I came across an interesting article: You Walk Wrong.
It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.
Adam Sternbergh tells his story plus adds facts and information. MBT shoes are mentioned (not even close to barefoot) as well as Vivo Barefoot.
MBT-shoes force your feet to move in a certain way. Barefoot-shoes allow your feet to move in a more natural way.
My previous business home page was bilingual, English and Swedish. I created Key Coaching (Swedish) as a new WordPress installation. Now I have started to rebuild Key Coaching (English) from the ground up. I have imported some of the posts from Bengt’s Notes (this blog) because I decided to have my business oriented blogging over at Key Coaching.
That means topics such as coaching. mentoring, business and networking will be at Key Coaching in the future. The old posts for those topics will be removed from this blog and links will be redirected.
In my research around barefoot running and walking I found an interesting article in New York Times, Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants.
Recent research suggests that for all their high-tech features, modern running shoes may not actually do much to improve a runner’s performance or prevent injuries. Some runners are convinced that they are better off with shoes that are little more than thin gloves for the feet — or with no shoes at all.
Upstart companies like Vibram, Feelmax and Terra Plana are challenging the running-shoe status quo with thin-sole designs meant to combine the benefits of going barefoot with a layer of protection.
Vibram are famous for their finger shoes. Terra Plana makes some really good looking walking shoes, see links in Vivo Barefoot.
In 2004, Terra Plana became pioneers of the barefoot movement by launching VIVOBAREFOOT, the first minimalist shoe with a patented, ultra thin puncture resistant sole that offers maximum sensory feedback and maximum protection.
Update June 3, 2011.
I did not go all the way to thin-sole design this time, I bought the semi-barefoot Nike Free 3.0 V2 and I really like them.
This is a really interesting video, six minutes well spent. Michael Wolff talks about his three “muscles”: Curiosity, Appreciation and Imagination. He says about cooking that “You never cook the same meal twice.” That goes for other things too, a beginner’s mind makes things fresh.
Source: Intel Visual Life – Michael Wolff.
This video is great, 90 seconds and you realize that there are times when you shall disconnect from the virtual world.
Source: Beautiful Commercial From Thailand – Disconnect to connect.
I came across an interesting TED video in which Christopher McDougall asks: Are we born to run?
Christopher McDougall mentions Tarahumara, the running people, tells an interesting story from a marathon race and talks about how humans hunted before weapons were available.
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