Dan Lieberman on the Colbert Report
I have so much respect for Dr Lieberman. I thoroughly enjoyed his seminar when he was in Sydney in 2011. Here he is, in the hot seat with Stephen Colbert: »
Videos
Do you know your foot and ankle anatomy?
I just stumbled across this video and thought I must share this immediately. Its very nicely explained and easy to follow. Great intro to the anatomy of the foot and ankle. Don’t be put off by the silly animation of the person walking in the beginning! »
Ankle Exercises for Barefoot Running
Running barefoot or in minimal shoes with zero/little drop (i.e. flat shoes) requires a lot of ankle compliance. Basically this means that you need to have good range of motion in your ankle joint if you want less on your feet when you’re running. Otherwise you’re going to run into problems with your Gastroc/Soleus/Achillies tendon complex – your calf and achillies. Here is a hel... »
Slow motion video of foot landings in a live marathon
In the discussion about running technique and whether you have to land on your heels (as most modern running shoes are designed for) or on your balls of your feet, there are people saying that elite marathon runners land on their heels as well. Well, you certainly would think so if you don’t look carefully. This video shows that they are wrong and why this mistake is often made. »
Beautiful Running Technique
I could just watch this video over and over again! Take note of how well he maintains his head posture, nice upright trunk, maintaining knee flexion at foot strike and the beautiful fore/mid-foot strike. This is what we should be aiming for! »
Essential Strengthening for Running
An exercise we should all be doing: the Squat! Not sure how to do them? No problem, we got you covered. This is a great demonstration: How to Use Proper Squat Technique »
“Run and Become” Workshop Videos by Barefoot Ted
Just stumbled across these series of videos by Barefoot Ted hosted by London based specialist running store Run and Become. In these clips Ted shares his philosophy and wisdom on minimalist and barefoot running. We met Ted earlier this year at the Barefoot Running Workshop earlier this year in March and had a great day. We receive many inquiries about these Workshops, for information on any upcomi... »
Adidas unveils new Barefoot Training Shoe
Quite strangely, this video is unlisted to the public on YouTube and can only be found by visiting the link directly (or embedding it as done here). In other words this is an advertisement that is purposely being under-promoted. Bit of cognitive dissonance by any chance Adidas? »
Professor Daniel Lieberman and Running Biomechanics
Here is a neat little video of Professor Daniel Lieberman of Harvard university discussing how barefoot running changes your running biomechanics. »
