by Steve Gonser PT DPT | Jun 1, 2021 | Stretching
If your hips feel stiff and tight, this stretch is perfect to loosen you up! Good hip flexibility allows runners to open their stride (run faster), and avoid imbalance and compensation (prevent injury). As a Physical Therapist, I typically see the loss of hip...
by Steve Gonser PT DPT | May 28, 2021 | Strength Training
Do you require a few miles to work through soreness and stiffness? Maybe you start your run with a closed stride and a groan, only to find it loosen up after you settle into a grove? Why does this happen? Motion is lotion. I use this phrase often as a Physical...
by Steve Gonser PT DPT | May 27, 2021 | Training & Racing
If you’re getting ready to start running and training for a race, you must follow the 60% rule. As a Physical Therapist, I see most runners getting injured or sore between weeks four and eight of their training plan. Why? It’s because they started training...
by Steve Gonser PT DPT | Mar 26, 2021 | Injury Prevention, Stretching
Feeling tight in your ankles, calves, or Achilles? Try this stretch! Here’s what you need to know:The days of wedging your heel in the corner or dropping it off the step are over. Both are not a great way to loosen your ankles or stretch your calves. Instead,...
by Steve Gonser PT DPT | Mar 24, 2021 | Injury Prevention
Avoiding and preventing running injuries is relatively difficult, if not impossible. Strength and balance deficits are unavoidable. Neglecting these foundational principles only appears to be a catalyst to missing severe training time. Being Reactive, not proactive,...
