I don’t always make my runners run with their legs tied but today I worked with an athlete who saw immediate results using this technique. I use this gait retraining tool to correct 1) crossover gait pattern 2) valgus knee collapse and 3) training hip muscles to fire throughout the gait cycle. This runner suffers … Continue reading Before and After

This is a gait retraining tool I’ve been using with runners in my garage. This runner has weak abductors but she is weakest on her right. In the first video, just before she hits the ground, her right knee twists. Can you see the difference from her left knee? In the second video, I have … Continue reading Twisting Knee and Weak Abductors

This hip strengthening exercise is a perfect complement to targeted hip work (like side-lying leg lifts.) This is a favorite exercise to give athletes with hip weakness or strong hip muscles that don’t fire because it teaches your body to properly fire the hip muscles while building strength in a running-specific angle. How it works: … Continue reading Running-Specific Hip Strengthening

Runners often ask, should I stretch? I cannot answer that for you without looking at your muscle length. Only a problematic, tight muscle truly needs to be stretched, otherwise you are better off spending time on mobility and rolling. However, if a tight muscle is noted by your therapist or trainer, this approach is an … Continue reading Contract-Relax Muscle Energy Stretches

This is an incredibly talented athlete who I work with in the garage gym. She came to me with left knee pain, which continued after 6 weeks of PT. Despite a good routine in the weight room, her abductors tested weak so we started a targeted hip strengthening routine and then added run-specific hip strengthening. … Continue reading Correcting Valgus Knee Collapse

In just 15-20 minutes, gain or maintain core strength important to injury prevention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qVh-k_6Uo4

I've remade my pull-up video because I felt like I missed a lot on the first video. I have a good group of mostly female runners (some men, some non-runners) on Instagram who are either working towards their first pull-up or hoping to increase their max. Join us at  https://www.instagram.com/pullups.every.day.challenge/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjFty9vcWOs&t=3s

This is a challenging circuit using an Airex balance pad. Please practice on a stable surface first. This video is part of my strength training for runners series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WzYdCUJayk&t=5s

In this video, you will learn everything you need to know about piriformis syndrome. I also like to think of it as covering hip dysfunction in general but the focus is on the piriformis. Last year, I learned that I had a weak piriformis after I suffered a femornal neck bone injury. The piriformis protects … Continue reading Piriformis Syndrome

Hey running and athletic friends! I just finished a new video, working with Tom Michaud again, showing beginner and advanced core exercises. A strong core.....