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Category: Inspiration

5 Daily Habits for Better Posture

Posture, posture, posture. Everyone wants it, few have it, and we’re always talking about it, aren’t we? Well, it’s a hot topic for good reason – having good posture is key to maintaining a healthy body. It’s as simple as that. At Motus I spend a lot of time talking about the big three – […]

The Ultimate Guide to Overcoming Gymtimidation

This week’s post is a little different. I have invited my good friend, Shawn McKibben, to guest post this week. Shawn runs one of the leading personal development websites – Simple Fellow. He’s not a trainer, fitness coach, or in the fitness industry at all, for that matter. But he has lost an incredible 50+ […]

2 tips for better movement

It was in the gym recently that I had one of my more ego-boosting moments. After I performed a pistol variation, a woman said to me, “Holy toledo! That was impressive.” And now that I’ve had some time to reflect on what she said, I think her response to my workout was very symbolic of […]

In defense of weightlifting

As much as I write about movement and calisthenics, I do still spend a fair amount of time weightlifting. And to be completely honest, I love it. It may sound like a complete meathead mentality, but I really do like pumping iron! Regarding my emphasis on movement and gymnastics inspired training, I view weightlifting as […]

Here’s what happened at the November Fit Mornings event

In case you weren’t able to attend in person, here’s what happened at the November Fit Mornings: Dan Jimenez of Axistence Athletics was up first and gave us a great overview of the current state of fitness. A lot has happened in the past several decades as Dan describes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSVv9e5tFU&feature=youtu.be Next up was Tyrone Beverly […]

Fit Mornings – Laura St. John and Brian Bowen

For those of you that are outside the Denver area (or the USA entirely!) and therefore missed the inaugural Fit MorningsĀ on September 5th, I want to take a moment and share with you what all happened. In a nutshell, we had a great event with two amazing speakers who did a great job of capturing […]