tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596111582030542240.post965657369763020881..comments2024-02-20T02:13:32.692-08:00Comments on Doc for Jocks: Minimalism Shoes: Overdone and Running on EmptyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137068693928446252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596111582030542240.post-32862084136187996832014-02-22T13:55:18.201-08:002014-02-22T13:55:18.201-08:00It's like anything else - people are uneducate...It's like anything else - people are uneducated on minimal shoes. A lot of people saw the shoes, bought them, slapped them on, then ran 8 miles and injuring themselves. <br /><br />It's all about being able to run smoothly for each type of shoe that you are wearing. <br /><br />The entire shoe fad is disgusting. There are so many shoes out there that are nothing but disasters waiting to happen. <br /><br />Being barefoot is not a bad thing, and neither is wearing minimal shoes- just do it right and pay your dues (slowly transition). Just like when you buy a new pair of regular/padded shoes. You don't just slap them on and run 26.2- unless you want an injury.<br /><br />I battled running injuries for a long time; Plantars, severe knee pain, severe hip and back pain, lack of stamina, etc. I tried everything to help them and when I transitioned into barefoot (which I am still making the transition) most of it went away.<br /><br />Though I did get the tenderness on the top of the feet, inside on the ankle, calf pain, but it was all short lived.<br /><br />I started to get IT band issues right before I transitioned and it kept me from running at all, and running barefoot it actually decreases that discomfort so I can actually run.<br /><br />So, in short, it's like anything else. You have to do it right or it's going to be a disaster. <br /><br />Everything is always quickly dismissed as a fad, and maybe it was, but that was only because a book brought it into the spotlight. People were running bare before and continued after.<br /><br />The downside of the book was that people wanted to go barefoot in an instant...<br /><br />And now people are seeing those Hokas (the ones that look like platform shoes) and they are now slapping those on and running 10 miles and hurting themselves - like someone in my running group.Cuntry Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721594982194464895noreply@blogger.com