Running barefoot is better than running in shoes

 

Set aside your running shoes and let your feet be free. A study published in American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation reports that average running shoes mess up your hips, knees and ankles. "People who don't wear shoes when they run have an astonishingly different stride," said Daniel Lieberman, Harvard University researcher, in a statement. "By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have almost no impact collision, much less than most shod runners generate when they heel-strike."
The scientists report: "Increased joint torques at the hip, knee, and ankle were observed with running shoes compared with running barefoot. Disproportionately large increases were observed in the hip internal rotation torque and in the knee flexion and knee varus torques."

• An average 54 percent increase in the hip internal rotation torque
• A 36 percent increase in knee flexion torque
• A 38 percent increase in knee varus torque were measured when running in running shoes compared with barefoot

Barefoot running can be beneficial while heavily cushioned running shoes may be leaving the foot prone to injury, according to a US sports medicine expert.

Going barefoot is one option but even better there are finger shoes to keep your feet safe from glass and dangerous objects you could step on.

The Vibram Five Finger shoes allows you to walk without

Brands: Vibram Terra Plana Nike Sanuk MBT

Stores: REI Barefoot Tess Amazon Bakers Shoes DSW

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Today's HOTTEST fitness regimens are going back to the basics of having fun when exercising; just like we did when we were kids. While conventional gym workouts can help up your activity and improve your fitness, most cardio and weight machines force you to move in fixed, sometime (un-natural ways. Limited range of motion, overworking muscle groups while neglecting others.

With this EXTREEM FITNESS way of exercising you will grow stronger and your mind sharper. Most of these exercises you will learn can be done in any open space with no equipment at all; the rest can be done either with found objects like stones and logs, or with basic gym equipment like medicine balls and kettlebells.

Studies have suggested that body weight training is more effective for weight loss than using machines. You will suffer fewer injuries and have greater improvements in your fitness level.

Get ready for monthly fitness tests, including body fat percentage and tests of aerobic and anerobic fitness. You can lose an average of 17 pounds of fat and gain 5 pounds of muscle in your first 60 days.

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