Tom Danielson is one of the most popular road cyclists in the world. But his star power extends beyond his affable nature and self-effacing personality; as a key member of the Garmin-Barracuda professional cycling team, Tom's climbing skills are on display at major races like the Tour de France. Danielson's advantage on the bike is his core body strength. Rather than focusing on leg-strength development alone, Tom employs a total-body training routine to build power and endurance. Tom Danielson's Core Advantageillustrates more than 50 exercises that Tom uses to increase his performance, recover from injuries, and get an edge on his competition. In addition, the book lays out fifteen training programs that explain how to use the exercises for general fitness, injury prevention, and rehab. The book is illustrated throughout with photos of Tom performing the exercises, along with diagrams of key muscle and bone structures. Co-authored with Tom's strength coach, Allison Westfahl, Tom Danielson's Core Advantagewill appeal to millions of cyclists who want to become better at the sport they love. The book is accessible to readers of all abilities by offering beginner, intermediate, and advanced options. All of the exercises can be completed anytime, anywhere, without the investment in a fancy gym membership. In addition to offering readers the inside scoop on Tom's core strength routine, the book will also provide a backstage pass to his personal thoughts on the subject. Anecdotes and accounts of how these exercises have directly influenced Tom's riding are sprinkled throughout the book in casual, one-page journal entries.

Tom Danielson is a former professional cyclist with consistent top 10 race results in elite stage races. Danielson kicked off his racing career winning the national collegiate mountain biking championship riding for Fort Lewis College. He began his pro road cycling career riding for Team Mercury and then Team Saturn. Danielson won the Tour de Langkawi, Nature Valley Grand Prix, the Cascade Cycling Classic, Tour de Toona, and the Mt. Washington Hill Climb. In 2004, Danielson signed on with the Italian squad Fassa Bortolo and then Discovery in 2005 when he won the Tour de Georgia. While riding for Discovery, Danielson won a stage of the Vuelta a España. Since 2007, Danielson has consistently placed in the top 10 in elite international and U.S. domestic stage races and Grand Tours, including stage wins in the 2011 Tour de France and USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

Allison Westfahl is a certified coach, personal trainer, and fitness nutrition specialist. After earning an undergraduate degree from Yale, Westfahl decided to move to the Rocky Mountains to pursue a career in helping people live a healthy, active lifestyle. She quickly made her mark on the industry, and has been managing and directing personal training teams at high-end health clubs in Boulder and Denver since 2003.

Westfahl's talent for creating innovative, effective core routines is widely recognized. She has helped choreograph workout videos for Gaiam, trained professional athletes needing help with core strength, and has been featured in publications ranging from Shape to Bicycling to the Denver Post.

She holds an MS in Exercise Science, a coaching certification from USA Triathlon, and has earned a CPT, PES, and FNS from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.