Global Sports: Why People Must Consider Barefoot Running Shoes Today

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Why People Must Consider Barefoot Running Shoes Today

By Galahad Clark


If you are thinking of a cheap and an effective way of exercising and keeping your body fit, you should consider running. When done correctly with attention to keeping the proper posture during the exercise it can be very beneficial to the health. However, when done at the wrong posture that is amplified by the modern padded sneakers, the desired results may not be achieved. However, you can ensure that your posture is correct by wearing barefoot running shoes.

Extensive research has proved that when you run barefooted, there is a higher likelihood that you will maintain the correct posture. The reason for this is that when you are barefooted, you are instinctively forced to adapt a more fluid and rhythmic motions that will help you avoid jerky movements. You will find this is rewarding because nothing will absorb the shocks when you run at an incorrect posture.

The point is that the pain will experience when there is no shock absorber will force you to change your posture so that you can avoid the pain. In your bid to avoid what causes you pain, you will automatically be conditioning your body for the perfect posture. The best part is that you will feel relaxed after the exercise and you will feel stronger on your feet.

If you have ever had the opportunity to watch the Masai tribe of east Africa run, you will notice that they are able to go over long distances without getting tired. The most spectacular thing about the Masai is that they run barefooted over uneven terrain at a top speed without feeling any pain.

Nevertheless, going on a run with your barefoot may cause you to be injured if you do not belong to the Masai. More so, if you do not have a high tolerance for pain, the pain will cause you to quit in no time. This is because stepping on stones and pebbles will be entirely strange to you and you may end up with a sore feet for a couple of days.

However, with the present state of technology, you can wear shoes that stimulate the kind on experience that you will have with your barefoot. The best part is that you will not expose yourself to the injuries mentioned earlier so you do not have to worry about blisters.

One thing that is worthy of note is that the barefoot running shoes are designed to make you unstable if you try to run with the heel-to-toe landing, which is as a matter of fact wrong. This means that you will have to force yourself to remain upright and the only way of doing this is for you to adopt the correct ball-to-heel landing.




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