Noah Sato

Noah Sato, DPT, is a physical therapist turned strength coach who treats the gym as a toolbox, not a personality test. He earned his BS in Kinesiology from the University of Washington and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California, then spent six years in outpatient orthopedics before moving into full-time coaching. Certified as a CSCS (NSCA) with additional coursework in pain science and mobility screening, Noah specializes in pain-aware progressions for beginners and “back-to-movement” folks—tight backs, laptop shoulders, cranky knees included. Inside Fitness he covers Strength, Mobility, Flexibility, Stretching, Training, Home Workouts, Cardio, Recovery, Weight Loss, and Outdoors, with programs built around what most readers have: space in a living room, two dumbbells, and 30 minutes. His credibility shows up in outcomes—return-to-activity plans that prioritize form, load management, and realistic scheduling, plus hundreds of 1:1 clients and community classes with measurable range-of-motion gains. Noah’s articles feature video-ready cues, warm-ups you won’t skip, and deload weeks that prevent the classic “two weeks on, three weeks off” cycle. On weekends he’s out on the trail with a thermos and a stopwatch, proving fitness can be both structured and playful.