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Core Strength for Runners – Don’t be a Mush

August 18, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share354 Tweet +11 Pin20 Share1 StumbleShares 376Core strength for runners is important. You’ve heard the running magazines and doctors tout this universal fact for years, but why? A strong core sounds flashy and sexy,

Tips to Avoid a Running Injury

August 13, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share82 Tweet +1 Pin Share StumbleShares 82Injuries are part of running whether you like it or not. There’s rarely a single step that causes an injury, but rather the summation of thousands to millions

Avoiding and Preventing Running Injuries

June 5, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Flexibility, Strength

Share109 Tweet +1 Pin1 Share StumbleShares 110Avoiding and preventing running injuries is fairly difficult, if not impossible. Strength and balance deficits are unavoidable. Neglecting these foundational principles only appears to be a catalyst to

Foot Strength for Runners

March 3, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share120 Tweet +1 Pin1 Share StumbleShares 121For years we’ve been hearing about the importance of foot strength and the effects of “over built” shoes. The idea is fairly simple and practical, actually. If you

Lunge Towards Injury

February 12, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share29 Tweet +1 Pin Share StumbleShares 29Lunges are old school-like cotton shirt, no gps watch old school. It’s an exercise that has been passed down through the exercise hierarchy as a means to strengthen

You’re Not a Cage Fighter, are You?

February 10, 2013 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share55 Tweet +1 Pin1 Share StumbleShares 56I’m not looking to throw workouts under the bus here, as they all have their place, but all workouts and exercises and aren’t created equal. Basketball players should

Functional Strength For Runners

October 23, 2012 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share34 Tweet +1 Pin Share StumbleShares 34“All exercises are not treated equal”—a phrase I commonly tell my patients and clients. In this mangled mess of what is termed the ‘information era’, patients and clients

Controlling Pronation with Hip Strength

September 11, 2012 by Steve Gonser PT, DPT Strength

Share104 Tweet +1 Pin1 Share StumbleShares 105Pronation, pronation, pronation… a recent buzzword associated with all bad things running. With so much attention paid to this word, what does it mean and why is it