 you to be joining us because the energy is high. You can see we've got our tennis shoes on, our workout clothes on. This is not a program to be sitting on your couch watching us. This is going to be a day to get up and use your body to move and worship the Lord. I'm Anne. I'm here with Matt and Sidney. Sidney, tell us a little bit about our awesome guest. Yes. Well, you know what the Bible says in 3rd John versus chapter 1 verse 2, be in health just as your soul prospers. And that's what we're going to be talking about today. Wellness in your mind, body and soul. Brooke Daniels, a.k.a. Brookie Trinity is with us today and she's going to help you tap into your mind, body and soul so you can not only feel and live your best, but so you can also better serve those who you love around you. Brookie is a wellness advocate and a personal trainer. She's also one of my dears and best friends and she's going to share tips on how we can love ourselves better through our health and we're going to get moving too. So stick around. She's going to do a five minute workout routine that anyone of any age, any level can do right in the comfort of your home. So Anna was right. This is not a show to be sitting back. You know, hear a little bit about Brooke's story, but I know Matt, you enjoy working out and looking fit too. You know, it's so funny. I have to laugh and my friends laugh at me. When I'm at the gym, I'm like listening to devotionals, you know, like listen to sermons. They're like when most people are listening to pump up music, but I'm like, you know, I'm kind of defeating both or the best of both worlds here. You know, I'm getting ripped in the physical, but then ripped in the spiritual. You know, at the same time, there's nothing wrong with that. Right. No, that's exactly right. And I actually love that you say that because so often we are taught through all the marketing of the world that that our wellness is really something that we have to find the determination, the willpower to just do on our own. But have we ever like shifted that mindset to realize that God cares about your desires to be strong, to be healthy? Do we pray? Do we ask the Lord to empower us to give us the motivation and when we're struggling with emotions? So often we do this emotional eating, right? Like do we stop and we allow the Lord to minister to our emotions and continue forward in those goals? I just saw recently the number we have just slightly over 300 days left in this year. And many have set health goals at the beginning and have already died off. But it is not too late. Like you still have plenty of time left this year to be crushing those health goals. And today is going to get you started. And I think it is so important. You know, one thing I know for me, so Matt, I'm the complete opposite. I cannot listen to like the service and the devotional. So God bless you power to you. But we're in the gym together. I am definitely listening to like Christian hip hop. Like that is a time where it's just really stress and anxiety. And so we just want to encourage you today, you know, no matter what your level is, maybe you go into the gym a couple times a week. I know Pastor Bill Glaze, he's the pastor on hard questions. So he's in the gym. So he loves working out to or no matter what it is that we just want you to enjoy, have fun. And it's a great way to connect with God, you know, the Holy Spirit, the temple of our bodies, the Holy Spirit lives and dwells there. So it's so important that we take care of ourselves. It's another way that we extend our worship to God. Because I know, and I'm Matt, when I'm on the treadmill, sometimes there's been songs like if I'm going through things or I'm walking through a valley or going through a hard time, I don't know what it is, but I'll just be like, you know, it just it really does does something and drops those chains and makes me feel free and excited. Yep. That's all right. Well, as much as it's spiritual, it's also physical, right? And so sometimes you got really the stress out on the treadmill. So hey, well, as much as I'm excited for every one of you guys to watch us work out on the screen, I'm also excited for things that are out on the big screen. So as many of you know, the new Jesus Revolution movie was released in movie theaters last week and it's continuing to make a huge impact. It's still playing in theaters and we want to encourage you to go see it with this new trailer. Check it out. Our country is a dark and divided place, but in that tent, there's hope and unity and miracles that I can't even explain. Like you to meet my new friend, Lonnie Frisbee, and some of his friends. Welcome. These kids are runaways, most of them. They need our help. Chuck, stop. They don't belong here. Agreed? There's this church. It's called Calvary Chapel. We say we're looking for truth. What if this is true? Because everything that we've been trying is not. We can be down again. What I felt in there, I haven't. What if it's good for a minute and then it's gone one day? We can find out together. Movements everywhere. Los Angeles, women in the south. It's spreading like wildfire. Is this the beach where people get baptized? We drove all the way here. Where from? Texas. I don't know if any of this is real. I kind of hope it is, to be honest. It's a family man. This film looks so incredibly powerful. I have been hearing that it is so well written, that it is moving, that it has such an inspirational message. And if you haven't put it on your calendar yet or gotten into the theaters, make it a priority because our dollars really send a message to Hollywood to know that these are the kind of films that we want to see. I have not gotten there yet, but I certainly plan on attending. I've just been hearing so much good about it. Yeah, it's time for me to experience not only a revolution just in our culture, but also in our personal lives. And that transitions us into our next conversation. Super excited. Brookie Trinity is an NASM certified personal trainer, semi pro bikini bodybuilder and wellness advocate. She's the founder of Trinity Squad, a wellness community that empowers members to tap into their minds, body and souls and always do their best so they can better serve others. She's joining us today at Sona Fitness in Chicagoland in Eveson, Illinois. Brookie, it is such a joy to have you with us today. Hi team, how's everyone doing today? So excited to be chatting with you guys. We are so excited for you to be joining us in Brook. You know, you are my dearest friend. I love you so much. And just can you tell a little bit of our audience a little bit about of who you are? Awesome, of course said. So team, I do have to tell you me and Sydney go way back. We went to college together. So I've known Sydney for about over a decade now, but Brookie Trinity is, you know, the birth child of purpose. Everything from bodybuilding, personal training and my wellness journey has been grounded in the Lord. Trinity for me is Father, Son, Holy Spirit. But, you know, as a whole, it's mind, body, soul. So it's the way to have the holistic view of fitness and wellness. It's all about nutrition. It's all about movement. It's all about how you're feeding your mind. So it's a holistic journey. And for me, it's the catalyst of how I can better serve others and invest in myself. And it's been beautiful to see you birth this book. And can you tell us a little bit about the backstory of how God birthed Brookie Trinity inside of you? For sure. So, so ironically, it started in Pittsburgh. It started from a prophetic word that I received at a church session that I was actually at with Sydney. And one of the elders had shared that the Trinity was within me. And at the moment I was like, Hey, what is going on? It was a point in my life where I was kind of at a crossroads. So that prophetic word always stuck with me. Apparently, Pittsburgh is the city of new beginnings. So I am a full testimony to that statement, but definitely began in Pittsburgh. And that is where I also embarked on my bodybuilding career. So Sydney did mention that I'm a semi pro bikini bodybuilder. And that is where I competed in physique competitions. So that doing that also instilled discipline, consistency, and resilience. Oh, there's the image. Yes. So three, those three facets have helped me kind of bring to life everything for Trinity squad and investing in others so they can better serve themselves and others. And I love it so much. It's so beautiful to see what has been birth like from Pittsburgh. And now that you're bringing it all over. But you know, one thing broke, you know, with Trinity squad, it was birth because of community. And there was a time where you felt like you really needed community and we're going through certain things. Can you tell us about that personal story? Of course. So I shared that I lived in Pittsburgh. But after Pittsburgh, I moved right to Chicago. And this was right before COVID. So, you know, obviously COVID happened. I was in a new city. I was I was with, you know, familiar faces. I was actually with my partner. But at that moment, I felt very, you know, isolated and very anxious. Even though I was around other people, I felt, you know, out alone at times. So Trinity squad was actually catapulted during COVID. And I was able to utilize things like Zoom, like, like Instagram and bring these wellness movements to others. So during a time when I needed community the most is when I was actually able to bring Trinity squad to life. So in a sense that isolation really had me lean on God and my faith a lot, a lot more. And I was able to birth this community where I mean, look at it, I'm at a gym right now in Chicago, I've been able to bring this life from virtual to in person. So it's just it's just been a holistic blessing. It truly has been and I was able to take part in during like I remember COVID during the Trinity squad and he was not playing with any of us was really intense, but it was like a really beautiful thing. I think there was like 30 or 40 of us like over Zoom and working out was just a beautiful thing of community. And one thing Brooke, I love that you know, when it comes to wellness and goal setting, this is a philosophy that you have and that you say it is essential to shift your mental narrative and practice positive self talk that is part of that. So how do we put that into action? What would you say to someone who's watching right now that is dealing with anxiety feels that to repression is just going through a really rough time? What would you say to them in this moment that they can do today to break free of that? For sure. So that self investment all starts with looking at your daily routines, right? How are you starting your day? How are you incorporating your positive self talk throughout the day and then how are you ending your day? For me, it's about starting my day with worship, talking to the Lord and for someone else. It might look like prayer. It might look like journaling. It might look like, hey, stretching or getting your body warm so you can actually feel equipped to start the day. It's the same thing with meetings that you might have or touch bases, right? It's about having that allocated time throughout the day to invest in yourself, whether you might need a five, 10, 15 minute touch base with yourself, with the Lord and stepping back and kind of recalibrating. So for me, it's about those, all those little nuggets throughout the day to make sure that you're calibrated to make sure that you're meeting your goals, right? Because sometimes we invest so much energy into our jobs, into our families, which we should do that, but you should also be investing in yourself. I love that investing in ourselves. It's so important. Calibrating ourselves first with the Lord so everything else that flows out of that is beautiful. Exactly. Well, speaking about everything being beautiful, good. 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Visit us online at ctvn.org slash donate or call us at 888-665-4483. Hope happens here. We're so glad you're joining us on hope today. We just wrapped up our conversation with Brookie Trinity. She's a wellness advocate. She's a personal trainer and Matt, Anna and I, we are stretching. We're getting ready to go. So we hope that we have our mats. You see it right here. Get ready. We want you to join us right from home. So Brookie, take it away. We have a five minute workout routine. Walk us through. Okay. First, Matt, Anna and Sydney, are you guys ready to work out? Yes, we are. Okay. Awesome. So for today's workout, we're going to go through a five minute Tabata style HIIT workout. Okay. So I want you to put all your anxiety, shake it out of your arms right now. So let me explain to you what a HIIT workout is. High intensity interval training. Okay. You can do this with weights. You can do this with your body weight, which we're going to do today. So Tabata is 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. I've got four moves for us today working our different muscle groups. Okay. So we're going to go through those four moves, three rounds. The first round is really for us to get acquainted with the moves. And then the second two rounds, you're going to be the experts with the moves. And then the last ones, we're going to progress a little bit and we're going to get sweaty just a little bit. Okay. So are you guys ready? We're going to start with a body weight squat. So you can be on your mat or off, depending on what space that you have. Feet are going to be under your shoulders. Okay. All the moves that we're doing today, you're going to pull your belly button in. I always love to use this reference. It's like you have skinny jeans on and they're a little too tight. Okay. So stand up nice and tall, feet under your shoulders. And you're just going to sit in your imaginary chair. Okay. All your weight is in your heels. And then you're going to come up and squeeze in the back. Okay. Keep going with this. All right. Like I said, 20 seconds on 10 seconds off. Oh, you guys look so good over there. Okay. Stand up nice and tall. All right. We got 10 more seconds here. And then we'll go into move number two. Okay. So here's side view. Belly buttons pulled in. Nice long spine. Three, two. Okay. You guys shake it off. I'm going to demo move number two lateral lunges. Standing up nice and tall. Lunging to the side. One leg goes straight. Sit in your heels. Come back to the middle and run it on the other side. Toes remain forward the entire time. Okay. 20 seconds. Three, two, let's do it. Oh, you guys look so good. We're brookie approved. This is awesome. I see that. My poor handy over here. All right. And it's a testimony too. You can work out anywhere, right? You don't need weights. You don't need a gym. All you need is the alignment to move. Okay. Three, two. Okay. So shake it off. We're going to take it down to the mat. Good old push-ups. Okay. Working our triceps, our chest, all of our upper body. So wrists are going to go right under your shoulders. Guys, I have horrible wrists, so I like to make fists. All right. Here we go. Okay. This is what we can do. Plank position. So knees off or on the ground doesn't matter. I just want that flat back. Chest driving towards the mat. And come up. Keep that belly button pulled in. Wow. Keep going that and un-sid. Oh, I know. These I can feel. Oh, yeah. They might want to use our mics. All right. All right. Now we're going to lay over. Okay. We're flipping over to our back. We're working our core stability and strength. Okay. This move is called a dead bug. Okay. Flat back. Head on your mat. Arms straight into the air. Got our mic packed. Like extensions. One at a time. All right. 20 seconds here. Oh, yeah. Keep that belly button pulled in. Okay. You got those jeans that you put in the dryer. They're a little too tight. Oh, yeah. I had a milkshake yesterday. I'm feeling it. All right. One more extension. Okay. Stand back up for me. We're going to go right back into those squats. All right. Thumbs up. How are we feeling? Good. All right. Right back into it. Okay. At the bottom here. Give me a two-second hold. Come back up to the top. This is great. Okay. So you're sitting in your chair. You're like, do I want to sit down? And then you're like, no. Come back up and squeeze. Good work. Is it showing my age and my knee popped? Don't worry, Matt. Mine are cracking over here too. All right. Shake it off. We're going to go back into those lateral lunges. Okay. When you lunge to the side, hold it. Two seconds. And then you're coming back up. Okay. Three, two. Let's do it. You guys are looking so good. You guys are the experts. Oh, wow. We got a great teacher. Thank you. That's right. Hopefully you're joining us at home too, doing this. Wish we could see you guys on the other side of the screen. I know. It'd be so much more fun. Right. All right. Three, two. All right. Matt and I said you know the drill. Get down to the mat. Push up. Okay. Got it. All right. I'm putting time on the clock. All right. Three, two. Let's do it. All right. Strong back on these. I want you to act like you have a plank on your back. Don't let those shoulders slouch. Oh, man. That's why it's good to have a mirror too, to be able to check the form. That is right on point. Okay. Two more push-ups here. Fit it into the time. Three, two. Dead bugs. Look over for me. Oh, we love dead bugs. We love dead bugs. Okay. 20 seconds right here. And these are great moves too, because you could do these at any age. You can do this anywhere. So let's just say you're at work. You have, well, you have your lunch period. You have 10 minutes to work out. Think about this. High intensity, getting that heart rate up. Burning more fat with these quick moves. Three, two. All right. All right. This is round three. So we're going to push it real quick here. Okay. You guys are going to stand up for me. You're going to need a squat hold. Okay. 20 seconds. We're progressing it right here. We close out. Three, two. All right. Oh, we're just standing right here. Just holding it. So what's the benefit of holding it? Holding a pose. And then off. Right. And then if you want to progress this move, and you're at home, you take it to a wall. You give yourself a wall sit, flat back, and maybe add a child or a dumbbell. Doesn't matter. All right. Three, two. All right. Come up lateral lunges to the side. Knee drive. Okay. So what's the other side? 20 seconds right here. Okay. She changed it up. It's about to get intense. Changed it up. I told you the last time we were going to turn up the heat a little bit. This helps our balance. Yep. Working our balance and our core stability. So every move that you do is a core move. All right. We've got three, two. All right. Push ups. Now on the way down. I want you to focus on a slow chest to your mat. Almost like a three, two, one. Back up. Okay. 20 seconds here. Yes. Have to give you guys options. Go Sid. Sid. Sid, you've caught this, right? Knees on the ground too. Three. All right. One more here. Oh my gosh. All right. And Sid, we've got one more move. The dead bugs will close it out here. If you're feeling funky, which I hope you are, we're going to add the opposite arm extension to that leg extension. Okay. Three, two. Last 20 seconds. Make yourself proud. That's always what I tell Trinity. Squad members, make yourself proud. All right. Yeah, I'm going to do this one. Sid's over here doing air push ups. I'm working. I'm sorry. I don't know what's going on. All right. Air high five. Let's go. Thank you so much. I think we need to take a quick sip of our water. So you are phenomenal. Thank you so much, Rook, for this workout. I feel it out a bunch. I feel it in my abs. Feel it in my back. There we go. That means it's working. Yes. That means it's working. And again, just body weight workout. You just need not that much space. You can totally get moving and movement really helps keep that mind aligned with the Lord and everything that you're working towards in your life. So you guys did phenomenal. Thank you so much, Rook. We love you so much, Rook. You Trinity. We'll have a link on our website if you want to sign up, be part of the Trinity squad so we can feel really good through our mind, our body, and our soul. Thank you so much, Rook. Oh, you're very welcome. So I think Matt and I, we're going to go where we're going to head back over. We're going to head back over. We have our water, say hydrated, but I think it's just such a great thing is, you know, as Christians, as believers that we, I'm sorry, I'm like so. But it's just so great that, you know, Matt, that we are able to like exercise and having Christ in the center and feeling good. Yeah. You know, I just think it's important. I always love, you know, kind of matching the two together, you know, as much as we need it in the physical, how much more do we need in the spiritual, but it's hard work. You know, it's not something that you can just pick up. It just takes dedication. But most importantly, it takes consistency. And when there's consistency, then the work pay up pays off. It shows. And I love what the scripture says, as a man thinks in his heart, well, so is he. Well, that's what you become. So maybe when you're exercising your spirits, well, out of the outward, the results begin to show. Yeah, absolutely. And I think one of the most important things whenever you are deciding that you want to get fit, that you want to get healthy is thinking about your why. Like so much of our world says, let's get fit and healthy so that we can put that bathing suit on and have the six pack abs or, you know, look really good for the people around us. But what if God wants us to be healthy, not only to feel good in our skin, but also to be able to go out in this world and fulfill the purpose that he gave us? Maybe you're a mom and you have all these little kids around you and I'm still out of breath too. And you want to be strong and healthy for the years ahead or maybe you are going out your in ministry or whatever your job, whatever the purpose is that God gave you, he wants you to be of clear sound mind to have a strong body. And so figure out your why and then dedicate it to the Lord. I like that. Anna was talking about figuring out our why. It's not for someone else or whatever it may be, but I think it's so important to be intentional. And you know, the one thing I love is just like I know Matt and I, you know, mentioned it earlier, like whether you're like Matt and you want to try listening to sermons and devotionals or whatever music or maybe it's just complete silence. But there's something beautiful about when we give our bodies, God created our bodies. Just think about that. Like he created us, he made our head, our arms, our abs, our legs, all of that. And to be able to give it all back to him through working out is such a powerful, powerful thing. And so we're so glad that you joined us today on Hope Today. We are still, I think the three of us are out of breath. We got our water here, but we just want to say thank you so much for joining us. And we hope that you joined in on the five minute workout routine because it's so important that our mind, our body, our spirits are aligned with Christ, with Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our Heavenly Father. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Go see Jesus Revolution. We love you. Have a great day.