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Are you really barefoot or are you confused?

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Are you really barefoot or are you confused? It has been an incredible year so far.  Acceptance for barefooting, barefoot running, and minimalist shoes has grown in ways that we could never have imagined a year ago.  Amidst all this growth society has needed to take in a whole new vocabulary in order to properly [...]

The painful truth about trainers: Are running shoes a waste of money?

By ⋅ May 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Thrust enhancers, roll bars, microchips…the $20 billion running – shoe industry wants us to believe that the latest technologies will cushion every stride. Yet in this extract from his controversial new book, Christopher McDougall claims that injury rates for runners are actually on the rise, that everything we’ve been told about running shoes is wrong [...]

A thorn in Nike’s side

By ⋅ January 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

see the original DANIEL McCABE | Steve Robbins is the researcher Nike loves to hate. The feeling is pretty much mutual. Robbins, an adjunct professor in the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, has published studies indicating that high-priced running shoes account for 123 per cent more foot injuries than cheaper sneakers. He also aims [...]

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