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Tag Archives: intellectual dishonesty
VIVOBAREFOOT, hang your head in shame
A recent study in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise compared the injury rates between forefoot strikers and rearfoot strikers showed that there was a higher injury rate in the rearfoot striking group. Continue reading
Oh, the absurdity of it
How often have you seen claims that barefoot activity improves the immune system? I have seen some recent claims from barefooters that there is increasing amounts of evidence that going barefoot has immune system benefits. I am going to type this next bit really slow: There is not one piece of evidence that even comes remotely close to showing that there are any benefits of going barefoot for the immune system. Continue reading
“All the proof you need”
I got an interesting email from someone who I assume is a barefoot runner. The email simply said “ this is all the proof you need ” and it included a link to this . This link is a reproduction of the press release from the Kerrigan et al study , which I described as: This will have to go down as an all time classic to show just how intellectually challenged the barefoot running movement is Continue reading
Plantar fasciitis and barefoot running
What is the relationship between barefoot running and plantar fasciitis? In the research by Liebermann et al published in Nature , in the discussion they made the somewhat remarkable claim that: “Furthermore, many running shoes have arch supports and stiffened soles that may lead to weaker foot muscles, reducing arch strength. This weakness contributes to excessive pronation and places greater demands on the plantar fascia, which may cause plantar fasciitis.” As their research results was not about this, you would expect them to cite a reference to back up that claim Continue reading
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“Barefoot Runners Get More Stress fractures”
Well they don’t really, but why can I not make up that headline like that as the barefoot running community do it all the time (see Intellectual Dishonesty ). Surely if they do it, why can’t the rest of us do it Continue reading
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