Functional fitness
20 Functional Movement Exercises for Daily Life Strength
Earlier I watched my 67-year-old client Patricia carry four grocery bags up two flights of stairs with better form and less effort than her 32-year-old…
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Faith and fitness
Functional Movement vs. Traditional Strength Training: Complete Guide
Several years ago, I had what I now call anther "gym revelation" moment. I was working with Ed, a 42-year-old client who could deadlift 400…
Functional fitness
Advanced Animal Flow Sequences for Explosive Strength
I thought I knew what explosive power was until I got schooled by a 140-pound dancer named Carlos at a movement workshop several years ago.…
Holistic Fitness
Animal Flow for Beginners: Build Strength Through Natural Movement
More than once since I've begun structured exercise I've experienced that moment which has been both humiliating and enlightening – it showed me just how…
Functional fitness
Complete Primal Movement Patterns Workout Routine
Last summer with laughter, I watched a five-year-old completely destroy my carefully planned workout program without even trying. My friends grandchild Jake was visiting while…
Faith and fitness
Biblical Foundation for Fitness
Several years ago, I found myself in the middle of what I now call my "fitness identity crisis." https://www.rushwalter.com/understanding-faithful-fitness-a-holistic-approach/ I'd been training people for over…
Functional fitness
7 Essential Primal Movement Patterns Every Person Should Master
When your a strength trainer and anyone glides past me carrying twice as much, they get my attention. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Then when I noticed they were…
Functional fitness
How to Create Your Own Natural Movement Training Program
About thirty years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my career – I tried to create a "one-size-fits-all" natural movement program for…
Functional fitness
Natural Movement Strength Training Program for Beginners
Perhaps because I was and continue to proclaim I am a good tree climber, that I have always enjoyed natural strength movements. So when I…
Corporate Fitness Center
Holistic Recovery Methods for Strength Athletes
Several years ago, I thought recovery meant chugging a protein shake and maybe foam rolling for five minutes if my legs felt extra cranky. Then…