06-19-12, 07:53 PM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Indiana
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I have been working out barefoot for about 6 years. I have flat feet. All the tennis shoes I would purchase would cause pain where my arch is supposed to be. When I went to a kettlebell workshop the instructer made me remove my shoes and my feet never hurt.
Here are some of the things I have noticed working out barefoot: 1) I do not have the pain in my foot when I'm barefoot 2) I can do balance exercises easier 3) No knee pain when I do squats or lunges The one disadvantage is that, since I workout on carpet my feet will slide when I do planks or wide leg squats so I need to be careful. I do have a pair of Vibram Five Fingers but don't wear them too much because I enjoy working out barefoot.
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06-19-12, 08:16 PM | ||
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06-19-12, 09:32 PM | |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: wisconsin
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I do low impact, weights, high impact/plyo, low impact step, rebounding, kickboxing and kettlebell workouts barefoot. The only thing I found I couldn't do successfully was high impact step aerobics. However, I am finding it's kind of tough on me to do those kinds of high impact, dancey or twisty/torquey kinds of step aerobics anyway...with or without shoes. When I walk on my treadmill I use shoes too, but I rarely do that anymore anyway. I have thick and cushy puzzle mats to help with shock absorption and my balance, proprioception and overall body awareness is so much better barefoot. I'm actually less likely to injure myself during plyo, I've found, because I have better proprioception and can keep my form much better. I actually have found with going barefoot my arches have been strengthened and brought back as well. I started a thread on this awhile back:
http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=179065
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06-19-12, 09:59 PM | ||
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