As more runners are running barefoot and in minimalist shoes, most are experiencing a significant change in technique to provide for more effective touchdown. This is one of the most frequently noted changes when runners began wearing minimalist shoes; they modify technique to run with less negative forces acting on the body. As a result, […]
Is it the Shoes or a Change in Barefoot Technique? Read More »
It is great to see many runners now running barefoot or in minimalist shoes. Running barefoot is great for strengthening the support structures of the foot and at the same time, developing better running technique. However, many runners are also experiencing negative consequences such as stress fractures from running barefoot or in minimalist shoes. The
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For many years, I have advocated running barefoot as a means of not only strengthening the foot but to assist in learning good running technique. I was one of the first to write up the value of barefoot running in my book, Explosive Running, in which a whole chapter is devoted to this topic. Included
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Every year when spring training starts you can be guaranteed that you will see a picture of your team on the field doing static stretching. See the attached example. You can tell it is static stretching by looking at the position of the foot being stretched on almost all of the players. There is not
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I have been closely following the types of injuries that many athletes are getting. They seem to indicate that most teams are still using methods that have not proven to be successful in the prevention of injuries. They seem to be ignoring methods – and exercises – that have been proven successful in injury prevention,
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