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Here’s a crash course in barefoot biomechanics from Lee Saxby. Lee discusses the practical reality of the biomechanics of barefoot running and the science that underpins skilful movement and natural human locomotion. Whilst at the same time acknowledging the importance of the story tellers of barefoot running, like the Barefoot Teds and the Chris McDougalls who deal with the emotional side of barefoot running. Read more…
Here’s a very insightful video from Edge.org featuring Professor Daniel Lieberman. Asking why and how the human body looks and functions the way it does, Lieberman combines experimental biology and paleontology to find the answers.
This interview goes into more details on the origin of bipedal walking, the biology and evolution of endurance running, and the evolution of the human head.
Uncommon Sense Interview with Galahad Clark from VIVOBAREFOOT on Vimeo.
The most significant breakthrough in 30 years to hit the shoe industry released.
While VIVOBAREFOOT has been a believer in “Barefoot is Best” since 2003, there is now scientific evidence to suggest this. Harvard Professor Daniel Lieberman has released his latest ground breaking research: Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners: a retrospective study.
Barefoot running expert Lee Saxby took some time out for VIVOBAREFOOT to answer some questions about the latest research to shed some evidence on the benefits of barefoot running.VB: Briefly, what does Daniel Lieberman’s research show?
LS: The paper entitled ‘Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners’ studied athletes in the Harvard cross country running team between August 2006 – January 2011 and found that the runners in the team who have a habitual heel-strike running technique had twice as many repetitive stress injuries than the runners in the team who have a habitual forefoot-strike running technique. Read more…
Foot Strike and Injury Rates in Endurance Runners: A Retrospective Study
January 11th 2012 by Jamie PageYou heard it here (almost) first: rear foot (heel) striking causes double the rate of injury than forefoot striking. Daniel Lieberman and others’* study on foot strike and injury rate in runners has just hit the press.
“It is the start of the running re-evolution. The first stage, however, is learning and feeling how to run again, according to your very own biomechanics.
In November’s Eureka Magazine from The Times Lee Saxy and Daniel Lieberman, amongst others, discuss barefoot running. Read more…
Photo by Keith Goldstein
Founders of NYC Barefoot Runners, John and Maggie Durant, have turned their fun run and cabaret of barefoot running education into an annual event – doubling in size from the 1st Annual NYC Barefoot Run. Their ultimate goal was to bring together all of the “who’s who” in barefoot running and create a celebratory atmosphere full of education; with all ideas welcomed to allow participants to test each theory for themselves. We couldn’t resist getting involved for the second year in a row so we brought our team, including our newly certified Barefoot Coaches and barefoot running expert Lee Saxby. Read more…
