Hi All,
I'd like to thank Dr. Emily Splichal to consent for the interview with the Health and Fitness India network. Our Q&A are as follows:
1. Why did you decide to enter the fitness industry?
I entered the fitness industry over 13 year ago when I was a crossroads with what I wanted to do with my life. My undergraduate degree is in Forensic Science which I soon realized was not my dream job.
Growing up I trained as a competitive gymnast, so movement was a natural part of my lifestyle. I started to explore careers in fitness / sports and I realized that this was where I was most passionate.
2. What are your specialties as a fitness professional?
Over the years I have shifted away from hands on training / teaching to more fitness education and program development. After attending medical school and graduate school I decided to apply both of these degrees towards the research and education side of fitness.
I still teach classes and have developed a workout called BARE® which is a barefoot balance training and conditioning workout. This workout is now taught across the USA and Internationally, teaching members the power of barefoot training.
Despite being a Doctor, I think it is important for me to maintain my involvement as a fitness professional. My Certifications include: NSCA-CPT, NASM-CES, NASM-PES, AFAA-Group Fitness, Johnny G Spinning, Rocktape-C, TP Therapy-C
3. What's a great piece of advice that you've given to a client?
Wow this is a hard question. I'd say one of the most important tips I give to clients as of late is teaching them the power of recovery. Recovery can mean addressing myofascial adhesions or trigger points with foam rolling or SMR - or it can mean taking days off to allow your muscles to actual repair and rebuild the tissue.
In this day and age (and especially in New York City) people believe in a "go hard or go home" attitude which is true that you need to push your body past the point of overload. But.... you still must allow the tissue to rebuild itself. Taking days off to rest, do light cardio or simple do foam rolling may be the missing element to why your body is plateauing.
And of course as it relates to recovery, is you need to feed your body with the building blocks to actual rebuild and repair. So diet, protein, amino acids are very important.
4. Can you please share any major mistakes that fitness professionals make?
I'd say one of the biggest mistakes that some fitness professionals can make is thinking that you are done learning once you earn the Certificate. We are forever learning and fitness is an industry that is constantly (and rapidly) growing and evolving. This means to stay competitive in the industry you really must attend the Conferences, the new workshops, read blogs and fitness journals.
5. Where do you see yourself professionally in the next five and ten years from now?
In the next several years I hope to see the Evidence Based Fitness Academy (EBFA) continue to grow and further spread the power of barefoot science and from the ground up training within the fitness industry.
We have many great collaborations in the works with major health club chains both in the USA and Internationally. Having our education implemented into their trainers formal education will take this from the ground up concept to the next level.
In addition we are working on product development. So in the next several years I hope to see a new surface created for clients and athletes which is targeted at better foot activation and barefoot stimulation.
6. Your professional contact details
Dr. Emily Splichal
Evidence Based Fitness Academy (EBFA)
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