What do you do on an uneventful Saturday morning in the last June before you go to college? You and your La Vidas v2.0 recruit a friend, get in the car, and drive the forty minutes from Charlottesville to Yogaville. Yogaville is located just outside Scottsville (we Virginians do love our ‘ville’s, don’t we?). This […]
Continue Reading#Selfie: OESH edition
I spent the week accumulating pictures of OESH employees and friends–but, taking a cue from Instagram, I had them photograph themselves. Yes, the Selfie has made its way into OESH headquarters at last. Feel free to send us some of your own #OESHSelfies…this post could become a serial…
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OESHer of the Week: My [Sibling] Kellyn In the summer of 2012, Ella Evans, one of OESH's star interns, started the concept of the OESHer of the Week Contest. The Contest idea was wonderful and a real hit while it lasted, but quickly got out of hand as there were always so many OESHers to celebrate that we couldn't possibly choose a winner. Anyhow, I thought I'd bring the contest back, for [...] Continue ReadingOESH Makes Social Media & Entertainment Hire
As summer nears and the demand for the La Vida v2.0 escalates, we are pleased to dedicate corporate resources to widening the enthusiasm for OESH footwear and our unique message of medical-science based healthy footwear for women. As such, we’ve agreed to step into uncharted waters and expand our information reach via social media and […]
Continue ReadingExpert Advice for Selecting Running Shoes
As I mentioned in a previous post here, my friend, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, from the Natural Running Center, just interviewed Drs. Kevin and Heather Vincent, from the University of Florida. Kevin and Heather, who are gait and exercise researchers, wrote together the American College of Sports Medicine’s recently published brochure on Selecting Running Shoes. If you haven’t already, […]
Continue ReadingHappy Mother’s Day
“Unconditional love,” my mom used to say, “is the most important thing a mother can give to her child.” That she gave and more and taught me to give the same to my own daughters. She was successful in making me strong and independent and to never feel like I couldn’t do something just because I […]
Continue ReadingLa Vida v2.0 Takes Root In Media
Our recently released OESHer Email #19 was extraordinary. The depth of our Media reach in February and March was the subject matter. These linked pages (below) have spawned a great deal of interest within and beyond our community of OESHers, so for those of you who may have only glanced at the Email when it […]
Continue ReadingAnother News Article on High Heeled Shoes
My friend, Bill Katovsky, from the Natural Running Center, just forwarded me a link to this New York Times article about women undergoing surgery to make it easier to wear high heels and the doctors who do the surgeries. The article, like many news articles on women’s high-heeled shoes, makes me kind of want to vomit and I’m hoping that Bill doesn’t expect […]
Continue ReadingHappy Easter!
Look what the Easter Bunny (a.k.a. “Orville”) brought. OESH La Vida Deep Wisteria and…The cutest new ducklings and goslings ever to be seen. Have a wonderful, Happy Easter.
Continue ReadingThe American College of Sports Medicine’s New Guidelines for Selecting Running Shoes
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, just completely overhauled its recommendations for selecting running shoes. which you can read here, are very different than what they’ve previously been for many, many years. The impetus for the change has come from numerous studies, including […]
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