With several years of experience in the fitness equipment business, I’ve watched the pendulum swing dramatically when it comes to recovery. “Think Arnold” In the early days, it was all “no pain, no gain” and recovery was for the weak. These days, recovery has almost become its own sport! But here’s the truth I’ve learned…
When I first started in this business more than 30 years ago, I was convinced that more equipment meant better results. I was still learning! One of the most humbling experiences of my career happened during a trip to a rural training facility where athletes were getting incredible results using nothing but their body weight,…
When I started in the fitness equipment business back in the early 90s, home gyms meant enormous multi-station machines that cost thousands of dollars and took up half your basement. Thank goodness times have changed! After three decades of helping people set up effective home workout spaces, I’ve learned that functional fitness requires far less…
I still remember the day I broke both of my arms from a bicycle accident in Atlanta. https://www.rushwalter.com/the-joy-of-your-hobby/ Generally I would decline a rehabilitation type program, but this time was different. Both of my arms broken at once made me realize that strength without mobility is like a sports car with square wheels—all that power…
When clients walk into my store asking for the “best” equipment, I always take a step back and ask them what they’re trying to accomplish. After 30+ years in this business, I’ve learned that the “best” approach varies wildly depending on the person standing in front of me. https://www.rushwalter.com/most-effective-exercise-equipment-for-mature-adults/ The bodyweight versus weighted exercise debate…
When I first opened my equipment shop back in the early 90s, I focused on selling standard gym machines because that’s what people wanted. After years of watching clients struggle with movements that didn’t translate to real life, I completely overhauled my approach. https://www.rushwalter.com/effective-spring-time-exercises/ Now I teach functional fitness exercises almost exclusively, and the transformation…
Often with amusement over three decades I smile watching people cycle through fitness trends like kids in a candy store, grabbing whatever looks good at the moment without considering what their bodies actually need. When I started helping clients understand how to build their own holistic functional fitness routines, it was like watching lights turn…
Years ago when I first started integrating holistic functional fitness into my equipment shop back in the 90s, people looked at me like I had three heads. “Just sell the treadmills and be done with it,” they’d say. But after watching countless clients struggle with traditional workout equipment that left them injured or frustrated, I…
Understanding Body Confidence as a Spiritual Practice Over thirty years in the fitness industry, I’ve come to realize that body confidence isn’t really about having the perfect body or looking a certain way. It’s about believing you have worth and dignity in the body you’re in right now. I’ve trained hundreds of clients, and the…
I’m fully aware many folks are dealing with body image challenges. And perhaps, as a Christian, your view hasn’t been a walk in the park. Some people I know have stood in front of the mirror, picking apart every little “flaw” they see, until they discover the transformative power of biblical affirmations. https://www.rushwalter.com/understanding-our-bodies-as-temples-of-the-holy-spirit/ These aren’t…
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