Stew Smith, a former Navy SEAL, fitness writer has offered a free downloadable 45 Day Beginner Exercise Plan to people looking to better themselves during this year’s Season of Lent.
Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) February 21, 2006 — Stew Smith, a former Navy SEAL, fitness writer has offered a free downloadable 45 Day Beginner Exercise Plan to people looking to better themselves during this year’s Season of Lent.
Ten years ago this year, fitness writer Stew Smith converted to Catholism. During this conversion period, while still in the military working as a Navy SEAL officer, he also helped convert a 280 pound, 52 year old Catholic priest to a 200 pound Navy Chaplain.
"Father Eric Hoog has been my poster child ever since." laughs Stew Smith, owner of StewSmith.com, a website that offers military and law enforcement physical fitness test training as well as weight loss plans. "These weight loss plans not only help you lose weight and inches, but get you into the best shape of your life," states Stew Smith.
Not only is Father Eric Hoog still in the Navy working with Sailors and Marines all over the world, he exemplifies dedication to health and fitness. Now in his early 60’s Father Hoog can still run, do pushups, situps, and pullups.
"After speaking with Father Hoog recently," Stew Smith pauses,"I realized I should offer the same beginner plan that helped Father Hoog as well as countless others over the years with the transition from unfit to fit. The Lenten Season seemed like the perfect time – even better than New Year’s Resolutions!"
This would be almost biblical if instead seven seals were involved.
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there is a tradition at detroit’s seminary of the “Iron Men of the Sem.”
for istance, my Pauline literature teacher is about 70 and can outrun me any distance – he’s a triathlete, I believe.
at least in college I could console myself that while clearly intellectually inferior to my teachers I was at least more physically fit than them. darn.
Yes, I’d like to get back to my Navy days of fitness and strength…great way to offer up our penance to JC. Good blogging. I ordered a new set of Lenten books to read and follow along. together with spiritual fitness, the physical fitness compliments the season very well indeed.
I know this guy! He was a company officer while I was at the Academy; he’s HARD CORE! I’m sure that anything he produces will be worth the money if properly followed.
Several of my Catholic male friends at college get together every now and then and do “Push-ups for Jesus” . . . they go as long as they can offering it up. . . I’m not sure they’re one hundred percent serious, but it’s an interesting concept.
Not sure if Lent ought to be for fitness make-overs as much as for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
On the other hand, as long as you offer it up…
Well, eating too much or too unhealthily is one of the seven deadlies, and temperance is a virtue we need to develop. Also, our bodies are given to us to serve God, so probably we need to take care of them.
Besides, exercise can make you feel sorry realllll quick.
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