Fitness Prayers

Prayer Spaces at Home and a Prayer for a healthy life

Physical exercise keeps your body and mind healthy. Exercise is also good for your spiritual life because it improves your breathing, concentration, self-control and determination so that you can pray better.

This prayer space is called Fitness Prayers.

You will need:

  • A sports mat or towel
  • sports equipment of your choice for example tennis racket, ball, resistance bands, weights, skipping rope, punching bag and punching gloves etc.
  • Warm-up: Walk, jog on the spot, do shoulder rows and knee lifts slowly. Breathe deeply while you thank God for being alive and healthy.
  • Main workout: Choose your favourite sports equipment or do push-ups, lunges, squats and other exercises. Ask God to be with you in your daily activities.
  • Cooling-down: Lie down on your sports mat or towel. Breathe deeply in and out. Do a bending and stretching exercise. Praise God for your wonderful body. Relax and feel safe in His hands.

How to use this space

God speaks to us in many ways, including through prayer at home. Here you will find useful background and activities to better understand how to pray, helping you to connect with God in your daily life in a meaningful way.