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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.
The Benefits of Interval Training
Interval training is a great way to incorporate exercise as medicine into your busy life. Interval workouts are short bursts of varied movement.
Sitting All Day? How to Deal with Neck and Low Back Pain
One of the many adjustments employees have had to make during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shifting to a work-from-home lifestyle. Accompanying this major lifestyle change, many have experienced neck and lower back pain from sitting for hours in a suboptimal home-office environment.
5 Ways to Deal with Loneliness
Loneliness is an often overlooked and underappreciated challenge of life. The quarantine and isolation of COVID-19 have made loneliness a more frequent and common experience for many. We have 5 easy to implement tips to deal with loneliness.
Dealing with Wrist, Arm, and Hand Pain at Work
Since you may be working in your home office for an extended period of time, a suboptimal setup may leave you dealing with nagging wrist, arm, and hand pain or discomfort. There can be sharp pain and constant aching depending on the position and can even cause fatigue and weakness.
5 Steps to Start a Personal Fitness Program in the New Year
Setting health and fitness goals in the new year isn’t a novel idea, but this year is different. With gyms closed and social distancing still in effect, creating a personal fitness program requires thinking and planning differently. If you are looking to get active in the new year, keep reading for our recommended five steps to successfully begin your own personal fitness program.