Running Barefoot

[Rupert Pupkin]

I recently started running 5-6 miles a day and my knees were getting really sore. My knees were even sore when I was just walking. But I noticed that they weren't nearly as sore when I would walk barefoot. I started doing some research and found out that running barefoot is much better for your knees and your whole body. There is far less concussion on your knees and the rest of your body when you run barefoot. Here is an article about it at Web MD:

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercis...ealth-benefits

Anyway, you don't have to literally run barefoot. They have barefoot shoes. Here is what I started using and it has made all the difference in the world. My pain is totally gone.

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/pro...s_footwear.cfm

For any of you that feel that you can't run because you get too sore, I highly recommend that you try barefoot shoes.

[witchdoctor]

Love my Vibram Five Fingers.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by witchdoctor

Love my Vibram Five Fingers.

Aren't they amazing? I can't believe the difference they've made for me.

[MaTH716]

I don't know if you can find it, but the show Real Sports on HBO did a story about barefoot running a couple of months ago.

[Arletta]

This is the first I have heard of these... How much do they cost?

I run about 10 miles a week and that is my biggest problem is my feet hurting.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Arletta

This is the first I have heard of these... How much do they cost?

I run about 10 miles a week and that is my biggest problem is my feet hurting.

judging by completely straight faced posts that said:

"Love my Vibram Five Fingers."

followed by:

"Aren't they amazing? I can't believe the difference they've made for me."

more testosterone than you have.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Arletta

This is the first I have heard of these... How much do they cost?

I run about 10 miles a week and that is my biggest problem is my feet hurting.

They are about $85. I think there is an excellent chance your foot pain will go away with the barefoot shoes.

I was sore all over with regular running shoes. My knees, feet, back and neck were all sore. Your whole body gets jarred up with regular running shoes. When you run with the barefoot shoes, there is far less concussion because you land on the balls of your feet.

As the article said, "By running on the balls of the feet or the middle of the foot, runners avoid more forceful impacts, equivalent to two to three times of body weight, that shod heel-strikers repeatedly experience."

[jms62]

I love my vibrams also.. They take a little getting used to though. I had some tightness in my calf's for about a week after starting with them.

[Arletta]

I don't see anywhere close to me to buy them, and I would have to drive about 100 miles to go get them...

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I recently started running 5-6 miles a day and my knees were getting really sore. My knees were even sore when I was just walking. But I noticed that they weren't nearly as sore when I would walk barefoot. I started doing some research and found out that running barefoot is much better for your knees and your whole body. There is far less concussion on your knees and the rest of your body when you run barefoot. Here is an article about it at Web MD:

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercis...ealth-benefits

Anyway, you don't have to literally run barefoot. They have barefoot shoes. Here is what I started using and it has made all the difference in the world. My pain is totally gone.

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/pro...s_footwear.cfm

For any of you that feel that you can't run because you get too sore, I highly recommend that you try barefoot shoes.

I don't bother with the barefoot shoes. Builds character.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Arletta

I don't see anywhere close to me to buy them, and I would have to drive about 100 miles to go get them...

Here is what I would do if I were you. Try to find a place where there is some grass where you could run a couple of hundred yards totally barefoot as an experiment to see if you like it. You obviously need to be very careful and make sure there are no rocks or glass.

If you like running barefoot and notice a big difference, then you can make the 100 mile drive and get the shoes.

[witchdoctor]

Good book


http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidde...7865500&sr=8-1

[clyde]

What an incredible bunch of sissies.





Lose some weight and your little feet wont hurt. You're all fat...is what the problem is.


And, Bi.tchDoctor.....shut up.No one wants to hear your quacking.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

They are about $85. I think there is an excellent chance your foot pain will go away with the barefoot shoes.

I was sore all over with regular running shoes. My knees, feet, back and neck were all sore. Your whole body gets jarred up with regular running shoes. When you run with the barefoot shoes, there is far less concussion because you land on the balls of your feet.

As the article said, "By running on the balls of the feet or the middle of the foot, runners avoid more forceful impacts, equivalent to two to three times of body weight, that shod heel-strikers repeatedly experience."

Good to se at least one person here knows what they are talking about.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by clyde

What an incredible bunch of sissies.





Loose some weight and your little feet wont hurt. You're all fat...is what the problem is.


And, Bi.tchDoctor.....shut up.No one wants to hear your quacking.

With me it was the shoes, not the weight. I'm 5'9 and weigh 143 pounds.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

They are about $85. I think there is an excellent chance your foot pain will go away with the barefoot shoes.

I was sore all over with regular running shoes. My knees, feet, back and neck were all sore. Your whole body gets jarred up with regular running shoes. When you run with the barefoot shoes, there is far less concussion because you land on the balls of your feet.

As the article said, "By running on the balls of the feet or the middle of the foot, runners avoid more forceful impacts, equivalent to two to three times of body weight, that shod heel-strikers repeatedly experience."

I think I need these just for walking (and snide-I am NOT fat...just ill-proportioned).

[Indian Charlie]

Actually, many structural problems of the body can be traced down to the feet.

A shoe that changes your gait from what it should be often causes muscle tension in the leg, which can throw off the hips, which very frequently results in back and neck pain.

For anyone with chronic back, neck and shoulder pains that have not found relief through medical or chiropractic treatment, do a search on the net for Mortons toe.

Since my GF figured out she has Mortons toe, and she's taken very easy steps to address it (including the use of Vibrams foot 'gloves'), her long time pain and discomfort is lifting.

Another interesting shoe, for those that might want something more robust than the Vibram, are MBT shoes, which stand for Masai Barefoot Technology. They were designed to mimic how the Masai walk barefoot, in the vast plains and deserts of Africa. If you are familiar with the Masai, they are well known for having nearly perfect posture, among other things.

I've used the MBT's now for about five years and love them. I believe that the Sketchers Shape Ups have copied their idea, which makes a shoe of this type much easier to find and easier to buy.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Actually, many structural problems of the body can be traced down to the feet.

A shoe that changes your gait from what it should be often causes muscle tension in the leg, which can throw off the hips, which very frequently results in back and neck pain.

For anyone with chronic back, neck and shoulder pains that have not found relief through medical or chiropractic treatment, do a search on the net for Mortons toe.

Since my GF figured out she has Mortons toe, and she's taken very easy steps to address it (including the use of Vibrams foot 'gloves'), her long time pain and discomfort is lifting.

Another interesting shoe, for those that might want something more robust than the Vibram, are MBT shoes, which stand for Masai Barefoot Technology. They were designed to mimic how the Masai walk barefoot, in the vast plains and deserts of Africa. If you are familiar with the Masai, they are well known for having nearly perfect posture, among other things.

I've used the MBT's now for about five years and love them. I believe that the Sketchers Shape Ups have copied their idea, which makes a shoe of this type much easier to find and easier to buy.

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Steven H. Crist already

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

With me it was the shoes, not the weight. I'm 5'9 and weigh 143 pounds.

It's the weight,fatso.

You're lying.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

I think I need these just for walking (and snide-I am NOT fat...just ill-proportioned).

Don't be a fool.


They're selling what amounts to feet clothes.

Amazing the legion of suckers out there today.