Getting off the floor became a decision
You still do it. You just think about it first, and you plan the way back up.
Saint Charles, Missouri · 12 years
Get up and gowithout a bunch of aches and pains.
Strength, mobility and balance training for people 45 and up who want to keep doing the things they enjoy — with ease. Built by Glenn Ritter, who started this because people his age were not staying fit, healthy or flexible, and decided that wasn't acceptable.
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Free, no pressure, about twenty minutes. Bring your questions about your knees.
Trained for the trail, not the mirror
Where most people are
Nothing broke. It just got quieter.
The decline almost never starts with a dramatic event. It starts with an ache that makes you skip one thing.
Something aches every single morning
Not an injury. Just a running list of small complaints that never quite clears.
You turned down something you used to organize
The hike, the round, the long travel day. You said no and gave a reasonable excuse.
The method
Clear goals, then the consistent work that protects them.
“I try to make it clear as to what their goals are and what they need to do on a consistent basis to stay active as they age.” That's the whole job. Everything else is decoration.
- 1
Get clear on the goal
Not a number on a scale. What you want to still be doing in ten and twenty years, said out loud.
- 2
Build the capability underneath it
Strength, joint range and balance in the exact positions your life asks for. Loaded conservatively, added to steadily.
- 3
Do it on a consistent basis
A week you can repeat beats a week that wrecks you. That's the whole difference over twelve years of watching this work.
First on the map
Be my next success story.
I'm building the online side of Training at the Ritz right now, and that is a real advantage for the people who come in first. You get more of my attention, direct access to me between sessions, and a coach who is personally invested in proving this works for people your age.
Client results are coming soon — I'd rather show you real ones than made-up ones.
What you get back
Measured in capability, not inches.
Most of my clients are not looking to build super strength to pick up a house. They want to function, and do athletic events, and feel fine the next day.
- Get up & go
- without planning the trip back up
- Fewer aches
- in the ordinary parts of the day
- Steady on trail
- uneven ground stops being a hazard
- Still in the game
- athletic events, not spectator seats
The route in
Four steps, no mystery.
- Step 1
Free consult
We talk about what you want to be able to do, what hurts, and what your week actually looks like.
- Step 2
Movement baseline
Balance, range, strength, and any limitation we need to work around. No grading, just information.
- Step 3
Your plan
A program built for your joints and your calendar, with the reasons explained so it survives a bad week.
- Step 4
Train and adjust
We load progressively and change course as your life moves. Twelve years says this is the part that compounds.
Twelve years of one idea.
Read the whole storyIt dawned on me that I should train them to keep their focus on their health and their conditioning so as they continue to age, they can continue to do the things they enjoy to do with ease.
Straight answers
The things people ask before they call.
Am I too old to start?
No. I started this business because people my age were not staying fit, not staying healthy and not staying flexible — and none of that was inevitable. I've started people in their seventies. The starting point is neutral information, not a verdict.
Is this safe for my joints?
Strength training done properly is one of the most joint-friendly things you can do, because strong muscle is what keeps a joint from absorbing every impact by itself. We load conservatively, we build range before we build load, and soreness is never the scoreboard.
What if I have limitations?
Then that's part of the plan, not the end of it. Replacements, old surgeries, a shoulder that's been cranky for nine years — I work around what needs working around and train everything else hard.
Do I need to already be in shape?
Most people who call me open with an apology about how long it's been. It has never once been a problem. We start where you are and add from there.
How often would I train?
Usually two or three sessions a week, plus walking. Enough to make real change, not so much that the rest of your life stops happening.
Twenty years from now starts with one conversation.
Tell me what you want to still be doing, and I'll tell you honestly what it takes.