Let’s Run with Barefoot

After millions of year's barefoot running, people who stepped into the civilized society invented the shoes. A British magazine called Nature published a journal recently, from the journal we could learn that appropriate barefoot running could do good to our landing method, as well as in favor of the health of skeletal muscle.

Harvard University and other Institutions' researchers investigated the United States and Kenya long-term runners who landed their feet on the ground. We can know from the results that people who are long-term runners with running shoes would like to use their heels to touch the ground at first. But if a people always run with barefoot will be likely to touch the ground with his forepaws.

The study found that if heels landed at first, even if you wore running shoes with a cushion, the impact that your feet received would be three times of the body weight. However, if your former feet touch the ground at first, the impact will be reduced to only about sixty percent of body weight because of the effective cushion of tendons and joints that are come from the ankle. Due to the long-term effects of the impact, it may lead to fatigue fracture or plantar fasciitis, the researchers think that the way of forepaws down will be healthier.

Daniel Lieberman, a researcher of Harvard University, said that the ancient people may require long-term barefoot running to pursue its prey, which made the relevant foot structure have an evolution. Barefoot running might be a cozy thing if people can adapt it moderately. This will also be helpful for the health of skeletal muscle. But the researchers also pointed out that barefoot may be damaged by the hard object on the ground, but this proposal can not be a reason to promote people to abandon their running shoes.

After you are accustomed to barefoot running, the ground impact and the effective mass of your foot will be reduced suddenly. You are able to run just like you dance at ease, because your legs are more flexible and more natural and the centre of your whole body is also stable. We must pay attention to the fact that it is easy to cause harm in the first six months of barefoot running. It is recommended that runners can choose a pair of special structure running shoes at the beginning of his barefoot running, the "virtual barefoot running shoes," which are made of special materials. This type of shoes will allow your heels, ankles and other different parts to be flexible as barefoot, it not only can play a protective role on your feet, but also can really help you to gradually get rid of the long habit of running shoes.

Lee explains that you can not wear anything on your feet, but a pair of special running shoes really can provide you with effective protection. What we have to notice is that training course is the key. About barefoot running, what you have to know more is what kind of person are suitable for barefoot running. There were always controversies on the problem of barefoot running. It may not be planned for you if you always run but do not come into any problems or injures for a time. But if you have ever injured because of anterior tibiae pain or because of your wrong running way, then it may be known that barefoot running is suitable for you.