and moving. I guess I walk a lot and jog and go to
the gym and make those machines work.
However, in the back of my mind was the idea from
documentaries and the movie The Gods Must
be Crazy that the way the bushmen walked was
interesting. If you think about it, they walk in the
way that our ancestors did when in the bush
hunting animals. People walked and ran on
the front pad of the feet mostly because it
was most efficient and painless, if your foot
pad is tough.
BTW I know that many places in Europe where
the early 20th century was a time of great
barefootedness.
Anyway, it turns out that running on the pads of your
feet is the best. forget the fancy shoes. try sandals
like the Tarahumara Aboriginals:
Lots of runners who strike the ground with their
heals are causing problems to their bodies and
particularly their knees.
I could even say that heel -striking walkers are
doing the same. You are probably do harm to
yourself by heel-striking excessively.
For 5 or 6 years now, I've changed my walking too.
Most days, I feel like a teenager. This is not
quite like being light in the loafers or pad striking
like an autistic person. It's actually mechanically
smooth, and feels easy.
Apparently you need to be careful because such
changes to your walking can mess up your calf
muscles.
It seems to have a relationship with the use of
heels in footwear, which is the norm for
most adults. It gives the same "imbalance"
to the foot and the body when walking. and
for gals, it sure makes their calves look
good, which makes their thighs and
hams look good and lastly ending up
where the eyes usually go , to the
butt.
[video here] Russian chicks & their ball handling
Also, for the mechanics of running,
watch Usain Bolt run in slow-mo.
Watch where in his stride that his
foot hits the ground.
[video here]
Checkit-
Here's a short blurb in the Metro:
Springy step: Forget that pricey pair of sweatshop
-made trainers, it seems you're better off running
barefoot. More than 75 % of us who run while
wearing shoes heel strike, impacting leg joints
1000 times each mile. But, barefoot runners use
the arch of the foot as a spring, reducing the impact
of each stride. "Our feet were made for running"
said Harvard's Prof Daniel Lieberman.
