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Dr. Lieberman’s Harvard Website

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ August 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Thought I would post a link to Dr. Lieberman’s website which goes through in lay language the results of his research. Click here for the website.

Lose the shoes, is barefoot better?

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ August 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Greg Downey, who writes a neuroanthropology blog, wrote an interesting article about whether barefoot is really better than being shod. It’s a well balanced article and he takes the evolutionary view rather than citing a case for one or the other. Prepare for a long read but it’s quite interesting. Just because we evolved to [...]

Did a Nike scientist actually say that motion control shoes are uniformly bad for feet?

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There has been a bit of internet scuttlebut around talking about how a Nike biomechanist, Gordon Valiant, has admitted that the motion control theory for gait problems actually causes injury. In fact, the conclusions from a study he coauthored stated that ‘The findings of this study suggest that our current approach of prescribing in-shoe pronation [...]

Dr. Lieberman talks about his research published in Nature

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nature magazine where Dr. Lieberman’s study looking at strike forces on the feet of shod vs. unshod runners has produced a video about his work. Check it out on Nature’s youtube channel. Dr. Lieberman talking about his research and barefoot running.

Video: The Barefoot Professor

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Barefoot Running Blog posted a video about Daniel Lieberman and his research on the benefits of being barefoot. This article was originally published on The Barefoot Running Blog Video: The Barefoot Professor: “The research proved what many of us already know – most forefoot and some midfoot strikes (shod or barefoot) do not generate [...]

Research project comparing injury rates between shod and unshod runners

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ June 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Distance Minimally – Going the Distance with Less Hey all Barefoot Runners that run at least 20 miles per week! Are you willing to participate in a survey based research project looking at injury differences between barefoot and shod runners? Follow the link for some details! Research project comparing [...]

Living Barefoot Announces: The Worlds First Barefoot Search Engine

By Al Gauthier ⋅ April 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The first search engine in the world dedicated to barefooters, barefoot runners, foot health, and minimalist shoe enthusiasts. Barefoot Finder is a custom search engine powered by Google, that searches a select group of web sites (including blogs, databases, forums, and articles) carefully chosen by the Barefoot Finder team and by users like YOU.

Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman on Barefoot Running (Video)

By Al Gauthier ⋅ April 2, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Video This excellent short video done by Nature features Dr. Daniel Lieberman explaining the benefits of barefoot running.

Running Sandals and Flip Flops better for your health?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ March 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Running Sandals for Health! | InvisibleShoe.com: “Yet another study showing how running sandals and barefoot running could be better for your body! Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University Medical Center has found. And that’s important, because loading on [...]

British Feet | Early Language | DISCOVER Magazine

By Al Gauthier ⋅ November 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

British Feet: “The Germanic tribes of Angles and Saxons who invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. left a significant legacy. Their language evolved into modern English, largely replacing indigenous Celtic tongues. Some of their laws formed the basis of English common law. And their feet, it would now appear, formed the basis [...]

Natural running & healthy living

By Al Gauthier ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

barefootrunner.com : natural running & healthy living » Lead Story » Do Running Shoes Cause Injuries?: “Do Running Shoes Cause Injuries? By David • Mar 16th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story • ShareThis Original post on RailRiders.com/blog. Republished with author’s permission. A very insightful post that captures the history and future of running footwear. Hope [...]

Barefoot days – Sydney University researchers exploring the need for shoes

By Al Gauthier ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Barefoot days – Jeff Corbett – The Herald: “Barefoot days Life for a child is at a low pass, I reckon, when their parents won’t let them out of the house without shoes. Yet that is now Australia, or at least urban middle-class Australia. ‘Put your shoes on!’ has been a chorus at my place [...]

Is your prescription of distance running shoes evidence-based?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Is your prescription of distance running shoes evidence-based? Richards CE, Magin PJ, Callister R. PMID: 18424485 [PubMed - in process] Discipline of General Practice, Bowman Building, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan 2308, Australia. craig.richards@newcastle.edu.au OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the current practice of prescribing distance running shoes featuring elevated [...]

Why were you born with bare feet?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ February 15, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Or come to think of it when was the last time you walked around outside without your shoes on? If you are like most people then your feet rarely touch the ground. But nature has designed you and me to walk around in our bare feet for a reason. This article will explain why wearing [...]

Barefoot Running – by Michael Warburton

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Barefoot Running Michael Warburton See the original Gateway Physiotherapy, Capalaba, Queensland, Australia 4157. Sportscience 5(3), sportsci.org/jour/0103/mw.htm, 2001 (2564 words) Reviewers: Caroline Burge, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4006, Australia; Larry M Feinman, Mountain Chiropractic, Lafayette, Colorado 80026, USA; Ian Shrier, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H3T [...]

Barefoot Running Study

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Running barefoot is associated with a substantially lower prevalence of acute injuries of the ankle and chronic injuries of the lower leg in developing countries, but well-designed studies of the effects of barefoot and shod running on injury are lacking. Laboratory studies show that the energy cost of running is reduced by about 4% when the feet are not shod. In spite of these apparent benefits, barefoot running is rare in competition, and there are no published controlled trials of the effects of running barefoot on simulated or real competitive performance.

There is no evidence that modern running shoes either prevent injuries or improve performance

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Is the modern distance running shoe evidence based? A scientific mind should challenge my statement that there is no evidence that modern running shoes either prevent injuries or improve performance. To fail to do so merely replaces one unfounded dogmatic belief with yet another. How then can I back up my claim there there is [...]

ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR AND RUNNING INJURIES

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR AND RUNNING INJURIES The original cane be found here Essay on the harmful effects of modern running shoes. ( Written a number of years ago, this piece was published in part in the German ultra magazine Spiridon.) PART 1 – INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY Look, if anyone displayed brand-loyalty, it was me. I LOVED [...]

You Walk Wrong

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 11, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.

A Case for Bare Feet

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 10, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

A Case for Bare Feet Paul J. Lucas*, Michael M. Berrow, Richard K. Frazine, and Robert A. Neinast See original Here Summary This paper describes barefooters: responsible people from all walks of life who greatly enjoy going barefoot as a lifestyle choice because of the pleasure it offers. Despite the fact that there are no [...]