Comments on: It’s Official Barefoot is best: Lee Saxby interview

By: Jamie at VIVOBAREFOOT

Jamie at VIVOBAREFOOT — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:25:03 +0000

Hi Tony, You can download Lee Saxby's free eBook - Proprioception A step by step guide

By: Rob Leadley

Rob Leadley — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:23:20 +0000

Hi Lee,

Interesting stuff.

I have been advocating the use of barefoot shoes to my students to promote strengthening of the feet. A lot of them have gone ahead and invested in a pair. The feedback has been very good for walking . However, when it comes to running we all experience problems with the calf muscle., does this indicate that the running style is at fault or is it a normal reaction?

Many thanks.

By: Barefoot Tyger

Barefoot Tyger — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:18:50 +0000

I took up running again last year at age 60 in a new pair of ASICS 17. I was plagued with minor but painful injuries all year. I blamed my shoes because, as a young man in cheap thin soled shoes i had no injuries. But last November I discovered the ‘barefoot’ concept and researched voraciously. Using Lee Saxby’s techniques I managed to run injury free – in the same shoes! Which suggests that skill comes first. However I have just been for a 10k run in my new pair of Vivobarefoot Evo II shoes and it’s different again. The lightness, gentle ankle support, and proprioceptive sole means that you have to be even more conscious of your feet / whole body posture / movement. I guess this will all become second nature with practice – but there’s no going back now!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:29:16 +0000

Where can I find this?

free ebook that explains the fundamentals of barefoot technique

By: Christoph

Christoph — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:42:00 +0000

Need your possible dates for german running clinics lets rock