Guide to running: ‘barefoot’ shoes review
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Should you wear shoes when running? If so, how much ‘shoe’ do you need? Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans, and keen runner Kate Carter discuss the types of minimalist shoe available, and explain how to understand the principles of barefoot running in order to pick the best trainers for you.
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I have been using Merrell’s barefoot line and love them. I also have been reading/ watching as much media on proper/ logical ways to run and have been running on the balls of my foot is what has come natural for me. These videos rock even though they’re older, keep them coming!! 😉
Either wear no shoes or make your own huaraches Using leather/Rubber whatever works. I have a pair of Vibrams and they are pretty cool actually but I think my size is wrong they seem a bit tight still comfortable but tight.
What happens when you wear those homemade sandals and then scrape your foot on the pavement >.<
He says people in the Xero sandals probably don´t run particularly fast…… And he has no clue! Didn´t even take the time to test them really and even set up the shoes wrong. How long did he run in them, 3min that morning?! Worthless research really. I´m running in them, 3h for a marathon, 18-19km/h in the intervall trainings. Is that slow? Probably……
The Guradians trying to take over youtube damn there eyes.So the comedy barefoot running video is brilliant.Most office drones arent Kenyan kids .
As a physio Some of my patients use mobility aids such as a walking stick or wheelchair to help them mobilise after injury but we try to ween them off and rehab them back to normal. After learning about the dangers of spongy and restrictive traditional type running shoes I likewise try to rehab some of my patients back to being able to walk and run normally again using their feet. This barefoot movement should be viewed as rehabilitation and mobility aid progression.
Who cares about the science! Try it its natural and makes your run feel alive. 5 mins max to start with!
Interesting debate. There may well be no empirical evidence that barefoot is better, other than tens of thousands of years of human beings running without shoes. This is a debate which I am currently exploring for myself. Google bloggingjogging to find my blog on wordpress.
No point in wearing tights and shorts together just wear one
when kenyans become “athletes” lots of them get sponsorships, thats where a lot of them get their shoes from
nahh heel.. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
what are the name of the Black and red shoes?
you always here the benefits of going barefoot, then all of a sudden you got some
ass munch trying to sell you a pair of the latest running shoes! !!!!!
Forefoot/midfoot is the way forward.
Hmmm you say you’re a convert but have never even seen anyone run in Vibrams? Its nice to see a positive review on minimalist running, but I do question the knowledge base here.
thanks it is always good to see actual research going on instead on a leap of fate.
what is the name of the New Balance shoes?
Is there a difference between fore-foot and mid-foot running, or is it a different name for the same thing ?
There isn’t any science behind this. Most barefoot evangelists seem to rely on evidence against ‘normal’ shoes rather than providing empirical evidence for minimal shoes. They will quote the same 3 books and 2 ‘doctors’ and become aggressive if you argue with them.
What kind of retarded misleading title is this? They never ran outside barefoot
I ran my first marathon in the Xero shoes, in the not-that-slow-for-a-debut time of 3:34. Admittedly they were the slightly beefier (10mm thick) Z-Trail model. But I have the DIY kit and am determined to one day run sub-3 hours in them just to return to this video and go ‘nyeeeeh’.
Has anyone tried the Vivo running shoes? I am curious if it is true minimalist or if it does have some arch support and a heel like the new balance minimus. I love the Merrill trail gloves but I do all my running in vibram fivefingers
On’s are underrated, worn them for a year, ran over 2 million metres with it (2000km) and they are extremely durable. And you feel more power on the take off.
You guy’s need some HOKA’s! LOL!
The weardest looking shoes are the ones with the toes
Barefoot runner in a London office video that would amuse the bleep out one.
The burden of proof is on the running shoe industry, not the other way around. For an industry turning over billions in profits, with ample resources to fund massive prospective cohort studies they also have no evidence that cushioned shoes do anything.
“people who run in these shoes probably don’t run fast”….? Tell me why I run in my sandals all the time and just the other day I ran 8 miles at 6:40 pace and thats just what I do for my easy day lol This man is a liar he did not run with the Kenyans because if he did the best running shoe would not be nike…
Midfoot is striking with the middle of your foot and forefoot is striking closer to your toes. As far as I know, both have the same benefit and it’s just a matter of preference.
Anecdote – where’s the science behind this?
Humans weren’t meant to wear padding on our feet, stop fucking up your body.:<
@bellythekid1234 men with huge dicks can’t walk around in just tights. Shorts go over so people don’t get distracted while running
She wants the D.
Thanks a lot!
what a sell-out… recommending the Nike free? really? those are just the worse… they have cushions, the have a heel drop, they are just the capitalist shyt we always wore, doesn’t demand the runner to change anything, just the same old shoes pretending so you’d feel like your part of the “barefoot trend”. and those haurache, the one he openly dissed, are the bomb when you get used to it. its just that anyone can make those, so no big sponsor payed him to sell them.
I’m wearing Vivo’s evo pure… took the insoles out because I have hammer toes..I love the wide toes part.. I run on treadmills mostly and I still prefer heel strides.. My legs eventually got used to the impact. I actually quite like them.
Hmmm you say you’re a convert but have never even seen anyone run in Vibrams? Its nice to see a positive review on minimalist running, but I do question the knowledge base here.
I started running for fun, was doing 1-2k after a bit. Tried barefoot, and did 5k with ease…and no splints
A good article can be found here:
barefootrunning .fas .harvard .edu
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Skateboarding shoes? Any thoughts? I don’t have proper running shoes as i have just started so used flat sole, skateboarding shoes. I was told it was a bad idea etc etc so i’m just wondering if that is the case? I think i naturally land on the forefoot due to the fact i used to train in tae kwon do.
Forefoot strikers land on the forefoot then the heel comes down after,with midfoot strikers the forefoot and the heel hit the ground at almost exactly the same time.
Shoes need to have space for the natural, broad forefoot; Nike doesn’t.