Some of you may have seen me walking around and training in these funny looking shoes but they are called - Vibram FiveFingers.
These shoes are definitely not for the fainthearted and needs some getting used to but are a good change to wearing your commercial runners/trainers.
The basic concept of the FiveFingers are to bring our feet back to basics, back to walking around as if we were in bare feet and of course with other great features.
Many people complain about issues with their bodies i.e. their backs, hips or knees and yes, sometimes there are issues specifically in those local areas, but other times, it come all come from the way your feet are. The structure of your feet can have great affects on the rest of the body, as it carries you around all day long.
Although the Vibram FiveFingers are not suited to everyone or suitable for every exercise specific to the person wearing it (i.e. it can be tough work for those with pronated feet (flat feet) to run in these), overall the FiveFingers may benefit many of you.
Check out their sites and understand the product before purchasing it. I have a great beginners PDF that I can send out if you're interested in reading more. (I can't seem to find the link to the document on their website anymore!)
So next time you have any issues with some of the common areas mentioned, have a look and see how old are your current trainers? How are my feet? Do I need to walk around at home bare feet more often? Maybe I'll try the Vibram Five Fingers out?
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If you get a chance, read, The WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, Sept 10 - 11 2011.
ReplyDeleteThere is an article about Bare Foot running, it's called - Dare to Run Bare
There's also a nice little article about Crunches.