Newman Performance and Wellness

Newman Performance and Wellness Located Des Moines/Altoona, IA • Optimizing human movement • Personal Training & Performance Coaching
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Cleaning prep for a busy 33 session week featuring my little helper & our 1st employee - Elliot Hayes. Welcome to the te...
03/01/2026

Cleaning prep for a busy 33 session week featuring my little helper & our 1st employee - Elliot Hayes. Welcome to the team baby girl - thanks for all your help 👊🏼😘🫶🏼

02/28/2026

Shoutout to Wes on his new top speed PR on the treadmill the other night! 👊🏼 Been so fun watching him grow from a kid into what appears to be a young man. Proud of you buddy - you’re a beast!! 🫡💪🏼

02/27/2026

Yo…someone let me know f’real.

02/27/2026

Strong. Mobile. Unstoppable. 🔥

Your hips are the engine behind almost every athletic movement — sprinting, jumping, cutting, squatting, rotating. But here’s the truth: mobility without strength is unstable, and strength without mobility is limiting. You need both.

When your hips are tight, weak, and immobile, it’s nearly impossible to get your body to move the way you want it to. Power leaks. Compensation kicks in. Performance drops.

That’s why we show our hips a lot of love 😎🫶🏼

We train them to move freely and produce force — so you can run faster, lift heavier, change direction quicker, and stay resilient while doing it.

Loose enough to move.
Strong enough to perform.
Built to dominate. 💪

02/27/2026

Did He defeat the darkness?
Did He deliver me?
Yes, He did
So yes, He can

02/26/2026

🎶 You can sit and wait around, or you can make it happen 💯

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” -Matthew 5:16

02/25/2026

My favorite question. Always at least close to failure c’mon now…

Stress. We all carry it. Find a healthy outlet.For me - choosing my hard helps normal every day stresses feel easier to ...
02/25/2026

Stress. We all carry it. Find a healthy outlet.

For me - choosing my hard helps normal every day stresses feel easier to manage. Working, kids whining, fighting, asking a million questions, cooking dinner, mowing the yard, doing the dishes, cleaning, etc.

This sweat? It’s proof. Proof that I leaned into the discomfort instead of running from it. It’s wild to me how choosing to go through something hard — the suffering, the heavy breathing, the “I want to quit” moments — always leaves me feeling lighter, clearer, and more positive on the other side.

Running is my outlet. It mirrors life so closely. At some point in every run, it gets hard. I want to stop. I start negotiating with myself. Life does the same thing. We throw little adult pity parties. “Poor me, I have to show up. I have to try. I have to give more than I get. Life is so hard.”

But when I push through? The endorphins rush in. The fog lifts. Gratitude replaces doubt. I remember who I am.

One thing I’ve learned: we are almost always our own biggest critic. I promise that you are not doing as bad as you think. None of us are. We’re all just doing our best — and some days that best looks different than others.

I do want to encourage you to find your outlet. Choose your hard. Move your body. Sweat through it. I promise you’ll be glad you did.

Congrats to Wyatt on taking home top 8 individual medals in 50 back, 100 BK, 50FR, 200IM + 2nd and 3rd place in his rela...
02/23/2026

Congrats to Wyatt on taking home top 8 individual medals in 50 back, 100 BK, 50FR, 200IM + 2nd and 3rd place in his relays at state swim in Cedar Falls this weekend! There’s nothing better than seeing the kids I work with succeed & do awesome things!! Proud of you bud 👏🏼💪🏼🫡

02/23/2026

Maverick is the youngest kiddo I’ve worked with yet and I’m so proud of the progress he has made! In 6 short weeks he has gotten stronger, faster, & more confident 💯💪🏼 way to go, buddy!!!

Hard work isn’t a someday lesson—it starts now. 🔥 People are always going to have their opinions on kids this young training & they are allowed to. In today’s society it’s only natural for people to think this is unnecessary.

However, it’s true that when kids learn early that effort creates results, they build grit, confidence, and belief in themselves. They’re still kids, always—but letting them discover what their bodies are capable of plants a fire that spreads into every part of their lives. Strong habits. Strong minds. Strong futures.

02/22/2026

🔥Your self talk is either a wall or a weapon
🔥What you say becomes what you believe
🔥What you believe becomes what you do

Talk to yourself in a way that helps you to become the type of person you want to be.

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” -Philippians 4:8

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+15154940187

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