Leadership Tips & Training First Place Fitness Rally

You may be interested in planning your own "reunion" event, so that you and your members may receive the encouragement and accountability needed for success.   Last month, Beverly Henson shared about the new First Place event she hosted in Meridian Mississippi.   This is another type of "reunion" you might consider as a First Place leader.   It is called a First Place Fitness Rally.   It is an interactive event where participants receive hands on instruction from certified fitness professionals.   It is a day long event with the purpose of fitness instruction and fun, of course!   Beverly Henson and Vicki Heath, who are both First Place leaders and fitness instructors, plan and present the Fitness Rallies.   They have the plan and all they need is a host church with a team of volunteers!   The host church would charge a registration fee for each participant, which would cover the expenses of the rally.   To get a better picture of what one might experience at a Fitness Rally, I have included the schedule from the Rally presented at Northcrest Baptist Church in Meridian, Mississippi.   For further information regarding Fitness Rallies, contact Nancy Taylor at ntaylor@firstplace.org or Beverly Henson at bevh1952@bellsouth.net . 

Northcrest First Place Fitness Rally Schedule

8:00   Registration
          Health Checks by Anderson's Hospital   until Noon   
8:45   Welcome by President of the Meridian City Council - Barbara Henson
          Door Prizes
9:00   Choose one class to attend
          Aerobics - Vicki Heath (ACE Certified/Body and Soul Fitness
          Walking and Exercise With Much to Lose - Beverly Henson
          (IPA Fitness Program Designer)
          Trail walking with Teresa Mackey and Patricia Gamblin              
10:00 Choose one class to attend
          Transition from Walking to running - Vicki Heath
          Kayaking/Learn the Basics - Bev Henson
          Getting started with Strength Training -   Kim Monsour
          (ACE Certified Personal Trainer)
11:00 Seminar:   Basic Prescription for Exercise -   Vicki Heath                  
          Door Prizes
12:00 Lunch/free time for Trails and Kayaking 
          Door Prizes
1:30   Choose one class to attend
          Aerobics - Vicki Heath
          Walking Cardiac Hill -   Amiee Skipper and Holly Johnston
          Nutrition Questions and Answers - Mary Gilmore (Registered Dietician)            
2:30   Walk for your Life
3:30   Seminar:   In Him we Live and Move and Have our Being - Beverly Henson

Bonita Lakes in Meridian - Admission is Free - Bring your own lawn chairs.
Lunch provided by the Village Kitchen - Bottled water available all day
Kayaking available all day - trail walking - available all day
You do not have to attend all seminars. You may paddle or walk

Door Prizes
All Expense Paid Trip to First Place F.O.C.U.S. WEEK
Image 1000 Treadmill - Schwinn Bicycle - Weights - Medicine Balls - Exercise Balls - Stretch Bands - 24 Memberships to Curves

Nancy Taylor
Leadership Training Director


Nancy Taylor is the First Place Leadership Training Director and joined the First Place staff in 1997. Nancy teaches leadership principles to First Place Leaders throughout the country and at Houston's First Baptist Church where she coordinates all the First Place groups. . Nancy also speaks at First Place workshops, rallies, retreats, and conferences, where she delights her audiences with humor and encourages them with boldness. She writes a monthly article, which includes helpful tips for leaders, for the First Place E-newsletter, and was a contributing writer to the Today is the First Day devotional book. Nancy is the resident First Place Bible Concordance because of her love for Scripture memory.