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30 Years of Training Christians Over 50: The Mistakes I See (And How to Avoid Them)
Okay, let me just start by saying this – if I had a dollar for every mistake I've watched Christians over 50 make in their…
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Faith and fitness
Muscle Loss after 40 and Beyond: Due to Inactivity or Age?
Let me tell you something that hit me like a ton of bricks about fifteen years ago. I was working with this client - let's…
Christian workout space
Why Gym Workouts Fail Christians Over 50: And What Works Instead
Look, I'm gonna be straight with you from the get-go. After three decades in this fitness industry – and I mean really in it, not…
Faith and fitness
Going Barefoot: Seven Healthy Outdoor Benefits
You know, about fifteen years into my career as a personal trainer, I had this client who kept complaining about foot pain during our outdoor…
Functional fitness
Barefoot Benefits: Fitness over 50 Fun
Let me tell you something that's gonna sound completely crazy - some of the best fitness breakthroughs I've witnessed in my thirty-plus years of training…
Faith and fitness
Master These 10 Quadrupedal Movements for Total Body Power
A few years ago, I had what I now call my "quadrupedal humbling" while watching videos of natural movement exercises. The presenter, a movement specialist…
Faith and fitness
Quadrupedal Movement Patterns for Upper Body Strength
I still remember the moment I realized I'd been thinking about upper body training all wrong. https://www.rushwalter.com/natural-movement-strength-training-for-complete-beginners/ It was about seven years ago, and I…
Faith and fitness
Sabbath Day Rejuvenation: How One Day Changed My Entire Week (And My Body)
Look, I'll be honest with you – for the longest time, I thought taking a full day off was for people who didn't have their…
Functional fitness
Bodyweight Squats: Proper Form and Function
I remember the day I realized I'd been teaching squats somewhat incorrectly for the first ten years of my career. It was about fifteen years…
Functional fitness
Squatting Exercise: Pro’s and Con’s
About twenty one years ago, I made one of several mistakes of my training career, and it taught me much about what I needed to…