Natascha Grief
Health & Fitness Editor
Natascha Grief is Bicycling’s Health & Fitness Editor. She started out as a bike mechanic,earning a couple pro-mechanic certifications and her USA Cycling Race Mechanics license. Then, she became obsessed with framebuilding and landed an apprenticeship with framebuilder Brent Steelman in her hometown of Redwood City, California. After that, she spent several years working for both large and not-so-large cycling brands before switching gears to become a NASM certified personal trainer, specializing in corrective exercise and body positive personal training. She honed her skills as a trainer and coach for over a decade before launching Inner Shift Fitness. During 2020, she began contributing regularly to Runner’s World and Bicycling as a freelance writer. She joined the editorial staff of Bicycling in 2022.
Anyone with tight hips needs to know about this little, often overlooked, muscle
The iliacus, a hip flexor, is a crucial muscle for runners. Show it some TLC with these exercises – and avoid aches.
Build endurance with this strength-training workout - no intervals required
Think eye-crossing efforts are the only way to build your cardiovascular system and strength? Think again.
These standing pre-run stretches make warming up easier than ever
Runners World, Part of the Hearst UK Wellbeing Network.
3 foot exercises to strengthen your feet for running
Inner Shift Fitness.