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Fitness SF Trainer Tip of the Month
Saul Herrera, Fitness SF SOMA TRX Shoulder Press: This exercise is good for stabilization in the shoulders. Keep your core engaged thoughout the whole movement. Troy Macfarland of Fitness SF provides...
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Help! My Knees Hurt When I Stand Up
One of the best small step exercises is a Get Up. That’s simply getting up from your chair a few times in a row. But if your knees hurt when you stand up, then we have to solve that first. Even if you...
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Tennis’ LGBT Following, Both on and Off the Court
1960s: “Go Billie Jean!” 1970s: “Go Martina!” 1980s: “Go Gabriela!” 1990s: “Go Monica!” 2000s: “Go Venus!” Today: “Go Serena!” These names need no introduction for even a fringe LGBT sports fan. Why...
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Do This First
We’ve covered a lot of Inside Out Fitness information in the last couple of months. This fresh approach all comes down to taking small steps and listening to your body for guidance along the way. Small...
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Small Steps Rule
Welcome to Inside Out Fitness, where you can find out how to make your exercise routine safe, effective, easy to do and fun! It is different than traditional fitness programming because you assume...
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San Francisco Spikes Soccer Club Scores Goals and Friendships
Matthew Shambroom has been a competitive soccer player all of his life. He also happens to be gay. For the longest time, those two qualities could not co-exist at the same time within him, and this...
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Monkey Mind or Voice of Wisdom?
Inside Out Fitness, as the name implies, is an intuitive approach to exercise. In previous columns we have looked at the nuts and bolts involved in creating this new kind of fitness routine. How is it...
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San Francisco Gay Flag Football League Wants You! Photos courtesy of the SF...
SFGFFL is looking for a few good men and women to represent San Francisco and the Bay Area at the upcoming Gay Bowl 2016. This year’s Gay Bowl will be held in Washington D.C., October 7-9, over...
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Make Exercise Meaningful and Delightful
If you have not been reading this column, the title of this article might surprise you. You might even think the author is out of her mind! Don’t worry, we will clear it up for you. Inside Out Fitness...
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Tsunami Water Polo: Fierce in the Pool, Sexy on the Bench
After attending a few practices and interviewing a number of San Francisco Tsunami Water Polo (an LGBT non-profit) players, I came away with one major epiphany: water polo players, men or women, LGBT...
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Exercise Makes Everything Better
Inside Out Fitness is not about what you look like. Most people exercise from the outside, from an outside motivation. They exercise to change or maintain the way they look. That is kind of like being...
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Reduce Knee, Back and Hip Pain
The right exercise, done with the right attitude, makes everything better. Let’s talk about attitude. We’re all about that here at Inside Out Fitness. As the name implies, we teach you how to find your...
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Straight Plays Gay in and Around San Francisco
Even today, more often than not, we read and hear about LGBT people being physically harmed, blatantly discriminated against and religiously condemned by those who fear and don’t understand us. The...
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Three Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Knees
At Inside Out Fitness we are all about you feeling good in your body so that you can get moving in a way that pleases you! Knee pain can often get in the way going forward with life, let alone an...
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Do I Like It Curved or Straight? The Critical Bowling Question
The headline of this article is the most important question serious bowlers ask themselves when getting their balls customized. OK, maybe not in those exact words, but whether bowlers prefer to throw...
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Knee Rehab While You Brush Your Teeth
The last two columns have been about helping you to help your knees feel better. We pointed out some sitting, standing and sleeping positions that hurt your knees and what you can do instead. We also...
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Rubgy: The Naked Truth
For those of you unfamiliar with rugby, one naked truth separates it from all other sports. This time-honored tradition is practiced by virtually all rugby clubs around the world: When a rugger...
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Freedom, Choice, Ease
During this election season we have all been thinking about choices. Sometimes the choice is easy and obvious! When it comes to exercise, however, lots of folks really don’t know what to do next. There...
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A Thanksgiving Gift
From all of us at Inside Out Fitness, we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving! Relax. Enjoy your food. Even enjoy your family, if you can! Keep reading, because I will share how to get a free copy of “The...
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Avoid These Holiday Traps
By Cinder Ernst Here we are in December, the “too much” month. Too much running around. Too much traffic. Too much family. Too much food. Too much drinking. Too much period. Sometimes just the thought...
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