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FYI, foot wounds are very susceptible to infection. So yes your kids may have better arches, but if they get a severe infection from a splinter in the deck that
by TTPrograms 9y ago
FYI, foot wounds are very susceptible to infection. So yes your kids may have better arches, but if they get a severe infection from a splinter in the deck that's probably going to offset those benefits.
- crooked-v 9y agoThis makes me think of "foot glove" shoes like Vibrams, which are designed to give the minimum of impact/penetration protection against splinters, nails, etc, but constantly replacing those as the kid grows would probably be rather expensive, given that they have to be very well-fitted to avoid friction blisters and the like.
- toomuchtodo 9y agohttp://www.newsweek.com/vibram-caught-flat-footed-250388 http://www.newsweek.com/vibram-caught-flat-footed-250388 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/barefoot-shoes_n_5353439.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/barefoot-shoes_n_53... http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/vibram-settles-class-action-lawsuit http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/vibram-settles-class-ac... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625700/Bizarre-barefoot-shoes-celebrity-fans-including-Hugh-Jackman-Scarlet-Johansson-forced-drop-claims-health-benefits.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625700/Bizarre-bare...
- kauffj 9y agoAbsence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. Those links relate to Vibram making unverified or unproven claims, not claims known to be false.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoIf you make claims, and you can't prove them, you're lying.
- jshevek 9y agoAnd yet, the claims may still be true. Moral judgement of making unsubstantiable claims is different than proving the claims false.
- B1FF_PSUVM 9y agoIs that a subtle version of "This sentence is false"?
- tene 9y agoThat looks a lot like a claim to me. Can you prove it?
- pharrlax 9y agoOkay, sure, so they aren't effective at "strengthening muscles or reducing injury", as Vibram claimed. Those aren't the benefits at issue here, though.
- nradov 9y agoWhile this is purely anecdotal, I run in Vibram FiveFingers shoes and find that I have fewer blisters and less pain afterwards than with conventional running thick-soled shoes. YMMV.
- maxerickson 9y agoHow far do you run? I run ~20 miles a week (not that far) in normal shoes and never get blisters.
- nradov 9y agoI don't run that far but I'm very prone to blisters. Weak skin I guess.
- calvano915 9y agoI also use Vibrams for running, hiking, and normal daily activities. Some in the biomechanics field swear by them. I just like how they feel and look. It seems logical to keep a shoe as close to barefoot as possible since the foot evolved without any of our modern sole/shoe tech.
- blazespin 9y agoYeah, no kidding.
- Swizec 9y agoIf only we had some sort of technology in the 21st century that makes it so people very rarely die from infected wounds. Perhaps a type of medication that fights bacteria? Or a thing to sterilize the wound and keep it clean while it heals? Hmmm That said, I used to run barefoot all the time. Even in San Francisco. Never got any wounds or infections. After a year of practiceb even stepping on glass didn't pierce my skin.
- nsxwolf 9y agoOr just shoes. MRSA can eat a kid's foot right off you know.
- Swizec 9y agoIsn't MRSA something you can pretty much only get in a hospital? > MRSA is becoming a critical problem in pediatric settings;[38] recent studies found 4.6% of patients in U.S. health-care facilities, (presumably) including hospital nurseries,[39] were infected or colonized with MRSA.[40] Children (and adults, as well) who come in contact with day-care centers, playgrounds, locker rooms, camps, dormitories, classrooms and other school settings, and gyms and workout facilities are at higher risk of getting MRSA. Parents should be especially cautious of children who participate in activities where sports equipment is shared, such as football helmets and uniforms. Hmm ... guess not. Sounds like running around San Francisco barefoot is actually safer than doing anything at all in day-care or a sports club O.o
- spraak 9y agoYes, like many life changes, being barefoot takes conscious changes, like covering the deck (or more extreme, moving)