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The truth about barefoot running finally revealed in an Infographic

Barefoot Running Truth Infographic

Finally, all the statistics and information about barefoot running you need to know.

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(click to see full size)Barefoot Running Truth Infographic

Here’s my commentary on the infographic 🙂

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Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?

Will Barefoot Running Hurt You?

From the “Here we go again” department of the barefoot running world:

About once every 2 months, some major news publication chimes in with one of these two stories:  “Barefoot Running is GREAT for you” or “Barefoot running is BAD for you.”

The latest is of the latter variety and comes with headlines like this one from the New York Times: Barefoot Running Can Cause Injuries, Too, and Runner’s World’s “Study: Vibram FiveFingers Lead To Greater Risk of Foot Bone Injury.!

What are these seemingly anti-barefoot articles talking about? Continue reading Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?