My kid is wearing a FitBit. My wife never wore it and my daughter wanted to wear it. Well, why not? I'm so glad we did, because we as parents are learning tons about my daughter's Sleep duration, and activity level. Emily has always had some issues with sleep, and we're working with her constantly… Continue reading School Performance and Physical Activity
Just a quick note on my article in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Sideline Report. We debate on the Pro and Con of HIT for Middle aged people. Of course, I was the "Pro" argument. My feelings are that if people enjoy it, is safe, and effective, why the heck not? Here's… Continue reading High Intensity Training for Middle Age People–Pro or Con
Most runners when they get injured, do not want to hear, “maybe you should give up running.” Similarly, most CrossFit athletes do not want to hear from their physician, “maybe you should give up CrossFit.” To understand CrossFit injuries, the clinician should understand the sport itself.
From my previous post, we are beginning to understand that just changing the shoes does not make you automatically run in a forefoot strike. The shoes may help, but in reality, barefoot running will naturally push you into a forefoot strike as we are not designed to run on our heel (calcaneus). So if you… Continue reading Running after Injury-Changing to Forefoot Running
The running shoe phenomenon propelled forward in the 70s with the iconic Nike Cortez. The shoe that Bill Bowerman made debuted in 1972 from Nike. This shoe as you can see, has a heel lift, designed to help "propel" the runner forward and to put less stress on the achilles tendon. (1) Little did Nike know… Continue reading Barefoot Running, Minimalist Shoes and the Next New Shoe Fad
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 