“Active Recovery: The Role Exercise Plays When Healing From an Injury” –05/15/2022. The first installment of a two-part fitness article covering the pros and cons of training when injured and featuring interviews with local, elite athletes. Published in Montecitio Neighbors Magazine.
“Mindful Eating”–10/7/2018 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Power up with sports drinks, powders”–09/06/2018 product review in the Acorn newspaper, serving Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Oak Park & Westlake Village
“Where the Gym Crowd Goes”–07/26/2018 review of local gym in the Montecito Journal
“Stay in the Game”–06/14/2018 fitness column featured in the Acorn, serving Westlake Village.
“State Street Mile”–06/13/2018 review of local running event in the Montecito Journal
“Options Galore for Cyclists”–05/17/2018 fitness column in the Acorn Newspaper, serving Moorpark
“All About Uptown”–04/09/2018 local gym review for the Santa Barbara Sentinel
“See the Light, Melt the Excess”–03/09/2018 local business review for the Santa Barbara Sentinel
“When the Weather’s Nice, Might as Well Go Biking”–02/23/2018 fitness column in the Acorn Newspaper, serving Simi Valley
“East Beach Volleyball Academy”–02/05/2018 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Energy Beverage? I’ll Drink to That”-12/14/2017 -11/23/2017 review of local gym in the Montecito Journal
“It’s Science at the Lab”–11/23/2017 review of local gym in the Montecito Journal
“Time to Stretch Your Exercise Options”–11/22/2017 fitness column in the Acorn Newspaper, serving Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Oak Park & Westlake Village
“Stretch all exercise options and feel head-to-toe benefits” –11/16/2017 fitness column in the Acorn Newspaper, serving Moorpark
“Use Low Stress Walking as Your Path to Good Health”–09/22/2017 fitness column in the Acorn Newspaper, serving Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Oak Park & Westlake Village
“The Clothes You Wear”–09/21/2017 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Lace ’em up and get out there”–09/16/2017 fitness column in the Thousand Oaks Acorn Newspaper
“Bump Up Your Motion Quotient”–09/07/2017 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Lace Up & Get Out to Stay Fit”–09/01/2017 fitness column in the Camarillo Acorn Newspaper
“The March of Time”–08/24/2017 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Relax, Refresh, & Stretch”–08/24/2017 fitness column in the MT Madisonian
“Training While Injured”–08/10/2017 fitness column in the Montecito Journal
“Don’t be a rope-a-dope, get in shape with resistance training”–8/03/2017 equipment review in the Acorn serving: Westlake Village, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, and Oak Park
“Enduro Racing”–7/26/2017 bike review published in the Montecito Journal
“Lace Up & Light Out”–7/20/2017 a “non-equipment” equipment review in the West Yellowstone Star
“Lace Up & Light Out”–7/20/2017 a “non-equipment” equipment review in the Madisonian
“Outdoor activity is fun, but gym provides the real workout”–07/19/2017 exercise column published by Simi Valley Acorn
“Out to the Sea”–07/13/2017 water sports column in the Montecito Journal
“What’s App-ening with Technology on the Exercise Front?”–06/15/2017 review of fitness apps in the Acorn newspaper
“Temper, Temper”–06/16/2017 interview with personal trainer in the Montecito Journal
“The Power of Zumba”–06/01/2017 fitness class review in the Montecito Journal
“Another Way to Exercise”—05/25/2017 equipment review in the Madisonian
“Make Exercise Balls Your New Best Friends”–05/25/2017 equipment review in the West Yellowstone Star
“A Matter of Balance”–05/25/2017 equipment review in the Montecito Journal
“Building a Healthy Core Isn’t Child’s Play”–05/18/2017 equipment review in the Acorn newspaper
“Stop Repeating Yourself”–-5/04/2017 fitness tips published in the Madisonian; West Montana newspaper
“Stop Repeating Yourself”–5/04/2017 fitness tips published in the West Yellowstone Star; West Montana newspaper
“Lace Up & Light Out”–5/04/2017 a “non-equipment” equipment review in the Montecito Journal
“Nite Moves”–4/27/2017 race preview published in the Montecito Journal
“Learning the Ropes” –4/21/2017 equipment review published in the Montecito Journal
“Fit After Fifty”–4/20/2017 fitness tips published in the Madisonian; West Montana newspaper
“Fit After Fifty”–4/20/2017 fitness tips published in the West Yellowstone Star; West Montana newspaper
“A Yoga Experience” –4/06/2017 review of Iyengar Yoga practitioner published in the Montecito Journal
“Relax, Refresh, and S T R E T C H” –3/16/2017 article about stretching published in the Montecito Journal
“Conditioning at Prevail Conditioning” –3/02/2017 gym review published in the Montecito Journal
“Health & Fitness Apps” –1/21/2017 exercise apps review published in the Montecito Journal
“Trip to Tone Up Town” –12/21/2016 exercise studio review published in the Montecito Journal
“Belle of the Ball” –11/22/2016 equipment review published in the Montecito Journal
“Five Ways to Fitness”–10/27/2016 review published in the Montecito Journal
“Montecito Natural Foods”–9/22/2016 review published in the Montecito Journal
“Yogi Movement’s Healthy Activism”–9/01/2016 review published in the Santa Barbara Independent
“On Track & on the Run”–8/18/2016 interview published in the Montecito Journal
“Ice-Cream at the Finish Line”–8/16/2016 event preview published in the Santa Barbara Independent
“Walking the Waves”–8/3/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“Gimme the Nite”–07/22/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“Going for the Gold”–07/14/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“A Community of Conditioning”–06/24/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“Gear to Get”–06/09/2016 article published in the Santa Barbara Independent
“The Montecito Athletic Club” –06/02/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“Run to Surf June 4th”–06/02/2016 article published in the Santa Barbara Independent
“Wine Country Half-Marathon This Weekend”–05/02/2016 article published in the Santa Barbara Independent
“Spelling Out Y-M-C-A”–04/27/2016 article published in the Montecito Journal
“Right Moves at Nite Moves”–04/21/2016 article published by Santa Barbara Independent
BIO: Based in Santa Barbara, CA, Karen Robiscoe is a certified Corrective Exercise Specialist and personal trainer through NASM. DBA Kardio with Karen, she is additionally certified as a Group X instructor and Spin teacher with Fitour, a licensed Livestrong Cancer Survivors instructor by YMCA, and a fully accredited Aquatics teacher with AEA.