In retrospect – for the first fifteen years of my career, I was doing many things incorrectly. Not intentionally of course but looking back, I had my clients doing their cardio, then their strength training, then we’d tack on some stretching at the end like it was an afterthought. You know, the classic gym approach…
Man, this question hit me like a ton of bricks about fifteen years ago when I was going through a rough patch personally. I’d been training people for over two decades, but I was struggling with my own health issues and feeling disconnected from my purpose. https://www.rushwalter.com/embracing-holistic-wellness-from-a-biblical-perspective/ That’s when I started really digging into what…
Does a person who climbs tress at any age increase their flexibility? When you reflect back on the playground equipment or backyard playgrounds you played in, what exercise stands out? Were you agile at being able to climb the sliding board stairs and slide more than your friends? Were you like me and hung out…
Newby’s and experienced fitness oriented folks will appreciate the very first day of natural movement training. You may be like the 53-year-old accountant who hadn’t exercised regularly in over a decade, he walked into our session convinced he was “too out of shape” to do anything meaningful. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Within ten minutes, I had him bear…
Six months ago, I watched a complete fitness beginner have what I can only describe as a movement revelation. She’d come to me convinced she was “uncoordinated,” “weak,” and “too old to start exercising” at 57. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Traditional gym environments intimidated her, and she’d failed at multiple fitness programs because they felt foreign and overwhelming….
Two summers ago, I had what I now consider an important realization while watching my 6-year-old grandson play at a local park. While I was mentally planning his “structured exercise program” to build coordination and strength, he was already getting an incredible full-body workout by simply interacting with his environment. He climbed trees with perfect…
Twenty-five years ago my enjoyment and activation of my personal exercise objectives was on a high. I owned a nice commercial exercise equipment store in Atlanta, and I cherry picked my equipment for my training studio. Fitness Rush Atlanta training studio offered the best options for iso lateral movement and I had chose Hammer Strength…
I’ll never forget the day that a simple conversation with my wife started to further expand my understanding of human physical capability. She had mentioned pain in her feet often. When I rubbed her feet at night with Vick’s vapor rub, she always had less pain during and hours afterwards. She told me that her…
You know, after more than three decades in the fitness industry, I’ve seen every trend come and go. From the Jane Fonda aerobics craze to CrossFit to whatever Youtube workout is popular this week. https://www.rushwalter.com/strengthening-body-and-spirit-faith-fitness-and-exercise-tips/ But somewhere along the way, I realized I was missing something huge in my approach to wellness – the spiritual…
A few seasons back, I found myself at a retreat in the Smokey Mountains where participants were encouraged to spend time walking barefoot each morning. As someone who’d spent decades in supportive athletic shoes, I was skeptical about the benefits and worried about injury or discomfort. By the third day, something profound had shifted. Not…
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