Barefoot running essentials

vibram five fingers, The human foot contains 26 bones, 30 joints, and over a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. For your feet to be healthy, just like any other part of the human body, it needs to be stimulated and exercised regularly.

So how do you protect your feet when you walk, run, and do your favorite sports--barefoot running with five finger shoes?

According to Juan Carlos Abad, president of Barefootwear, five fingers, using traditional footwear is like binding the feet. A regular pair of shoes tends to weaken the muscle, making it underdeveloped and possibly more prone to injury,vibram shoes.

So how do you do this when your
vibram five fingers are slowly killing your feet? It all goes back to going barefoot. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? But runners and five finger shoes aficionados in other countries are saying that going five fingers is actually better for the feet and wellbeing.

American journalist and runner Christopher McDougall wrote a book, entitled “Born to Run,” where he explored deeply the numerous research materials about how vibram shoes affect the human feet.

In one interview, McDougall said that he was suffering from heel pain after finishing his book.
vibram five fingers, Instead of consulting a doctor, he went to a barefoot running coach who helped him solve his problem within 15 minutes.

What caused his pain was his old running form brought upon by wearing a pair of neutral vibram shoes. And since then, he’s been afraid to wear five finger shoes.

But if you don’t want to go barefoot, an alternative would be wearing five finger shoes. It’s not a shoe made out of hemp, but a new type of shoes created by Vibram which looks like a foot glove.

The vibram shoes is designed to mimic the natural movements of the human foot. It has a flexible, durable, and lightweight sole which provides the grip that Vibram is globally known for---vibram five fingers.

And with that in mind, Vibram designed the five fingers with individual toe pockets not seen in other shoes. “Imagine being able to remove your shoes and use your feet (vibram shoes) in their maximum strength, potential, and dexterity. It promotes efficient movement and action. This is what the five finger shoes bring to its wearer,” Abad says.

Australian Corey Wills of Pulse Yoga advised everyone to “try to walk barefoot as much as possible.” This is what he discovered even before buying his own pair of five fingers. But when he came to Manila, his dilemma was he couldn’t walk barefoot anywhere unlike in Australia. He was excited at first to wear vibram shoes here until he experienced the discomfort it caused to his feet later on.

“With yoga, I deal with back injuries, knee pain, or ankle issues all day long. Those vibram shoes are killing you. Those high heels and pointed heels mess up your toes and elevate your heels. Even those big cushioned shoes, they make your feet weak,” says Wills.

Launched in 2006, vibram five fingers was awarded as one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2007 and has conquered the barefoot revolution in Europe, North America, Australia, and now Asia.

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