You know what really gets me fired up? Watching people treat their meals like they’re in some kind of eating contest. I’ve been in the fitness industry for over three decades now, and I can’t tell you how many clients I’ve worked with who wonder why they’re having digestive issues, feeling sluggish, or struggling to…
The Day Everything Changed I’ll never forget the moment my back gave out for the first time. I was 32, and thought I knew everything about fitness. Boy, was I wrong. There I was, demonstrating a deadlift to a client when something in my lower back just… snapped. Not literally, thank God, but it felt…
You know what I’ve discovered after three decades of working with people in fitness and wellness? Most programs focus on just one piece of the puzzle – either they’re all about physical transformation, or they’re purely mental/emotional, or they try to be spiritual but ignore the practical stuff. But here’s the thing that changed everything…
Man, this is one of those topics that gets people all fired up, isn’t it? And I researched quite a bit to insure this fitness blog would be true and effective for all my friends and family. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had friends and clients come to me completely confused about…
You know what helped transform my approach to fitness after turning fifty? It wasn’t some fancy new workout program or expensive exercise equipment. I’m glad to share it was the simple realization that movement could become a form of prayer, and prayer could become a form of movement. I’ll be honest – there was a…
You know what really gets me fired up? When people throw in the towel on their health just because they’re getting older. I see it all the time in the fitness industry – folks hitting their forties, fifties, or beyond and basically giving up on their bodies like they’re some broken-down car that’s not worth…
You know, after three decades of working with folks dealing with shoulder pain, I’ve seen more rotator cuff tears than I care to count. And here’s what really gets me – almost everyone who walked into my personal training studio thinks surgery is their only option. But that’s just not true, and honestly, it breaks…
When you have had a traumatic back injury like me – there was a time when getting out of bed felt like torture. I’m talking about that period in my late forties when I’d wake up feeling like I’d been hit by a truck, even though all I did was sleep. My lower back would…
I’ll be honest – it took me way too long to understand what God really meant when He called our bodies temples. https://www.rushwalter.com/the-biblical-case-for-functional-fitness-how-god-designed-us-to-move/ For years, I thought it was just some nice metaphor pastors threw around to make us feel guilty about eating donuts. Boy, was I wrong. Even though donuts are tasty, they are…
Let me tell you about a interesting mistake I made in my early forties. I was training seven days a week, pushing myself like I was still twenty-five, and completely ignoring what my body was trying to tell me. Sound familiar? I’d wake up with joint stiffness that lasted longer each morning. My workouts felt…
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