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Running & Other Odd Stuff
Barefoot running. It's all I'm reading about these days. It's got so bad now that I can't ignore it any longer. I'm just going to have to try it for myself.
Even though I'm naturally cynical, I have to admit that the argument about some corrective running shoes encouraging heel-striking (which is generally considered an un-good thing) seems convincing. And the biomechanics of the human body seem to be designed such that mid-foot or fore-foot striking (double plus good) is a more efficient way to go. Or so it seems to me, a non-expert in the field.
I think I'll give some Newtons a try. Again, a convincing case here on the video (even though its a commercial)
They are pretty expensive though (over £100) .I'd try some of those fancy pants Nike Free's, but I'm just not that fancy.
I wonder how long it will be before everybody is running in these kinds of minimal shoes? Have the big shoe companies been pulling the wool over our feet all along?
I'm going to try and find out for myself.
Update: Not everyone thinks that heel-striking is bad. Check out this advice in the video below. Not sure about who this lady is, or what her background is, but she certainly has a different point of view.
This bloke trying to work it all out.
This bloke trying to work it all out.
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