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Barefoot running

‘Top of Foot Pain’ Management in Barefoot Runners

September 1, 2011

Despite all the propaganda that barefoot or minimalist running is better due to less injuries occurring, it is now becoming increasingly clear that it is not the way to get less running overuse injuries. Just check any barefoot/minimalist website and look at all those looking for advice on their injuries! Just ask any of the health professionals who treat a lot of running injuries. Most will tell

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Vibram FiveFingers

December 3, 2010

Vibram Five Fingers as an alternative footwear to ‘barefoot’ have been getting a lot of attention, especially from the barefoot/minimalist running community. The anecdotal evidence is accumulating that barefoot running is increasing the injury rate in runners.

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Barefoot Running Shoes

October 24, 2010

Barefoot running is getting increasing popular. There are arguments on both sides of the fence as to if it is worth it or not and very little science to guide it. The barefoot running community do make a lot of claims about the benefits of barefoot running and the science that is supposed to underpin

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Chi Running Book

September 11, 2010

Danny Dreyer, an esteemed running coach and a nationally ranked ultra-marathon runner, has over thirty years of running experience and is a student of internationally renowned t’ai chi master George Xu. He has been published in “Runner’s World” and “Running Times, ” and is the author of his own monthly ChiRunning newsletter.

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Barefoot Running

July 29, 2010

Barefoot Running is something that Podiatrists need to get very familiar with for a number of reasons. Mostly because it is becoming more popular, but because many barefoot runners have the impression that podiatrists are opposed to barefoot running and because there appears to be an epidemic of injuries occurring in barefoot runners, despite claims [...]

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Barefoot Running

July 7, 2010

What is it What products can be helpful

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Born to Run

June 27, 2010

Born to Run A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen By Christopher McDougall Part adventure story, part extreme sports, “Born to Run” is a riveting story about one journalist’s quest to discover the secrets of the world’s greatest distance runners–a reclusive Indian tribe living deep in the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. What

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Born to Run

June 25, 2010

Born to Run A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Chris McDougall Why you really need this book: Born to Run has become the main book referred to by the barefoot running community. Many runners have transitioned to barefoot after reading this book. It is important reading for all health professionals involved in the care of the athlete

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