117. Beyond Fit: Faith, Fitness, and Freedom from the "Is It Enough?" Trap with Kate Horney
Kate Horney, founder of Beyond Fit and author of the new book Beyond Fit, joins the show to explain why your body isn't a project to perfect but a gift to steward. We talk about how winning a fitness competition left Kate asking, "This is it?", and how Scripture freed her from chasing worth through her body. We also unpack her practical frameworks for faithful body stewardship, from food freedom to letting go of false guilt.
In this episode:
- Why winning a fitness competition exposed the emptiness of asking fitness for security and worth
- The 3 Ps of faithful body stewardship
- The 4 sanctified goals
- The "guilt check": can you name the specific verse or command you actually violated?
- The 3 Bs of food
- Why you don't have to postpone delight until you reach a goal
Favorite quote: "Your body isn't a project to perfect, it's a gift to steward." — Kate Horney
Key Scripture: "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." — 1 Corinthians 10:31
Our hope is that with Kate's frameworks, you'd walk away from this episode feeling centered instead of confused about fitness. Our God is a God of order, has created you to move, and to move in freedom and joy instead of fear and loathing.
About our guest: Kate Horney is the founder of Beyond Fit and the author of Beyond Fit, a book on faith, fitness, and faithful body stewardship. She holds bachelor's degrees in exercise science and in Bible and women's ministry, and has spent more than 20 years helping women build strength, nourish their bodies, and approach health through their Christian faith. Find her at beyondfitmom.com, on Instagram @beyondfitmom, and on Substack.
Timestamps:
01:49 Kate’s Fitness Journey
04:23 Diet Rules and Exhaustion
08:09 Turning Point and Purpose
10:57 Three Ps Framework
16:40 Sanctified Goals in Practice
18:12 Guilt Check and Food Freedom
22:32 Discipline and Delight
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