Some interesting information for all those out there that are preparing for any upcoming running events (perhaps the SMH Half-Marathon). The science of Sport this morning tweeted a link to article about over-hydration and the associated dangers hyponatremia (low sodium in body fluids from over drinking): The Science of Sport Dangers of overhydration discussed in the media: Maybe it’s too sim... »
Adidas, one of the worlds largest shoes companies has entered the world of barefoot running! Check it out and discuss… As revealed in the SMH »
Attention all Melbournites! Especially those who have been inquiring about coaching and workshops. Barefootinc will be holding a Natural Running Workshop next weekend, 27/08/11. Barefoot Running Australia attended a running clinic with these guys earlier in the year and found it to be really informative. This workshop will concentrate on natural/pose/method running techniques, which have g... »
In this post I’ll be looking at a paper titled ‘The effect of three different levels of foot wear stability on pain outcomes in women runners: a randomised control trial’, which was written by Michael Ryan, Gordon A Valiant, Kymberly McDonald and Jack E Taunton. This study divided 81 female runners according to their foot types: neutral, pronated and highly pronated. It then ran... »
I thought it was about time that I provided you all with a brief summary of running, injury rates and the advantages of barefoot running. Running is one of the most popular sports across the world. It is either performed as exercise to keep fit, competitively or as part of other sports such football, basketball etc. The current prevalence of lower injuries in running ranges from 19-79% depending o... »
Here is a neat little video of Professor Daniel Lieberman of Harvard university discussing how barefoot running changes your running biomechanics. »
Start Slow The most important thing for anyone who wishes to take up running (with or without shoes) to consider is ‘dosage’. The human body is incredibly adaptive and unfortunately that means it adapts to a lack of usage. This means that everything from muscles to connective tissues, ligaments, bones and neuromuscular function can be diminished. For those of us who have had a life time of wearing... »
Dear all, Just to bring to your attention that Dr Irene Davis, an American physiotherapist (Physical Therapist) who is now the Head of the Spaulding National Running Centre at the Harvard Medical School in the USA was recently in Melbourne for a conference and she was strongly encouraging barefoot running. She was also interviewed on ABC radio (702) last week by Robbie Buck. ABC online have a Podc... »
Amongst many health professionals and enthusiasts there is a reluctance to accept barefoot running. I’m totally open with people having alternative opinions as long as it’s based on logic. If, for example, people feel that they have not come across enough evidence or proof to suggest that we should be barefoot that’s OK. But to then turn around and tell people to run in shoes is ... »
The first time I ever had a conversation about the idea of running barefoot was a couple of year ago just after I had finished playing a game of tennis. We were sitting around chatting and my partner in crime, Ben, was explaining that we don’t need to wear sports shoes for simple running. He argued that anatomically our bare-feet have all the necessary requirements for running. I scoffed at the id... »
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