Gospel fitness Programs Work Body, Mind and Soul

 

4 N 506 Ab When she first began leading group exercise classes at YMCAs and health clubs in the Milwaukee metro area, Desiree Alexander really enjoyed helping people achieve their fitness goals. However, after several years she felt compelled to do much more than help individuals change their bodies. She aspired to change lives. "My motto is 'mind, body and soul,' " says Alexander. "You have to work the three aspects together because your body's not complete without all three."

As it turned out, the Y, despite its 19th century Christian underpinnings, was not the ideal setting for Alexander to pursue her work. But Alexander's own house of worship, the Holy Temple Firstborn Missionary Baptist Church, was. It's there that for the past five months Alexander has offered fellow congregants the opportunity to participate in gospel fitness classes three times a week.

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