When you’ve been in the fitness equipment industry and working as a personal trainer for as long as I have, your daily walk and talk eventually includes fitness talk. The months of November and December roll around every year, and along with encouraging folks to drink more water and move more intentional, my salutations pretty…
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…
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…
Man, let me tell you something – when I first heard about the Daniel Plan about eight years ago, I honestly thought it was just another fad diet with a Christian twist. Boy, was I wrong. At 60, I was struggling with my own health issues, watching too many of my clients hit that dreaded…
Man, if someone had told me twenty years ago that I’d be writing about frozen shoulder from personal experience, I would’ve laughed them out of my gym. I was 48, bench pressing like I was still 25, and thought I was bulletproof. Boy, was I wrong. It started on a Tuesday morning in 2005. I…
Let me tell you something – after three decades in this business, I’ve seen more hobbled clients shuffle through my gym doors with plantar fasciitis than I care to count. And honestly? For the first ten years of my career, I was doing it all wrong. I used to think plantar fasciitis was just about…
Join our community of faith-driven fitness enthusiasts. Get exclusive workouts, devotionals, and equipment recommendations.