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Is Barefoot-Style Running Best? New Studies Cast Doubt
\nhttp:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/05\/is-barefoot-style-running-best-new-studies-cast-doubt\/<\/a><\/p>\n

I talked earlier<\/a> about my intention to try out ‘barefoot’ running (not really barefoot, more like a foot glove). After switching to jogging on the balls of my feet for about 18 months, last year I got a pair (Vibrams, I think they are called) and tried them out. I was surprised (shocked, really) that the balls of my feet felt like they were on fire after only a half mile or so (typically our walk\/jog route is 4 miles). I stuck with it and was eventually able to get to the point I could go about 2.5 miles before the burning sensation would start, but further efforts didn’t seem to change any of that. Because that sensation happened whether jogging or walking I started to use my shoes again when I walked and, with winter setting in, I haven’t used them for at least 6 months. I started to ramp up my jogging a month or so ago and made the conscious decision to go with shoes thinking I might switch later. I am now (even before reading this article) not sure I want to switch back. With the shoes I have the option of heel walking\/jogging, something that isn’t the case without them (quite painful to do heel first walking with the Vibrams!) and I find that switching to heel-first even for a few 10’s of feet gives my muscles a nice break and allows me to go further (went 7 miles earlier this week, though paid for it the next day).<\/p>\n

If you are thinking about going barefoot, I suggest you take it very slow. Though I feel like I am less prone to injuring myself going on the balls of my feet, I can do that without giving up my shoes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is Barefoot-Style Running Best? New Studies Cast Doubt http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/05\/is-barefoot-style-running-best-new-studies-cast-doubt\/ I talked earlier about my intention to try out ‘barefoot’ running (not really barefoot, more like a foot glove). After switching to jogging on the balls of my feet for about 18 months, last year I got a pair (Vibrams, I think they are called) and … Continue reading “‘Barefoot’ running”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthcare","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2011,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions\/2011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sol-biotech.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}