Anatomically we are built to run on our forefoot not our heel. You can do this little experiment with yourself; Take off your shoes and sock and try to run a bit back and forth. Did you land on your heel even once? Nope. Your body will not allow you to do that, it forces you to run tippitoe instead. Sure, accidents or miscalculation do happen and when it do you will feel pain in the heel from the impact which causes you to be more attentive to avoid that happening again. But, if you try to run back and forth with your shoes, likely not once will you land on your forefoot. Completely flips the anatomy.
Its a noticeable difference running in "barefoot" shoes versus regular running shoes. Your muscles will cushion your foot strike instead of bone and you will feel more "springy" in your stride. Surprisingly your body will feel less taxed from barefoot running than when using running shoes and your muscles will feel fresher after a run.
What is important to know is that it will take your body a long time to adjust to running "barefooted" for some distance, carefully and gradually expose the feet and legs to barefoot running, and I mean only run 1km at first, then weeks later go for 1,5km and so on. Otherwise you'll likely end up with injuries or pulled tendon or muscle. Because we've wrongly adapted our body through a lifetime to walk and run anatomically incorrectly so it stand to reason that it will take some time to reprogram the body and relearn the muscles for a different movement pattern.
@bomkatt@JustBrogrammer@MarvinFreeman@thefifthseason Exactly. Like I said, I’m skeptical, but I am open to something that may be better/easier on my body. I just don’t know how to achieve it. When I have some spoons, I’ll do some more reading/watching/@listening.
Am 05. Mai ist International #Barefoot Running Day!
Ich denke zu diesem feierlichen Anlass schlawinere ich Nachmittags um die Fontäne der #Peißnitz herum und freue mich auf Begegnung und eventuell spontane Nachahmung! #Barfußlaufen#hallesaale
Last barefoot walk in 2024. This year I walked 3,090,455 steps. Goal almost reached. Happy New Year to all. May peace find its way to earth. #barefoot#barfuß#schweiz#switzerland#Peace
If anyone would like to refer me to #vivobarefoot to get us both a discount please go ahead!
I'm looking at the RA III women's #barefoot shoe - if anyone has sizing experience with this one specifically I'd be happy to know - I'm usually an EU 38 but sometimes tip into 39 depending on the how the shoe has been made...
My 78th #parkrun. First visit to Coldham's Common in Cambridge UK. It's almost all on grass, so I thought I'd do it #barefoot. I wasn't the only one! There was one other madman doing #BarefootRunning and we chatted briefly afterwards. Because it was so flat I got a parkrun PB as well. Afterwards joined up with the tail walkers for their final lap to have a chat with a lady I knew only from an online #running forum.
My current collection of #minimalistic and #barefoot#shoes for various occasions. They range from "socks with reinforced soles" (Skinners) over "gloves for feet" (Vibram Fivefingers) to things that look like real shoes (Leguano). Are you into barefoot walking? What brands do you prefer? For my next pair, I'm looking into getting a pair from Xero Shoes.
@lenzgr I have often worn Merrell hiking boots here in the USA. I just looked and mine are “Bare Access” shoes that no longer seem to be available. It seems they discontinued my particular shoe a number of years ago…. and now have newer models also using that name.
I don’t actually use them for running, but rather as just for wearing inside the house and around the neighborhood.
Anybody know any good exercises for strenghening shins so I wont get the splints? Ive been running for two weeks now doing the c25k program which has served me well before but now Im getting shin pain.
So, to get this started: Hardcore barefoot or minimalist shoes? At home it's barefoot for me, and outside usually minimalist shoes. Concrete is just uncomfortable to walk on.
@courts I do a mix. At home always barefoot. During the workweek minimalist shoes. If I go out on the weekends for a short walk in the neighbourhood, I usually go barefoot.
The concrete was definitely uncomfortable the first two times, but I got used to it really quickly. Now it actually feels kinda nice.
@_ParallaxMax_ Yeah, that's how I do it, too. Although today when I wanted to walk back barefoot from the ice cream stand, I had to put them back on half-way. The concrete was just too damned hot.
