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Advantages of Barefoot Running

Advantages of Barefoot Running. Why Run Barefoot?. Improved Health Benefits Drastically reduced Injuries Superior Running Economics. History Abebe Bikila. 1960 Rome Olympics Commenting on why he run on bare foot, Abebe said,

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Advantages of Barefoot Running

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  1. Advantages of Barefoot Running

  2. Why Run Barefoot? • Improved Health Benefits • Drastically reduced Injuries • Superior Running Economics

  3. HistoryAbebeBikila 1960 Rome Olympics Commenting on why he run on bare foot, Abebe said, "I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism."

  4. BackgroundPersistence Hunt • Kalahari Desert

  5. BackgroundModern Shoe • Not invented until the 1970’s • Bill Bowerman, University of Oregon and Nike

  6. Mechanics of the Foot

  7. Components26-33-100 • 26 small bones (one-quarter of the bones in the human body). • 33 joints. • More than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. • Anetwork of blood vessels, nerves, skin, and soft tissue.

  8. Mechanics of the FootGenetics • Endo-, Ecto- and Mesomorph body types • Flatfoot, High Arch, Normal Arch • Any combination will result in a natural forefoot strike • No need for correction

  9. Mechanics of the FootArch Support • Modern shoe allows for a heel-to-toe movement • Natural movement is a forefoot strike • “Shock Absorbency” gel

  10. Mechanics of the FootPronation • Natural rotation of the foot, hand or forearm • The foot pronates to displace force • “Motion Control”

  11. High Speed Capture Heel Strike Impact

  12. High Speed Capture Mid Foot Impact

  13. Kenyan High Speed

  14. Injury

  15. InjuryCauses • Heel Striking • Pronation control

  16. InjuryTypes • Plantar Fasciitis • Iliotibialband syndrome • Achilles Tendonitis • Stress Fractures • Medial tibial stress syndrome • Patellar Femoral Pain Syndrome • Osgood-SchlatterSyndrome

  17. Take Away Message • This is not a fight about barefoot vs. shoes • It’s not about what you wear on your feet • It’s about what you’re doing with your feet • Less is More

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