“I don’t have much of a fitness background. I pretty much only rode bikes around the Berkeley and Oakland hills for exercise; and over the years that’s gotten more infrequent. Each season it takes more time to get to the point where going up...Read More

The following article was written by Natasha Nicolai, DPT. It is typical human behavior to have a protective reaction to painful stimulus; it is also becoming increasingly clear that people have a similar response to physical movements which we perceive are associated with pain. The...Read More

People are always looking for a new “Abdominal” exercise.  Abdominal and Core exercises seem to be the most popular exercises in fitness magazines and on training websites.  Infomercials for gadgets claiming to “trim fat off your mid-section” and “tone your abs” are on TV all...Read More

Many runners have asked us for a hip and core stability program.  These are common areas of muscular imbalances or weakness.  Here are my favorite fundamental core exercises designed for runners.  This does not take the place of weighted exercises to gain power and strength,...Read More