Episode 6
Dr. Emily Splichal
Dr Emily Splichal is a Podiatrist in NYC with a passion for analyzing and optimizing human movement potential. She founded and created EBFA (Evidence Based Fitness Academy) which is a Continuing Education Institute dedicated to providing scientific and research-based information for health and fitness professionals. She also created and teaches a signature BARE workout at Crunch gyms in NYC.
EBFA’s fitness education revolves around the feet - bare feet. Her basic premise is that there is tremendous benefit to be gained from doing targeted exercises without shoes on. Shoes desensitize the feet (which have more nerve endings than our hands) and inhibit ideal joint function. When we train barefoot we stimulate those nerve endings in the feet and strengthen intrinsic foot muscles. This improves balance and muscle activation in the knees, hips and core muscles. As she says it works from the ground up.