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LG
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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: Is it safe to walk barefoot on a hard surface for 45 minutes as cardio? |
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| I don't want this to be unsafe for my lower body, or my back, or lead to any other problems with my body because of walking on a hard surface. How about 60 minutes? Should I buy shoes? |
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Roderick F
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| Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| No wear shoes or walk on sand or grass |
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Peter F
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| Sure its fine. There is a lot more to this than one might think. First of all being barefoot promotes healthy development of musculature in the feet and legs, while excessive reliance on shoes tends to promote atrophy and weakness in those same muscles. This suggests that overdependency on shoes can have serious consequences. A study published in the September 2006 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that “modern shoes may exacerbate the abnormal mechanics of lower-extremity osteoarthritis.” Researchers concluded that maybe it was time to re-evaluate our daily walking programs, presumably to include time for walking barefoot. There are many people who even run barefoot. When a barefoot Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Gold for the marathon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, the whole world saw how functional a pair of bare feet can be. In the early 21st century, American Ken Bob Saxton maintains the Web site runningbarefoot.org, which has inspired numerous runners around the globe to investigate the benefits of running without shoes. As of March 2007, Saxton had finished 59 marathons running barefoot. That is equivalent to running halfway across the United States, roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Kansas City.Shoes with all thier cushoning do not let your heels feel the total impact that they are having on each foot fall. This does not mean that the impact will not be affecting your ankles, knees, and hips. Your entire lower extremities suffer through this. When you walk or run barefoot, your heels feel 100% of the impact and this can be uncomfortable or painfull thus causing you to acquite a more naturally softer gate which is better for your feet and legs.Dr. Lynn Staheli, who directed the orthopedics division at the Children's Hospital in Seattle for 15 years, documented that children raised in parts of the world where shoes are rarely worn had better flexibility, mobility, and strength, which resulted in fewer foot-related problems and injuries. In the 1960 classic “Take Off Your Shoes and Walk,” chiropodist Simon Wikler notes that children who go barefoot regularly develop stronger, healthier, and more functional feet than children who are generally shod. (He notes that a “constantly shoe-wearing tenderfoot” is rarely able to comprehend the innate capability of the human foot.) The following site covers such topics as when and when not to let children go barefoot, what doctors think, and parental testimonials. It also features excerpts from “Take Off Your Shoes and Walk.” “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art” Leonardo da Vinci |
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barefootinquisitor
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| try it and see what happens,it may or may not work for you |
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Sheriam
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| Running barefoot is very good for you! Just give your body time to adjust; if you're not a regular barefooter and you start out running 45 or 60 minutes barefoot on pavement, you'll end up with blisters. But switch slowly and running barefoot is very good! Feet do NOT need support even on hard surfaces. Here's a piece from "Survey in China and India of Feet That Have Never Worn Shoes," The Journal of the National Association of Chiropodists, 49, 1949, pp. 26-30.One hundred and eighteen of those interviewed were rickshaw coolies. Because these men spend very long hours each day on cobblestone or other hard roads pulling their passengers at a run it was of particular interest to survey them. If anything, their feet were more perfect than the others. All of them, however, gave a history of much pain and swelling of the foot and ankle during the first few days of work as a rickshaw puller. But after either a rest of two days or a week's more work on their feet, the pain and swelling passed away and never returned again. There is no occupation more strenuous for the feet than trotting a rickshaw on hard pavement for many hours each day yet these men do it without pain or pathology.The source has the link to a few more excerpts from this article and other (also later) articles on footwear, and a page with several barefoot-running links. Apart from Abebe Bikila & Zola Budd there have been several recent runners in the US who are taking part in long-distance runs barefoot, link to a recent example also posted below. |
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