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Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
Welcome to Faithful Fitness—discipleship for the body.
Coach Alex here. This isn’t about chasing aesthetics or quick fixes.
It’s about becoming a better steward of the body God has entrusted to you—through truth, discipline, and daily obedience. Each episode sits at the intersection of faith, physiology, and formation—where Scripture and science work together to build strength that actually lasts.
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Episodes
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
When the Holidays Feel Heavy: Faith, Grief & Mental Health | Part 1
You can be thankful for what you have and still feel the weight of what you’ve lost. What do you do when the holidays arrive, everyone expects you to be happy…
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What If You Raise Healthy Kids Who Don’t Love God?
What if you raised a child who was strong, healthy, disciplined, confident, and successful—but had no desire for God? Would you call that a win? In the finale…
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Your Family Isn’t Lazy—It’s Exhausted | Faithful Family, Part 3
What if your family’s biggest health problem isn’t laziness—but hurry? n Part 3 of the Faithful Family series, Coach Alex VanHouten explores the overlooked…
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Why the Church Should Care About Fitness
What if sports and fitness could become more than recreation? What if they could become a doorway for discipleship, outreach, family formation, and community…
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Faithful Family Part 2: Raising Kids Who Can Feed Themselves Well
What do you want your kids to believe about food when they are 35 years old? In part two of the Faithful Family series, Coach Alex turns the conversation from…
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Raise Kids Who Move: Building a Family Culture of Fitness | Faithful Family Pt. 1
What do your kids think adults do with their bodies? Do adults run, play, lift, explore, work, and challenge themselves—or do they mostly sit down, stare at…
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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone: Faith, Discipline & Becoming 1% Better Daily | Rhino & the Bat
What does it actually take to change your body—and why do so many intelligent, motivated people struggle to do what they already know they should do? In this…
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Better for What? Discipline, Action, and the Limits of Self-Improvement | Brock Holyoak
What does it mean to become better—and better for what? In this episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex Van Houten sits down with builder…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
You Don’t Get Extra Credit for Suffering | Menopause in the Light Part 4
You don’t get extra credit for suffering. There is a difference between discomfort that should be endured and suffering that deserves treatment. In this final…
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What the Faithful 5K Proved: It’s Time for the Body of Christ to Get in Shape
What the Faithful 5K Proved: It’s Time for the Body of Christ to Get in Shape “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us…
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Stop Eating Less | Menopause in the Light, Part 3
When your body begins changing during perimenopause and menopause, the fitness industry's answer is usually predictable: Eat less. Cut the carbs. Skip…
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How Women Should Train Through Menopause | Part 2
Your body is changing—but it is not broken. In Part 2 of Menopause in the Light, Coach Alex examines one of the most powerful tools women have for navigating…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
You Are Not Broken –Your Body Is Changing— | Menopause in the Light, Part 1
Menopause is one of the largest physiological transitions in a woman’s adult life—yet many women are expected to navigate it quietly, without understanding…
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Always Train for Something: Faith, Agency, and the Chemistry of Hope
Why should you always be training for something? In this conversation on the Everyday Spy Podcast, Andrew Bustamante sits down with Coach Alex VanHouten to…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
A Christian Coach Talks With a Daoist About Exercise, Faith, and Stewardship
This episode is different. Coach Alex sits down with San Qing on The Way for a wide-ranging conversation about exercise science, stress adaptation…
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New Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Time to Train
What does fitness look like when life gets chaotic? In this conversation on the G-Spodcast, Coach Alex VanHouten joins the host for an honest, practical, and…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
Pain Is a Teacher: Faith, Fitness, and the Courage to Keep Going
In this deeply personal conversation on Intimate Conversations with Men, Coach Alex VanHouten joins Elena for an honest discussion about pain, faith…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
Mental Health Is Physical Health: What Every Parent Needs to Know
What if your child’s behavior problem is not just a behavior problem? In this episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down with Dr. Stacy…
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You Don’t Have a Discipline Problem — You’re Following the Wrong Plan
You don’t have a discipline problem. You may just be trying to follow someone else’s plan.In this episode, Coach Alex VanHouten joins The Next Level Guy Show…
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The Body Remembers: Trauma, Movement, and Healing in Christ | With De Bolton
Why do some people know exercise is good for them but still struggle to move? Why can something as simple as a workout trigger emotions, fear, shame, or even…
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Choose Your Hard: Agency, Resilience, and the Truth About Fitness | With Rithvik Raya
What happens when a sharp, inquisitive 14-year-old interviewer starts asking questions most adults never think to ask? In this conversation with Rithvik Raya…
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“The Fitness Industry Is Lying To You (Here’s The Truth)”
“The Fitness Industry Is Lying To You (Here’s The Truth)” What if the biggest problem in modern fitness… isn’t motivation? What if it’s misinformation? In this…
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Digital Sugar Is Destroying Minds with Amy Adams
What if your biggest health problem… isn’t food—but what you’re feeding your mind? In this episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down with…
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Can Christians Do Yoga? With Michelle Tornetta
What if your body was never meant to be separated from your spiritual life? In this deeply moving episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down…
- Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten
The “Perfect Body” Isn’t What Instagram Sold You
The “Perfect Body” Isn’t What Instagram Sold You What does the “perfect body” actually look like?In Part 2 of Coach Alex’s conversation on The Samir Show, the…
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The Sin Spectrum of Fitness: Escaping Pride, Sloth, and Sexual Struggle Through Stewardship
What if your fitness journey is quietly being sabotaged…not by lack of discipline—but by misplaced identity? In this conversation on the Husband Material…
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You’re Not Tired… You’re Living Below Your Calling | JD Tremblay On Faithful Fitness
Coach Alex here. Grace and peace. This conversation will challenge you.Not because it’s extreme… But because it exposes something most people avoid: 👉 You’re…
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Why Your Health Is a National Security Issue (And What To Do About It) | Coach Alex On This Week Explained | Faithful Fitness
Coach Alex here. Grace and peace. This conversation is different.I joined This Week Explained—a geopolitical intelligence podcast—to talk about something most…
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Fasting For Mom's With Christin VanHouten | Faithful Fitness
What is fasting actually like for a woman? In this episode of Faithful Fitness, Coach Alex sits down with his wife Christin Van Houten to talk about her…
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The Real Reason You’re Burned Out (And Why More Discipline Won’t Fix It)
Coach Alex here. Grace and peace. Most people think their problem is stress.It’s not.It’s the fact that they never stop.In this conversation with Samir, we…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenA Special Message From Coach Alex
Coach Alex shares a personal update with the Faithful Fitness community and prepares listeners for Season Two of the Faithful Fitness Podcast. In this short…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenBreath Is Power: How God Gave You Control Over Your Nervous System
What if anxiety, panic, and feeling “out of control” weren’t moral failures—or even mental ones—but physiological patterns you could interrupt? In this episode…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenJames Green-Wounded Not Ruined
James Green shares the raw story behind his book Wounded Not Ruined—a conversation on masks in church culture, childhood trauma, depression, and the path of…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenWhy Your Morning Is a Spiritual Battleground (And How to Win It)
Most Christians don’t lose their faith overnight. They lose it slowly—through fatigue, distraction, and disorder. In this episode, Coach Alex breaks down why…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenFaithful Fitness at Home: Parenting, Nutrition, and the “Secret Weapon” Behind the Scenes
Episode Summary What does faithful fitness actually look like inside a real household? In this episode, Coach Alex sits down with his wife Christin—dietitian…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenThe Offensive Church: Taking Territory From Hell (Starts With Your Body)
Episode Summary In this sermon preached at New Life Church Greenbrier (Dec. 28, 2025), Coach Alex flips a familiar verse on its head: the gates of hell aren’t…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenDoes God Love Your Body—or Just Your Soul? - with Alisa Keeton and Revelation Wellness
🧲 Episode Summary What if the Church has misunderstood the body—not as a problem to fix, but as territory to reclaim? In this powerful, deeply personal…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenThe Bible's Warning About Addiction (And How To Take Back Control)
Episode Summary //👉 Subscribe here: https://faithfulfitnessdevo.com/contact // Most Christians have been told addiction is a failure of willpower. Scripture…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenWhy God Cares That Your Strong (Not Just "Saved")
Episode Summary In this episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down with personal trainer and writer Christina Barkley, founder of Dogged…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenChristian Athletes vs. the World: Preparing Young Athletes for Spiritual Warfare with Drake Reed
Episode Summary What happens when athletic excellence outpaces spiritual maturity? In this powerful conversation, Coach Drake Reed—former professional…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten“Forgiveness, Grief, and Healing the Body with Leah Fruth”
In this powerful conversation, Coach Alex sits down with health coach, fitness instructor, and workshop leader Leah Fruth to explore the often-overlooked role…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenThe Pace of Peace: Finding Calm in Body, Soul, and Home with Michelle Brumgard
Episode Summary What if peace wasn’t just a feeling you occasionally experience but a person you follow daily? In this episode, Coach Alex sits down with…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten“How Sound Theology Shapes Real Discipleship (and Real Muscles)”
🧠 Episode Summary Coach Alex reconnects with longtime friend and former training partner Gabe Aguirre—now an itinerant preacher and theological content…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenEmbodiment vs. Simulation: Fitness in the Age of AI
📖 Episode Summary In an age of artificial intelligence, digital simulation, and disembodied experiences, it’s easy to lose touch with what makes us truly…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenOutgrowing Porn: Healing Hearts and Redeeming Sexuality with Drew Boa
✨ Episode Summary In this groundbreaking episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down with Drew Boa—author of Outgrow Porn and founder of…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenThe Body Teaches the Soul: Justin Whitmel Earley on Habits, Holiness, and Stewardship
📖 Episode Summary In this special episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex VanHouten welcomes Justin Whitmel Earley—lawyer, author of Habits of the…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenFaith, Fitness, and Finding Peace: Growing in God’s Strength With Kim Dobbs
In this powerful episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex VanHouten sits down with nurse, fitness instructor, and Revelation Wellness trainer Kim…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenMotherhood as Discipleship: Stephanie Joy Lasota on Parenting, Fitness, and Wholeness
Episode Summary In this heartfelt conversation, Coach Alex sits down with Stephanie Joy Lasota—Certified Revelation Wellness Instructor, wife, and mom of…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenFasting Like Jesus: How to Align Your Body and Spirit for God’s Glory
Episode Summary In this solo teaching, Coach Alex VanHouten dives deep into the spiritual and physical discipline of fasting. Too often misunderstood as either…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenFreedom From Depression Starts With God's Truth with Dr. Chigozie Nwosu
Episode Summary In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Coach Alex sits down with Dr. Chigozie Nwosu—physician, author, and founder of Brave Minds…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenWhen Your Body Says Something’s Wrong: Faith, Hormones, and Healing with Heidi Cooper
🌟 Episode Summary Many believers know the frustration of “doing everything right”—clean eating, consistent exercise, even regular doctor visits—yet still…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten“Mindset Is a Lifeline: DK Kang on Faith, Grit, and Growth”
Episode Summary: When life hits harder than you ever imagined, how do you keep moving forward? In this powerful conversation, Coach Alex Van Houten sits down…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenWhy The Church Must Reclaim The Body For God's Glory
📖 Episode Summary What does it mean to steward your body as a temple when you're also shepherding a congregation? In this powerful conversation, Pastor and…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenFighting for Kids, One Mile at a Time with The "Praying Ninja Warrior"
Episode Summary: What if every mile you ran was a prayer for a sick child? In this deeply inspiring episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenHow Keto & Carnivore Can Transform Your Health and Spirit| With Casey Ruff From Boundless Body Radio
Episode Summary In this inspiring episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex VanHouten sits down with Casey Ruff—longtime trainer, host of Boundless…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenRaising Warriors: Faith, Fitness, and the Fight for Our Youth
🎧 Episode Title Raising Warriors: Faith, Fitness, and the Fight for Our Youth How the Power In Me movement is awakening identity, healing, and purpose 📖…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenWisdom With GLP-1s | Coach Alex Tackles Ozempic and Monjaro
📖 Episode Summary In this solo episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast*, Coach Alex VanHouten tackles one of today’s most controversial health trends: the rise…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenHow Movement, Scripture, and Community Lead Us Through the Valley | Jennifer Neufeld
📖 Episode Summary In this deeply moving episode of the Faithful Fitness Podcast, Coach Alex sits down with Jennifer Neufeld, a registered nurse, Revelation…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenBreaking the Cycle: Holly Tucker on Shame, Healing, and the Joy of Surrender
In this honest and hope-filled conversation, Coach Alex sits down with Holly Tucker—faith-based health coach, trauma-informed nutritionist, and host of the…
Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHoutenBad Knees? No Problem. Ironman Dad Phil Thompson on Grit, God, and Endurance
What does it take to be a high-performing athlete, a dedicated father of four, and a man of faith—without compromising any of it? In this inspiring episode of…