www.fit4real.ca vancouver kettlebell training personal training group fitness self defence wing tsun kung fu - Real Fitness Blog - Take it from a Harvard Professor... barefoot or minimal-shoe running is the way to go!

Thursday

Jan282010

Take it from a Harvard Professor... barefoot or minimal-shoe running is the way to go!

Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 03:22PM

From a recent post by Chiggers on the Dragondoor Forum...

Us kettlebell-lifters love to train barefoot, and for good reason. As humans, we have been lifting things in bare feet for at least a million years... in shoes, not so long : ) Our feet are adapted to bear weight the most efficiently the closer we are to barefoot. For those who need orthotics to correct misalignments, the most minimal and thin-soled shoe that will still support the insert is recommended (think converse Chuck Taylors). Why would running be any different? Humans have also been running barefoot a lot longer than in the thick-heeled running shoes invented in the 1970s!

And now, the science... complete with groovy computer graphics comparing heel-strike vs forefoot-strike:

YouTube text:
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman has ditched his trainers and started running barefoot. His research shows that barefoot runners, who tend to land on their fore-foot, generate less impact shock than runners in sports shoes who land heel first. This makes barefoot running comfortable and could minimize running-related injuries. Read more here http://www.nature.com/news/2010/10012... and find the original research here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08723

10 Comments |

Reader Comments (10)

mclean grantees ipca capturing tyne listing violation vara lifelong courtesy violates
lolikneri havaqatsu

February 11, 2010 |

Anonymous

Well, If you have ever thought of writing some script to automate those things that you are doing many times on a daily basis, then you have a great and easy way to automate the entir e process. It comes without saying that a few imacros and firefox add-ons will automate all actions related to a browser (Mozilla). If you wish to automate your system as such, then you may need another script, easy commands can automate your system. Even a beginner will automate things using a simple software called as sikuli all you need to do is to inform Sikuli what to do by giving some screenshots and simple commands.
A GUI can be used with Sikuli. Sikuli is an open siurce scripting application that will use a combination of simple commands like click, type, wait and so on. There's no internal API support, it simply searches the screen for the image in the screenshot-which implies that you can use it for anything. There is literally no limit on how you utilize it to automate things.
This is too good to be true, but if you watch the following video, you may come to know that this is very easy. If you visit their home page, you get a lot of tutorials and support; it can be a cake walk even for beginners. You'll check the video as well as get the software at [url=http://technoages.com/operating-system/apple-mac-os/automate-everything-through-a-simple-script-make-your-computer-listen-to-you/]TechnoAges.com[/url]

February 13, 2010 |

Anonymous

Hello,

I'm spending my time here for the children of Haiti.

I'm here for a non-profit haiti organization that is devoted to giving time to
building an oppurunity for the kids in haiti. If anybody wants to give money then this is the site:

[url=http://universallearningcentre.org]Donate to Haiti[/url] or http://universallearningcentre.org" rel="nofollow">Help Haiti

They provide kids in Haiti books and teach them.

Please check them out, they're real.

Any help would be great

February 13, 2010 |

Anonymous

looking for ed drugs? [url=http://www.cahv.org]buy viagra online [/url]and profit from sprung shipping at http://www.cahv.org . another good place to [url=http://www.kiosknews.org]buy viagra online[/url] is www.kiosknews.org .

February 16, 2010 |

Anonymous

Wow! What an eclectic mix of Flash websites! I have to agree with others about the issue of SEO marketing with Flash, but you have to admit, these are very clever websites! Plus, it's fun to do something different. Flash is different and engaging, and you can't get these types of websites with HTML. Thanks for sharing!
Discount Air Jordan

April 12, 2010 |

Discount Air Jordan

What a great blog! It is a pity that I can not find RRS address. If RRS offers a subscription service, I can easily follow your blog!
By Air Jordans

April 12, 2010 |

Air Jordans

No matter you want to find nike shoes, or nike outlet we can help you, we have many nike shoes sale online, all the nike air max we supply is what you want, don’t miss the online shopping store, it is really good for everyone.
Chanel outlet
Chanel handbags
Christian louboutin outlet
Christian louboutin
Burberry
Burberry outlet
Dolce&Gabbana outlet
Dolce&Gabbana
Gucci
Gucci outlet
Gucci handbags
Hermes
Hermes outlet
Hermes handbags
Jimmy choo
Jimmy choo outlet
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs outlet
Louis vuitton
Louis vuitton outlet
Louis vuitton handbags

February 22, 2011 |

uernweir

Ugg boots has turn into 1 of women's favourite boots close to the world. through the initial pair of Ugg boots, ugg classic tall is Ugg company's primary series, even these days adult males may put on Ugg boots as fashion. ugg store,UGG Bailey Button Triplet,UGG Classic Short Fancy,cheap ugg boots uk,UGG Classic Tall Fancy,UGG Bailey Button,ugg australia,UGG Classic Cardy,UGG Classic Mini,cheap ugg boots,UGG Classic Short,ugg boots sale uk,UGG Classic Tall,UGG Metallic Short,ugg boots sale,UGG Metallic Tall,UGG Nightfall,cheap uggs,UGG Ultra Short,ugg boots uk,UGG Ultra Tall,

September 17, 2011 |

ugg boots sale uk

November 21, 2011 |

aaa

December 7, 2011 |

monian

Post a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »

Author:

Author Email (optional):

Author URL (optional):

Post:

↓ | ↑

Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>