Comments on: Is Barefoot Running Really Better For You? http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/ Level up your life, every single day. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bwidner http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-13324 Bwidner Wed, 09 May 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-13324 A comment on cold weather:  I've run in Vibrams (Bikala- so not lined or anything) in temps down to 20 degrees- sometimes in snow- and not had a problem.  Sure it's a little cold at first, but my feet get so warm when I run barefoot that after 5 or 10 minutes they feel completely normal. A comment on cold weather:  I’ve run in Vibrams (Bikala- so not lined or anything) in temps down to 20 degrees- sometimes in snow- and not had a problem.  Sure it’s a little cold at first, but my feet get so warm when I run barefoot that after 5 or 10 minutes they feel completely normal.

]]> By: shris http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-13130 shris Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:20:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-13130 Tried to run with regular running shoes and beat my knees to smithereens. Tried to run with Vibrams and gave myself achilles tendonitis from a hill. Probably too much too soon, bad form, something. So far injury is equal on both sides, as both left me hobbling for a month like an old woman. I do know I love my vibrams, they're incredibly comfy, and running felt really good in them, though walking on hard surface is not comfy at all. For walking at the mall, regular padded shoes. For running, the vibrams were so much more comfortable. Just gotta work on my form.. Tried to run with regular running shoes and beat my knees to smithereens. Tried to run with Vibrams and gave myself achilles tendonitis from a hill. Probably too much too soon, bad form, something. So far injury is equal on both sides, as both left me hobbling for a month like an old woman. I do know I love my vibrams, they’re incredibly comfy, and running felt really good in them, though walking on hard surface is not comfy at all. For walking at the mall, regular padded shoes. For running, the vibrams were so much more comfortable. Just gotta work on my form..

]]> By: Rene Friberg http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-12736 Rene Friberg Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-12736 I think I read this article, maybe not long after you posted it... I now have four pair of Vibrams, and I live in them! I can actually RUN, which I never could do before, due to ankle, knee, and hip pain (and, also being fat)... after a couple of years of wearing them (btw, the new Bikram Vibram styles are the BEST), I can now run, my pain has diminished greatly, and I am working at actual fitness (oh, and I've dropped 60lbs). I think I read this article, maybe not long after you posted it… I now have four pair of Vibrams, and I live in them! I can actually RUN, which I never could do before, due to ankle, knee, and hip pain (and, also being fat)… after a couple of years of wearing them (btw, the new Bikram Vibram styles are the BEST), I can now run, my pain has diminished greatly, and I am working at actual fitness (oh, and I’ve dropped 60lbs).

]]> By: Tamatha Thomas http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-12625 Tamatha Thomas Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-12625 What about hookworms? What about hookworms?

]]> By: Katelynk47 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-12595 Katelynk47 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:15:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-12595 I accidentally stumbled across nerd fitness and decide to read an article. 1st thing I read was the underwear thing. It was incredible...... but also about underwear. then I find this. i was blown away. i thought this website was cool and now i find out that you have a whole page dedicated to MY shoes. I LOVE NERD FITNESS!  I accidentally stumbled across nerd fitness and decide to read an article. 1st thing I read was the underwear thing. It was incredible…… but also about underwear. then I find this. i was blown away. i thought this website was cool and now i find out that you have a whole page dedicated to MY shoes. I LOVE NERD FITNESS! 

]]> By: monica_k http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-12458 monica_k Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:09:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-12458 I have just found this website and love your honest attitude and reviews towards fitness plans, ideals etc.  THANK YOU. I have just found this website and love your honest attitude and reviews towards fitness plans, ideals etc.  THANK YOU.

]]> By: Faceless http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-12047 Faceless Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-12047 I love running barefoot! i use the vibram's and i completely agree they look pretty ridiculous but they are surprisingly comfortable. i have the flattest feet ever know to man and have not had any problems. i give barefoot running 2 enthusiastically thumbs up! I love running barefoot! i use the vibram’s and i completely agree they look pretty ridiculous but they are surprisingly comfortable. i have the flattest feet ever know to man and have not had any problems. i give barefoot running 2 enthusiastically thumbs up!

]]> By: rose http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-11845 rose Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:42:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-11845 Well-known, the foot is a person " disloyalty is dirty " , the health that protects a base is very important! Well-known, the
foot is a person ” disloyalty is dirty
” , the health that protects a base is very important!

]]> By: An Open Letter to Conventional Wisdom: Stop it! | Nerd Fitness http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-11540 An Open Letter to Conventional Wisdom: Stop it! | Nerd Fitness Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:52:46 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-11540 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/11/04/barefoot-running-the-great-debate/comment-page-3/#comment-11261 Anonymous Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=3362#comment-11261 This post is from a while back, but I've been wearing my vibrams ($18 in the REI garage!) for about 3 months now and I will never go back.  I don't do much running recently, because I sprained my ankle badly about 5 months ago, but for walking they are fantastic.  And, in my short sprints for the bus, they definitely feel better than athletic shoes.   I'd always preferred walking barefoot to walking shod, and then I went to a specialty shoe place on my husband's recommendation.  They gave me orthotics to "correct my gait" because I had slightly flat feet.  The orthotics gave me foot pain for a couple weeks, which I was told was normal, and then became pretty much the only shoe I could wear comfortably.  This was terrible!  I bought a pair of canvas shoes from Pay Less and wore them into the ground.  Then wore a pair of Tevas into the ground.  Then, over the summer, experimented with walking barefoot and found that it was way less comfortable than it had been years ago. BOO.  So, now, 6 months after starting to retrain my feet, I wear my vibrams everywhere, as well as a pair of simple Mary Jane shoes that have a thin sole and wool uppers.  They look more conventional than my vibrams, so I wear them when I have to look nice.  :) This post is from a while back, but I’ve been wearing my vibrams ($18 in the REI garage!) for about 3 months now and I will never go back.  I don’t do much running recently, because I sprained my ankle badly about 5 months ago, but for walking they are fantastic.  And, in my short sprints for the bus, they definitely feel better than athletic shoes.  

I’d always preferred walking barefoot to walking shod, and then I went to a specialty shoe place on my husband’s recommendation.  They gave me orthotics to “correct my gait” because I had slightly flat feet.  The orthotics gave me foot pain for a couple weeks, which I was told was normal, and then became pretty much the only shoe I could wear comfortably.  This was terrible!  I bought a pair of canvas shoes from Pay Less and wore them into the ground.  Then wore a pair of Tevas into the ground.  Then, over the summer, experimented with walking barefoot and found that it was way less comfortable than it had been years ago. BOO.  So, now, 6 months after starting to retrain my feet, I wear my vibrams everywhere, as well as a pair of simple Mary Jane shoes that have a thin sole and wool uppers.  They look more conventional than my vibrams, so I wear them when I have to look nice.  :)

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