12/23/2023 0 Comments Minimalist shoes walkingTheoretically if you had this made up scenario in which you had two people one walks without shoes for 80 years on hard concrete all day and the other walks without shoes for 80 years on soft dirt all day, who will have worse joints when they are 80 years old? I'm guessing the person who walked on hard concrete their whole life because there was nothing to absorb the hard shock, even with small footsteps. I thought of this analogy - walking barefoot/using thin barefoot shoes is like walking on hard concrete, as opposed to walking with cushioned "regular" sneakers is like walking on soft dirt or sand. Then it got me thinking - is barefoot really better than cushioned "regular" sneakers? I noticed my joints and places where I have been injured previously hurting and not getting better. However, I live in a city and walk on hard concrete sidewalks all day. The biggest positive I've gotten is the way I changed the way I walk, like my gait and taking smaller, lighter, more careful steps etc. I got the shoes and did lots of walking (I don't run) in them. So I got on the barefoot wagon a year ago and was obsessed researching all the info as to why barefoot is better. Run against traffic.Įxercises: dynamic stretching (vid), tabata sprints, backwards running, side box jumps (vid)īTR Born to Run (book) HIIT High intensity interval training MR Minimalist Runner/Running TMTS Too Much Too Soon - stress fracture risk TOFP Top of Foot Pain VFF Vibram Five Fingers - specify model(s) Be alert and constantly scan the ground for anything reflective, but especially watch out for cars pulling out/into driveways. The soles of your feet will gradually toughen as you slowly increase your amount of barefooting. You will be sore in new areas due to barefoot/minimalist running, but if you feel pain or soreness that does not go away after a few days, do not run. Run less than half a mile for your first time, and build up gradually, with rest days. Going barefoot may change your shoe size (usually smaller & wider), so some recommend unshod before buying minimalist shoes. Listen to your body, if you have pain while running, stop immediately. Pretend you are learning how to run for the first time. Too much too soon will result in injury, possibly stress fractures or worse. Start slowly, your body needs time to adapt to a radically different way of movement. Condensed Scienceīarefoot: starting, Professor (video), Ted Barefoot running is an evolutionarily sound, biomechanically sound, and statistically plausible way of improving running and reducing injury."The modern running shoe and footwear generally reduce sensory feedback, apparently without diminishing injury-inducing impact" Barefoot Running.Footgear is the greatest enemy of the human foot.Running fast and injury free by Gordon Pirie.What pulling instead of pushing looks like.Frustrated with the transition? Skip it alltogether.Sore calves can be common but a major red flag.The fallacy of "run barefoot style in shoes".Unshod is a valuable tool not an end goal.It's horizontal braking, not vertical impact, that causes the most problems.Do not trust in the false promise of "tough feet".There's no such thing as "barefoot shoes." Why no shoes are the best shoes."Think easy, light, smooth and fast" - Caballo Blanco.Video: The Principles of Natural Running. Possible benefits of barefoot/minimalist running include more ground feel, stronger feet, pain/injury free running. Check out the links in the sidebar for more information about the distinct and unique benefits of minimalist and barefoot.īarefootRunning FAQ, Running Wiki, Fitness Wikiīarefoot & minimalist running: the strong feet collective.īarefoot and minimalist submissions are welcome here at BarefootRunning.įor a subreddit for only unshod/completely barefoot running, see /r/barefoot. Please refrain from using the marketing term "barefoot shoes" as it reinforces an entirely unhelpful conflation. But these two things are very, very different. Shoes are good! Most here use minimalist shoes and recommend them as excellent tools especially for winter or very rough conditions. Posters can be politely pointed to the guidelines to help them fully understand the benefits of better running. Outside of standard site-wide Reddit rules like no spam none of these sub-specific guidelines will be the basis for post removal or banning. Please refrain from replying to anybody with simply "Rule 2" or something similar as that runs counter to being welcoming and does not add to the discussion.
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