When you have had a traumatic back injury like me – there was a time when getting out of bed felt like torture. I’m talking about that period in my late forties when I’d wake up feeling like I’d been hit by a truck, even though all I did was sleep. My lower back would…
I’ll be honest – it took me way too long to understand what God really meant when He called our bodies temples. https://www.rushwalter.com/the-biblical-case-for-functional-fitness-how-god-designed-us-to-move/ For years, I thought it was just some nice metaphor pastors threw around to make us feel guilty about eating donuts. Boy, was I wrong. Even though donuts are tasty, they are…
I learned about the real importance of feet the hard way – learning about a friend who took a nasty spill in his gym back in 2009. This guy was 62, still deadlifting 300 pounds, but he tripped over absolutely nothing while walking across his own facility. https://www.rushwalter.com/barefoot-training-guide-strengthen-feet-for-natural-movement/ Turned out his feet had basically stopped…
I remember the day I learned what Philippians 4:13 really meant in the gym. It was about fifteen years ago, and I was working with this client named Beth who’d been dealing with chronic fatigue syndrome for months. She’d come in looking absolutely drained, barely able to lift five-pound dumbbells when she used to bench…
You know, I’ll never forget the day Debby walked into my gym back in 2018. She was 52, clutching her water bottle like it was a lifeline, and I could see her hands trembling slightly. “I haven’t exercised since high school,” she whispered, barely making eye contact. “Everyone’s gonna stare at me.” That conversation hit…
You know what’s funny? I spent the first fifteen years of my training career trying to fix people’s back pain with all sorts of fancy exercises and equipment, but it wasn’t until I started really studying Psalm 23 during a particularly rough patch in my own life that I stumbled onto something that actually works….
Let me tell you something that’s gonna sound crazy coming from someone who’s spent over three decades in the fitness business – Medicare Advantage plans are basically selling you a band-aid when what you really need is prevention. And I learned this the hard way when a close friend got sucked into one of those…
Due to a car accident in high school, I’ve experienced back pain most of my life and let me tell you something that might surprise you – after over three decades of helping folks strengthen their bodies, I’ve watched more Christians over 50 struggle with back pain than I care to count. https://www.rushwalter.com/the-biblical-case-for-functional-fitness-how-god-designed-us-to-move/ And here’s…
You know, after over three decades in the fitness industry, I’ve seen thousands of clients struggle with joint pain and inflammation. But it wasn’t until I started really digging into biblical nutrition that I had this lightbulb moment. I was working with this 55-year-old client – let’s call her Jan – who was dealing with…
You know what? I never thought I’d be creating workouts based on Bible stories, but here we are – and honestly, it’s been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my 30+ years as a trainer. The whole idea came to me about eleven years ago when I was working with Lucy, a…
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