough, but that to be a good Christian you have to do the right thing in all aspects of your life and not just your spiritual life. If you're looking for a bible-based talking to about why you need to shape up in these areas, this is likely to serve that purpose really well. If you're looking for diet, exercise or health advice, you're better off with another book.
I read a digital ARC of this book for the purposes of review.
Summing up the five sections:
The section on spirituality is obviously the longest. The main advice is to read the bible daily, pray often, the standard stuff (most surprising advice here -- the author uses an iPad app to keep track of all of his prayers and update them when God grants them). Physical fitness comes next and the basic premise is that your body belongs to God and you need to take care of it as much as your soul. Practice self control, exercise, eat right, etc. The third section is about relationships and basically you need to build them, forgive everything, and be selfless and giving. The fourth section is financial fitness and he quotes Dave Ramsey heavily. The biggest advice is to have no debt and to give at least 10% of your income to your church at the start of every week. Give as much as possible away because everything you own is really God's. The last section is emotional fitness, and it talks about how terrible everybody's attitudes are these days with the sins of skepticism, ungratefulness, entitlement, cynicism, etc.
The author points out that many preachers won't call you out for things like being in debt, eating junk food, only loving some people, or not exercising enough, but that to be a good Christian you have to do the right thing in all aspects of your life and not just your spiritual life. If you're looking for a bible-based talking to about why you need to shape up in these areas, this is likely to serve that purpose really well. If you're looking for diet, exercise or health advice, you're better off with another book.
I read a digital ARC of this book for the purposes of review.
April 3, 2019
Thank you B & H Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC.
This book had some good tips on living a more holistic life. It was written by a pastor which is reflected throughout the book and for me it took away from the health content at times.
This book had some good tips on living a more holistic life. It was written by a pastor which is reflected throughout the book and for me it took away from the health content at times.
July 28, 2018
Despite the wordiness and redundancy, the subject matter alone makes this a great book
In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Paul asked God to sanctify the church at Thessalonica completely; and that their “whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In his new book, “Living Fit: Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You,” Ronnie W. Floyd shows us how the Lord wants us to be whole in every single area of our lives so we can better serve Him and others.
Published by B&H Publishing, Floyd’s 208-page book is divided into five sections concerning our spiritual, emotional, physical, financial and relational fitness.
While the book is revelatory and insight, his writing style has much to be desired. He not only speaks in generalities, he also often rambles and repeats himself in nearly every chapter. Whether it is for emphasis or to get a point across, Floyd’s sloppy writing is very distracting and took away somewhat from an otherwise phenomenal book.
However, while every chapter is extremely beneficial for Christians, young and old, the most informative and instructive chapters in his book are in Section 3 (Living Fit Relationally), and Section 4 (Living Fit Financially).
For example, in Chapter 14 under Section 4 of “Living Fit Financially,” the topic is living responsibly. According to Floyd, “Each of us is responsible and accountable to God in our management or stewardship.” Actually, a better translation would be “each of us…SHOULD BE responsible and WILL BE accountable to God in our management or stewardship.”
Despite Floyd’s excessive wordiness, redundancy and lack of thorough copyediting, the crucial importance of the subject matter alone makes this a really great book.
I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Full disclosure: In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, I received this book free through B&H Publishing. My opinions are my own and I wasn’t required to write a positive review.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Paul asked God to sanctify the church at Thessalonica completely; and that their “whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In his new book, “Living Fit: Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You,” Ronnie W. Floyd shows us how the Lord wants us to be whole in every single area of our lives so we can better serve Him and others.
Published by B&H Publishing, Floyd’s 208-page book is divided into five sections concerning our spiritual, emotional, physical, financial and relational fitness.
While the book is revelatory and insight, his writing style has much to be desired. He not only speaks in generalities, he also often rambles and repeats himself in nearly every chapter. Whether it is for emphasis or to get a point across, Floyd’s sloppy writing is very distracting and took away somewhat from an otherwise phenomenal book.
However, while every chapter is extremely beneficial for Christians, young and old, the most informative and instructive chapters in his book are in Section 3 (Living Fit Relationally), and Section 4 (Living Fit Financially).
For example, in Chapter 14 under Section 4 of “Living Fit Financially,” the topic is living responsibly. According to Floyd, “Each of us is responsible and accountable to God in our management or stewardship.” Actually, a better translation would be “each of us…SHOULD BE responsible and WILL BE accountable to God in our management or stewardship.”
Despite Floyd’s excessive wordiness, redundancy and lack of thorough copyediting, the crucial importance of the subject matter alone makes this a really great book.
I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Full disclosure: In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, I received this book free through B&H Publishing. My opinions are my own and I wasn’t required to write a positive review.
July 23, 2018
Every day we get up and we often take life for granted, just living life the best we can without thought to how God wants us to live to be healthy. Living Fit: Make Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You by Ronnie Floyd is written for the Christian who wants to live healthy in all areas of their life.
Living Fit focuses on five elements of a healthy life and the book is divided into five sections of four chapters each. They include Living Fit Spiritually, Physically, Relationally, Financially and Emotionally. In each section, Floyd expounds on how to live your best Christian life in each area through the use of Scripture and life examples.
I think Living Fit would be a great book for a new Christian. In this book, Floyd gives a lot of advice on living life from the Christian perspective. Floyd is senior pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas. As a result of his view as a pastor, I think this book is quite heavy on living the Christian life spiritually and less heavy on living healthy from a physical body perspective. He does share how to do that, but not in great detail. He also gives some solid advice from Dave Ramsey on living a healthy life financially. As a whole, I didn't find the book to be too well rounded if you are looking for a holistic health book. Much of what he shared, I already knew. I enjoyed the book as a pleasant read and he refreshed my spirit a little, but it didn't offer me many fresh ideas. However, it does offer great advice for the baby Christian on living life for God. I would recommend Living Fit best for that purpose.
I received a copy of this book from they publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
Living Fit focuses on five elements of a healthy life and the book is divided into five sections of four chapters each. They include Living Fit Spiritually, Physically, Relationally, Financially and Emotionally. In each section, Floyd expounds on how to live your best Christian life in each area through the use of Scripture and life examples.
I think Living Fit would be a great book for a new Christian. In this book, Floyd gives a lot of advice on living life from the Christian perspective. Floyd is senior pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas. As a result of his view as a pastor, I think this book is quite heavy on living the Christian life spiritually and less heavy on living healthy from a physical body perspective. He does share how to do that, but not in great detail. He also gives some solid advice from Dave Ramsey on living a healthy life financially. As a whole, I didn't find the book to be too well rounded if you are looking for a holistic health book. Much of what he shared, I already knew. I enjoyed the book as a pleasant read and he refreshed my spirit a little, but it didn't offer me many fresh ideas. However, it does offer great advice for the baby Christian on living life for God. I would recommend Living Fit best for that purpose.
I received a copy of this book from they publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
July 26, 2018
Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the members of the church are like parts of the body—read chapter 12 of 1 Corinthians—it’s easy for me to think about my body that way, feet, hands, stomach, head. But when it gets to the intangibles it’s a little more difficult. With that in mind, I saw the title and read the back cover for Living Fit: Making Your Life Count by Pursuing a Healthy You by Ronnie W. Floyd (B&H, 2018) I knew I wanted to read this book.
Floyd reminds us that just as the parts of the body are meant to work together, so are those things that many of us tend to compartmentalize. You know those people who think being a Christian is something they do on Sunday morning. But their finances, health, relationships, jobs and all the other things on that list are things that they’re in charge of.
But in this fun book Dr Floyd shows us how being healthy is more than just having your blood pressure and cholesterol under control. He walks us through a series of things that lead us out of compartmentalization and into a life of unified congruency. As we read on the back cover, “Ronnie Floyd will help you pursue a healthy tomorrow…spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally.”
We all want to be healthy, and I find this book to be a great place to start the journey to a new and healthy you. Of course, you have to do more than just read it—you also have to apply the principles.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review
Floyd reminds us that just as the parts of the body are meant to work together, so are those things that many of us tend to compartmentalize. You know those people who think being a Christian is something they do on Sunday morning. But their finances, health, relationships, jobs and all the other things on that list are things that they’re in charge of.
But in this fun book Dr Floyd shows us how being healthy is more than just having your blood pressure and cholesterol under control. He walks us through a series of things that lead us out of compartmentalization and into a life of unified congruency. As we read on the back cover, “Ronnie Floyd will help you pursue a healthy tomorrow…spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally.”
We all want to be healthy, and I find this book to be a great place to start the journey to a new and healthy you. Of course, you have to do more than just read it—you also have to apply the principles.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review
August 24, 2018
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Living Fit: Make Your LIfe Count by Pursuing a Healthy You by Ronnie W. Floyd is an easy read for a someone new to the faith and a simple, valuable tool to add to any believer's toolbox. It's not a diet book and it's not catapulting you onto a treadmill. What it does do is break down what living fit actually means: spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally. Each section continues with sub-topic chapters.
208 pages and 20 chapters.
Pastor Floyd backs up his writing with strong Scriptural references, encouraging his readers to live life with a purpose, to not take life for granted.
He encourages the reader to NOT compartmentalize fitness but to look at yourself as a whole person with spirituality at the foundation.
Much of this book was a review for me, but I did find the reminder and the structure meaningful. It's one you can continue to reference throughout your walk as we all need moments to rewind and recall what it means to be fit.
My favorite one liner is a poignant reminder as to what really matters.
"Caution: Your identity and future cannot be determined by a job, title, or any human achievement." pg. 16
Living Fit: Make Your LIfe Count by Pursuing a Healthy You by Ronnie W. Floyd is an easy read for a someone new to the faith and a simple, valuable tool to add to any believer's toolbox. It's not a diet book and it's not catapulting you onto a treadmill. What it does do is break down what living fit actually means: spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally. Each section continues with sub-topic chapters.
208 pages and 20 chapters.
Pastor Floyd backs up his writing with strong Scriptural references, encouraging his readers to live life with a purpose, to not take life for granted.
He encourages the reader to NOT compartmentalize fitness but to look at yourself as a whole person with spirituality at the foundation.
Much of this book was a review for me, but I did find the reminder and the structure meaningful. It's one you can continue to reference throughout your walk as we all need moments to rewind and recall what it means to be fit.
My favorite one liner is a poignant reminder as to what really matters.
"Caution: Your identity and future cannot be determined by a job, title, or any human achievement." pg. 16
July 25, 2018
We cannot determine how long we live – but we can determine how well we do live, right now.
That’s the personal philosophy of Ronnie W. Floyd, and the premise of his new book, Living Fit: Make Your Life Count By Pursuing A Healthy You.
In Living Fit, Floyd offers biblical inspiration, encouragement and wisdom to help us get our lives back on track spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally! The book identifies foundational biblical principles on how to become spiritually and physically fit, how to maintain better relationships with others, and how to manage our finances, At the end of each section, the author provides specific, practical steps we can take to improve each area of our life.
If you are trying to lead a healthier and more balanced life and you are looking for guidance on what the Bible has to say, then Living Fit will be of interest to you!
This excerpt is part of my original review that is published at Create With Joy.
That’s the personal philosophy of Ronnie W. Floyd, and the premise of his new book, Living Fit: Make Your Life Count By Pursuing A Healthy You.
In Living Fit, Floyd offers biblical inspiration, encouragement and wisdom to help us get our lives back on track spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally! The book identifies foundational biblical principles on how to become spiritually and physically fit, how to maintain better relationships with others, and how to manage our finances, At the end of each section, the author provides specific, practical steps we can take to improve each area of our life.
If you are trying to lead a healthier and more balanced life and you are looking for guidance on what the Bible has to say, then Living Fit will be of interest to you!
This excerpt is part of my original review that is published at Create With Joy.
July 6, 2020
I see that that the GoodReads rating average for the book is around 3.5. I guess I'm not alone in feeling that the book could have gone into more depth -- either by providing more depth or by providing additional practical advice/steps for the reader. I found some of the concepts to be helpful, but they were stretched out over a chapter where much was rather shallow. I may have not been the main audience for this book -- it may be helpful for a young Christian who is looking out ahead and wants to develop lifelong habits.
July 28, 2020
3.5 stars. I read this for a Bible study my neighbor invited me to attend this summer. It is full of good reminders and led to good discussions. It is helpful as a kickoff to make some changes in your life in the five areas of focus: living fit spiritually, physically, relationally, financially, and emotionally. The holistic, scripture-based approach is solid, encouraging, strong, yet not judgmental, but it is a bit repetitive and isn’t earth shattering for the longtime Follower.
March 25, 2020
This is indoctrination masquerading as self-help.
February 23, 2021
Lots of good reminders and nuggets of wisdom.
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November 3, 2021I gave up on this one. I found the writing style to be a bizarre combination of needlessly repetitive and meandering and confusing. Just not what I was looking for.
April 3, 2024
I love this book. I read it every year! Highly recommend
March 23, 2025
Great book !! This guy is a staple to our church, and it was cool to see the lord speak through him
May 18, 2018
I enjoyed this book. It was easy to read, easy to follow. But it read like a sermon which may be a put off to some people.
I would recommend this to a few specific friends but not to just anyone.
I would recommend this to a few specific friends but not to just anyone.
October 3, 2018
Living Fit is a health guide that is NOT focusing on eating right and exercising. The author is a Christian Pastor, and the most positive thing about this book is that he is taking a more "whole" person approach to health than many authors writing in the health or fitness genres are at present. However, even though Pastor Floyd presents his book as a whole person approach, it is an entirely religious and Christian approach. The core principles throughout the book are God and spirituality. Pastor Floyd uses biblical quotes and spiritual text to illustrate and substantiate his points; his message is very clear: You must take care of yourself because this is what God wants, and by "living fit" as advised by Pastor Floyd in each of these areas, you will be serving God as you should be.
The book focuses and provides guidance and inspiration in five major areas: Living Fit Spiritually, Living Fit Physically, Living Fit Physically, Living Fit Relationally, Living Fit Financially, and Living Fit Emotionally. He basically says that sometimes Christians just focus on their spiritual health, and they don't think about the importance of the other areas of their lives; to their detriment and to the detriment of their service to God. He stresses that all the other areas are important, and uses Christian principles to relate each of those areas to serving God, and that by making sure all areas are healthy, you can best glorify God.
Please note: There is no specific nutritional advice, guidance or diet suggestions in this book, nor is there any recommendations, advice or guidance regarding exercise, or physical fitness. When the author discusses Living Fit Physically, he speaks more about being present in the world, and being disciplined and appreciating the gifts that God has provided.
While this book is not to my personal taste, it is very well written, and I think would be very inspirational and motivating for those that wish to integrate their faith into all areas of their health and well-being, including their health, fitness, relationships, emotional exploration, and financial management.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
The book focuses and provides guidance and inspiration in five major areas: Living Fit Spiritually, Living Fit Physically, Living Fit Physically, Living Fit Relationally, Living Fit Financially, and Living Fit Emotionally. He basically says that sometimes Christians just focus on their spiritual health, and they don't think about the importance of the other areas of their lives; to their detriment and to the detriment of their service to God. He stresses that all the other areas are important, and uses Christian principles to relate each of those areas to serving God, and that by making sure all areas are healthy, you can best glorify God.
Please note: There is no specific nutritional advice, guidance or diet suggestions in this book, nor is there any recommendations, advice or guidance regarding exercise, or physical fitness. When the author discusses Living Fit Physically, he speaks more about being present in the world, and being disciplined and appreciating the gifts that God has provided.
While this book is not to my personal taste, it is very well written, and I think would be very inspirational and motivating for those that wish to integrate their faith into all areas of their health and well-being, including their health, fitness, relationships, emotional exploration, and financial management.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
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