OK. Next week is Thanksgiving. A few weeks after that is Christmas. The week after that is New Years Day. IT IS CLEARLY TIME TO PANIC!!!...

At Castro Valley Fitness the most common complaint we hear is shoulder pain. Way more than back pain, by the way. What we’ve found is...

The squat is one of the most important movements you can do. Have achy knees? A tender back? Tight hips? Squatting can help all of that....

LET US UNDERWHELM YOU!! Wow. That’s as uninspiring a line as you’re going to hear, huh? Well, maybe not! Let me explain. I think a lot of...

Today we are going back to basics. I can talk (or write) your ear off about all sorts of different fitness or nutrition topics. At Castro...

One of the most important things we try to do as personal trainers is get people to understand the connection between what we teach as...

This may sound wierd but I hate motivation. Yes, you read that right. What? I’m sure you’re asking yourself what the heck am I talking...

Do you know what your core is supposed to do when you move? This is another in our series that explain common cues we give at our gym....

I wanted to step out of the box a little bit with today’s post. I got this idea from an episode of a podcast I listen to (The Hardcore...

One of the most potentially confusing things about exercise is cardio. I always hear people say they “need to do more cardio” when they...

I know I’m lucky. I like to exercise. I love it, in fact. I love it so much I made a career out of helping other people do it. Having...