Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth

by Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee

Book Overview

How could something we have for free--our bare feet--be better for running than $150 shoes? The truth is that running in shoes is high-impact, unstable, and inflexible. Shoes promote a heel-centric ground strike, which weakens your feet, knees, and hips, and leads to common running injuries. In contrast, barefoot running is low-impact, forefoot-centric, stable, and beneficial to your body. It encourages proper form and strengthens your feet in miraculous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307985938
• ISBN13: 9780307985934
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.9"