Natascha Grief, NASM-CPT, -CES, -CNC, -BCS, -SFC
Health & Fitness Editor
Natascha Grief is Bicycling’s Health & Fitness Editor. She started in the cycling industry as a bike mechanic a couple of decades ago, earning a couple pro-mechanic certifications and her USA Cycling Race Mechanic license. She went on to apprentice for framebuilder Brent Steelman in her hometown of Redwood City, California before spending several years working for both large and not-so-large cycling brands. She then switched gears and industries to earn multiple personal training certifications while honing her skills as a trainer and coach, specializing in functional training, corrective exercise, and body positive personal training. She began contributing regularly to Runner’s World and Bicycling as a freelance writer in 2020, and joined the editorial staff of Bicycling in 2022.
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Build Stability With This Pelvic Floor Workout
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Think eye-crossing efforts are the only way to build your cardiovascular system and strength? Think again.
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The best part? It only takes three minutes.