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Perhaps the original design is still the best. In this week's Nature, Harvard's Daniel Lieberman and his team reported on the impact force of people who are used to running barefoot versus those of us who wear spongy sneakers to protect the bottoms of our feet. Those who ran barefoot (the way humans evolved to run) moved differently, and with far less stress on their feet than the shoe-wearing masses.
No Shoes, No Problem? Barefoot Runners Put Far Less Stress on Their Feet
Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 12:11 AM EST
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Just don't step on a piece of glass.
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#2 - Mon Feb 1, 2010 1:47 AM ESTHetep and Respect Cletus Wilbury, your point is well taken for us concreate dwellers.
Just don't step on a piece of glass.
No, I can't run in New York City in bare feet, but there is a solution. The new 0-10 barefoot scale. 0=bare feet and 10=sneakers. 5.o's are near bare feet and still protect me from glass etc. I plan to use 4.5's this summer.
I have run the Nike 10k two years in a row now with no ill effects and great benefit to my skeleton, especially my joints.
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