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That article seems entirely centered around the dangerous around cuts and bacteria, with no indication it's bad for muscle or bone. While some fundamentalists
by emseetech 3y ago
That article seems entirely centered around the dangerous around cuts and bacteria, with no indication it's bad for muscle or bone.
While some fundamentalists might go completely barefoot, I've always heard people talk about that book in terms of using light sole shoes instead of heavy shoes, not ditching protective footwear entirely. Even the subject of that book often wear thin moccasins during long distance runs.
- ghaff 3y agoNot really about thin soles, but from what I can tell, there's been a general shift among a lot of even hardcore hikers to trail shoes from boots. I have a delightful pair of custom-made leather boots that I basically don't wear any longer because they're so heavy.
- cam_l 3y agoI used to always go barefoot when bush walking as a kid in qld. Looking out for snakes and spiders (literally) keeps you on your toes. I remember once bushwalking with a group and there was a sudden torrential rainstorm, and you could see all the little leeches sticking their heads up from the mud. By the time we got back to the van, I was the only one without a single leech on me. I only ever had issues with cuts etc in town on the bitumen or gravel (but I suppose it could be quite dangerous in some parts of the world).