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Or scratch that and go barefoot. Let your feet do what they were meant to do by themselves: running!
by pilgrim689 14y ago
Or scratch that and go barefoot. Let your feet do what they were meant to do by themselves: running!
- epsylon 14y agoYep. The problem with modern shoes is that they give people the bad habit of hitting the ground with their heel, the shoe compensating the shock with some kind of absorption. The "secret" is simple is to simply run using the ball of the foot (the fleshy part at the end). You run on the tip and use the heels as a natural shock absorber and preserve your knees. This will have the added benefit of strengthening the heels as well. With that in mind, running barefoot is pretty safe (and you can do it outdoors with Vibram-like shoes). I do that kind of running regularly as part of the warmup routine at my Taekwondo dojang.
- eru 14y agoFor the beginners: Just start very gradually. Your calves will get extremely sore in the beginning. Soreness isn't harmful, but it's painful.