Barefoot Runner – Running Barefoot, Natural Running & Healthy Living

Fantastic video from Steven at invisibleshoe.com. I think we can all relate with this:

Running coach and barefoot running advocate Lee Saxby has partnered with VIVOBAREFOOT to help spread the good word about the wonders of running with naked feet. In an interview with the Huffington Post UK, Saxby breaks down the mechanics of why baring your soles is so good for you. The author of the article, fitness [...]

Running really is a mental game, but it’s also just…a head game. Ever thought about how your head stabilizes itself when you run? Or how this particular piece of anatomy has evolved to work in tandem with the rest of your body when it runs? Meet Daniel Leiberman, Harvard evolutionary biology professor, known as the “hoof and [...]

How do our feet age? So much is said about the rest of our bodies. As we grow older, we expect to see our bodies become different, for things to change shape and rearrange, and our society makes a lot of fuss about how to prevent these natural signs of aging. But what about our [...]

In the running world, we tend to focus on ourselves as adults. The vast majority of literature about transitioning to minimalist and barefoot style is geared towards adults. We, as grown-ups, have to relearn what we have forgotten about since childhood, namely how to recapture that ability to run around in bare feet. How many [...]

I find it amusing yet disturbing how mainstream running footwear brands try to enforce their belief that there’s something wrong with your body. Somehow you’re born with deficiencies that prevent you to run, thanks to running shoes a remedy was found. Too funny!

MacDougall explains. “The foot is the greatest disciplinarian. You can’t over-pronate, can’t over-train, can’t over-stride … if you do anything wrong, the foot will tell you `uh uh, don’t do that’. Shoes are like morphine: a sedative that deadens the pain.”

I’ve been looking at runner’s stride more and more. I’ve covered this in a previous post however I must admit that my concern for runner’s health is concerning me more and more.

Last night Andrew and I got the children off to bed, brewed an herby pot of chamomile tea, and snuggled deeply into our matching, fuzzy-red La-Z-Boy recliners. The DVD selection for the evening: “Amelie” in French with English subtitles. It had been a few years since I watched a subtitled movie, so it took me [...]

We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that when running shoe companies develop new “advanced” materials (without real scientific evidence proving their benefit) that these advancements are better for us. They still call it “technology”, but do not let you be fooled.