Barefoot running

Want to be as fit as the stars when it comes to cardio? Check out why running barefoot is good for you and the celebrities who are doing it.

Barefoot Running

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A dive into what the science says so far on barefoot or minimalist "natural" running.

If you’d like to start running barefoot without injury, you’ve come to the right place. The best way to avoid getting hurt is to learn proper technique, transition to barefoot running gradually, and keep your Achilles and calves well-stretched at all times. Even though it started out as a fad or a trend, running barefoot has now become the preferred method for many runners these days. Still, going from using running shoes to running barefoot can raise your risk of injury if you’re not doing…

Last weekend saw the second annual running of the New York City Barefoot Run. As you can imagine, this brought barefoot running enthusiasts together from across the US and further. Pete Larson, running aficionado and owner of the popular website runblogger.com, had the great idea of taking his high speed video

barefoot running - barefooting certainly can improve your stride. But most experts agree that people should ease into it over a period of months or even years to allow the muscles and ligaments time to adapt.

I have this one specific memory from my childhood, sitting in a shoe store with my mom, patiently trying on dozens of shoes to figure out which ones felt the most comfortable. As a kid, I thought that I had “wide feet” since I always preferred to have a little extra room for my toes to breathe and

A new model reinterprets those pretty graphs that seemed to show minimalist shoes reducing impact forces

Here’s a study-proven, safe and sensible barefoot running training plan that will help you secure solid forefoot running mechanics for if you do prefer to run in shoes.

If you've driven by a barefoot runner, there's a good chance you've done a double-take and thought to yourself: "What in the world are they doing?" After all, putting your shoes on before you leave the house is a fundamental rule you learned as a kid. So, what do they know that you don't?

Barefoot running

Here I explain how running without shoes on pavement does not cause injury.

Forefoot running is much better for the arch than heel strike running because it enhances the elastic power of the arch while reducing impact severity on the arch, too!

A hot issue among runners is whether running in bare feet reduces or increases the risk of injury. Experts say for some runners it could do both. The reason it could do both has to do with whether you grew up running in standard athletic shoes. The feet of runners land differently, depending on whether one is running in bare feet or in athletic shoes with a big cushion under the heel.

Another great reason to run barefoot is that barefoot running enhances coordination of motor patterns, thereby improving movement efficiency.

Women frequently leave their own health and well-being at the end of a long list of daily priorities and obligations. In honor of National Women's Health Week this week (and this year's theme,

Running shoes vs barefoot running.

Practical tips on how to start running barefoot

The findings of a recent study provided evidence for the idea that running barefoot on hard surfaces is the best strategy to optimize forefoot strike mechanics.