Tao Health & Fitness

Matt has been a great teacher. He has a wealth of knowledge about the way the body moves (and should move), and he shares with his students in each of his classes. Each class is well-​designed, and he paces them well. He has a great sense of humor, and this is expertly mixed with knowledge. I have learned how to move more effectively and more safely under his expert guidance.

I’ve been a student of Matt Fuhrmann at Tao Health and Fitness for about a year now. I can honestly say that Matt has provided the best fitness instruction from any trainer I’ve worked with in Austin, bar none! In the beginning, he did a great job screening my initial fitness level and teaching me corrective exercises to address imbalances, weak points and injuries. From there, he’s done a great job guiding me through 3DX and bodyweight exercises to build up foundational strength. This is the hardest I’ve worked for the longest period of time without injuring myself. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been and getting stronger all the time. Matt’s classes are always fun and engaging. I get tons of personal attention. Matt is always cheerful, engaging and attentive. The class sizes are building steadily, and there’s a real sense of family and community. I would highly recommend Matt and Tao Health and Fitness to anyone looking to address nagging injuries and attain their highest potential of strength and fitness.

Matt does an amazing job at breaking down the specific movement practices in a simple and succinct way. The curriculum is broken into progressive levels that is individualized and personalized for student.
Matt also gives you the personal attention and direction you need to give you the results you desire.
Your body and brain will not only feel great at the end of the workout but also through the entire experience since we go at our own pace and each exercise is so beneficial to your body.
Matt starts the course with a relaxing nervous system reset so you can clear your mind chatter and compression within your body. This is really helpful because it clears your mind, gets you calm and present in your body and in the practice. This also helps you stay focused to the subtle details of what you are doing.
And when this happen, there is clear and obvious detail of the subtle effects on each movement and the effort you out into each move can be clearly observed.
The facility is spacious, clean and airy. And the people there are friendly, conscious, and cool.

For years I’ve looked all over Austin for someone who really grasped what functional movement and functional strength really is, beyond the buzz words and BS. I’m thrilled that I’ve finally found Matt and Tao Health & Fitness. Completely innovative approach, small classes, individualized work combines to repair each person’s individual imbalances, heal old limitations from injury. increase range of motion, and build a solid foundation of full mobility and stability upon which to then get strong. My shoulder issues are already resolving! Thank you, Matt, for bringing your skill, knowledge and passion to each and every class. It’s fun, it’s challenging in a whole new way, and I’m already thrilled with the results!

This is not your average «gym». Yes if you want big muscles you can get them here, but unlike other gyms that only offer cosmetic fitness, Matt brings to the table an option of seeking guidance to the achievement of your own ideal fitness by blending adaptive physical exercise routine with an effort to seek conscious awareness of psychological factors which affect the realization of fitness goals. Understanding that working out isn’t just about «looking good naked» (as most gym mentality seems to endorse), training at Tao Health and Fitness will begin at the root of ones fitness reality. The desire to reach fitness goals without a willingness to work the process that lays between ones current state and the goal, will only produce frustration and failure in the best of circumstance, and injuries in the worst. Working toward your fitness goals with Matt at his small, community oriented establishment entails starting at the beginning, and progressing when you are ready– how fast you progress is determined only by how faithfully you apply yourself. Unlike other ideologies (cross fit) which seem to have the delusion that by acting like a professional athlete you will BE a professional athlete (or die trying), Tao Health and Fitness offers anyone, of any fitness level a REALITY based approach that will sustainably and safely transform any person into a solid powerhouse of strength, endurance, and beauty… this is enough for most anyone to choose to work here with Matt– but for those like myself who tend to connect dots, and see all things as interrelated, there is at Tao Health and Fitness the added benefit of having an expert instructor with a hands on approach to helping one truly understand the «why’s» and «how’s» regarding the bodies development, and the influence that the mind can have on this development. The meditation becomes the workout, the workout becomes the meditation, and when balance is established between the body and the mind, both become stronger, more stable, and more beautiful– not in an unsustainable cosmetic sense, but in a genuinely meaningful way that can be maintained for life. Wether you are already a beast, or if you are frail, sickly, and injured– Matt can help you transform yourself into an unbreakable mountain.

I’ve just been going to classes here for a couple of weeks, and I already feel more stable in my body! I’ve had issues with balance and alignment for most of my life, and I notice a difference in how I walk already. The owner, Matt, tests your functional movement, and from that score, he assigns you to a level and gives you exercises that correspond to your current level of fitness. Some are the same every day, and some vary. I go 3x a week. Matt’s eyes light up when he talks about fitness. He has his own story of injury and recovery (so he knows firsthand). He’s an aficionado of kung fu, old-​time strongman, and Indian clubs (which I don’t know anything about, but he’s got all this interesting equipment and photos on the walls). Anyway, he is patient but doesn’t let you slack off. Classes are offered frequently, so it’s easy to fit into your schedule. He offers a kids’ program too.