The Blog by Avid Sports Medicine

How To Deal With Burnout At The Office

According to a recent analysis from Indeed, employee fatigue is becoming more common. A total of 52% of employees say they feel burned out, while an increase of 9% from a survey conducted before COVID. While...

High-Intensity Interval Training: The Ultimate Challenge for a Killer Workout

Looking for a challenge in your workout routine? High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is the ultimate way to get your heart rate up and push yourself to the limit. HIIT is a type of interval training that alternates between high-intensity and low-intensity...

The Benefits Of A Corporate Wellness Program

A corporate wellness program is an integral part of any business, as it allows you to understand the health and wellness of your employees. A corporate wellness program can improve the health of your employees, reduce the number of days they miss work, and lower...

5 Ways To Get Energized Before Work Without Coffee

Have you ever seen your coworker chugging a gallon of coffee before diving into the projects for the day? We've all been there. Sure, it gets the blood pumping and gives us that extra boost we need to endure the day in our cushy but highly demanding job. But as you...

Can Meditation Change My Life?

Everything You’re Doing Wrong to Recover from Exercise and How to Fix It

There’s a lot of information out there about recovery strategies after exercise, and a lot of differing opinions from experts and amateurs alike on how to go about doing it. In this article, our sports medicine team will clear the air on some continued misconceptions...

Shoe or False: 6 Footwear Fallacies Debunked

There are so many myths about shoes. Take a look at six of the most common that we’ve debunked for good.

Making the Transition from Spin Bike to Road Cycling

2020 was the year of the home-gym and one of the most popular fitness modalities to sweep the nation was the Peloton. If you are one of the many people who bought an at-home spin bike during the pandemic, you may be wondering how to make the transition to road cycling, the differences between the two, and any potential benefits one may have over the other.

Non-invasive Healing for Running Injuries

Avid Sports Medicine is the only Bay Area Sports Medicine clinic that offers shockwave therapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve had great success treating running injuries with therapeutic exercises and Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT), also known as shockwave therapy.

7 Ways to Increase Your Productivity and Efficiency at Work

Increasing your productivity and efficiency at work has incredible benefits for both your work-life balance as well as your professional satisfaction. Being more productive at work can create space for other opportunities, interests, or errands that have been on your wish list for weeks or months!

Training Tips for Becoming a Successful Master’s Athlete

There are many physical changes attributed to the aging process, including declining muscle mass, stiffening arteries,decreased heart output, and less efficient use of oxygen. However, many of the changes that we believe are inevitable, can be reduced by as much as 50% with regular exercise and training.