Posts tagged ‘Heel Strike’
What was the saying?? Father Knows Best!!
God created us, so I believe he knew what he was doing even if we are just finding that out several thousand years later!! I find it funny that science is finally now giving some thought to what more and more of us have found earlier and were considered wack jobs…… I guess the first guy to put a hotdog on a stick, dip it in batter and deep fry it was considered odd as well..
The comparing of foot strikes
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“Running barefoot or in minimal shoes is fun but uses different muscles,” said Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman. “If you’ve been a heel-striker all your life, you have to transition slowly to build strength in your calf and foot muscles.” (Credit: Image courtesy of Harvard University)
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A great article on unshod running was posted on Science Daily this week. My favorite part was the following: “Our feet were made in part for running,” Lieberman says. But as he and his co-authors write in Nature: “Humans have engaged in endurance running for millions of years, but the modern running shoe was not invented until the 1970s. For most of human evolutionary history, runners were either barefoot or wore minimal footwear such as sandals or moccasins with smaller heels and little cushioning.”
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The article in full can be read here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127134241.htm
RUN FUN RUN FREE ~UnshodRunner