Holistic Fitness
The Biblical Case for Functional Fitness: How God Designed Us to Move
You know, after three decades in this fitness business, I've seen just about every workout trend come and go. From the Jane Fonda aerobics craze…
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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…
Functional fitness
Benefits of Squatting
For the first fifteen years of my career, I completely underestimated the power of squatting. I was so caught up in all the fancy equipment…
Faith and fitness
Natural Recovery Methods for Movement Training
About ten years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my training career, and it taught me much about what I needed to…