By Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist “I should stop running until that pain goes away” …Said no runner ever. Guess what? Running through pain is NOT the solution to your problem, [Read More]
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
IS YOUR KNEE PAIN ACTUALLY COMING FROM YOUR KNEE?
By Shelby Stoner, PHASE IV Exercise Physiologist If you've ever experienced chronic knee pain, you know how debilitating it can be. You can't do your regular workouts, wear your favorite shoes or [Read More]
METABOLIC EFFICIENCY: EXCERPT FROM “HEALTHY RUNNING STEP BY STEP”
Robert Forster, PT, founder of PHASE IV Scientific Health and Performance Center in Santa Monica has had over 35 years training some of the world's best athletes in a variety of sports. Every program [Read More]
JOINT PAIN, A REALITY OF LIFE?
You wake up in the morning and limp to the bathroom, as the sore knee that use to be stiff occasionally, is now painful almost every day. You vaguely remember an injury from your high school athletic [Read More]
UNDERSTANDING MARATHON INJURIES
Unless you fall down and break something, the injuries you are likely to suffer from marathon training are "over-use" injuries related to the repetitive stress of this cyclic weight bearing activity. [Read More]
THE SCIENCE OF FAT | THE IMPORTANCE OF BASE
The Science Of Fat: The Importance of Base By CEO Robert Forster, PT There has been a lot written about fat in both the popular press and in sports related journals and magazines. We: athletes and [Read More]
FITNESS ACADEMY | STRENGTH FOR YOUTH
PHASE IV FITNESS ACADEMY | STRENGTH FOR YOUTH by Robert Forster, PT At PHASE IV training the student athlete is our most important task. Developing a young athlete to their greatest potential takes [Read More]
Getting Strong Will Keep You Young
By Robert Forster, P.T., PHASE IV CEO & Founder We are bombarded with research demonstrating that exercise and an active lifestyle are the keys to maintaining good health as we age. And we now [Read More]