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    Study shows shoes change spring-like foot mechanics when people run

    Study shows shoes change spring-like foot mechanics when people run A team of researchers with the University of Queensland's Centre for Sensorimotor Performance has found that running shoes alter the natural spring-like mechanics of the foot while a person is running. In their paper published...
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    Grand Canyon R2R Study May 21-22

    My latest Grand Canyon Association newsletter says that the University of New Mexico will be doing a study of Rim-to-Rim hikers/runners on May 21-22, 2016. The announcement is looking for volunteers to take data over that time period. They also note that IMPORTANT: The research team is NOT...
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    I no longer have access to library services

    I got kicked out of my local library Monday morning, the library I've been going to barefoot for 20 years. They recently got a new Director, and he had the library board institute new rules of conduct. Now, they had done so back in 2011, and added one that simply said "appropriate attire". I...
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    Stopping NSAIDs

    I've been in the emergency room twice in the past two months with horrible pain behind my sternum. It wasn't my heart, as the EKGs and heart injury blood tests showed. We're now thinking it's something called "Nutcracker Esophagus", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker_esophagus , since...
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    Another Trip Out West

    Folks may be interested in my blog entries (still being written) about a trip I made with my son out west during June. First, the Badlands: Back in the Saddle Again A Field of Yellow Up the Creek without a Saddle We Conata Do This—Yes We Can
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    Dr. Lieberman, I Presume?

    Dr. Lieberman, I Presume? By Bob Neinast, a.k.a., Ahcuah Dr. Lieberman of Harvard University has yet another new study out, Strike type variation among Tarahumara Indians in minimal sandals versus conventional running shoes. As you can see from the study title, he visited the Tarahumara...
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    Another Barefoot Runner from the 1960s

    Colorful Characters — Dale Story
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    Burien, WA Bans Bare Feet

    Folks may be interested in my latest blog entry, in which I discover that Burien, WA has just enacted an ordinance that effectively bans bare feet on any city property (though there is a bit of weasel wording). Here it is: Burien, WA Bans Bare Feet At the end I include some contact...
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    Dr. Lieberman Strikes Again

    Dr. Lieberman Strikes Again By Ahcuah The barefooters’ friend, Dr. Lieberman of Harvard, is part of a team with a new study out on minimalist shoe running. The study shows that running in minimalist shoes (and by implication running barefoot) really does strengthen the foot muscles. The...
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    The Importance of Proprioception

    Alexandra Raisman of the U.S. competing on the balance beam in the gymnastic women's team final at the London Olympic Games. Photo: Jamie Squire, Getty Images The Importance of Proprioception By Ahcuah As barefooters, I think we’re all pretty much aware of the importance of proprioception...
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    11 Reasons Podiatrists Dislike Bare Feet

    11 Reasons Podiatrists Dislike Bare Feet By Ahcuah Maybe it’s time I did a listicle. Yesterday, over at Barefoot and Grounded, Michael Buttgen had an excellent and interesting posting that got me thinking. The posting was Studies? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Studies (to Live Barefoot)!. In...
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    Central Ohio: Memorial Day Hike

    Folks, BRS member Lee Parker is here in Central Ohio over Memorial Day weekend attending the Knap-in at Flint Ridge east of Newark. We thought we'd do a barefoot hike on Memorial Day at Blackhand Gorge. We're planning on meeting at the Blackhand Gorge Parking lot at 9:30am on Monday, Memorial...
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    The effect of minimal shoes on arch structure and intrinsic foot muscle strength

    My thoughts on one of the latest studies Dr. Lieberman was involved with. I also include a link to the actual paper (and also a criticism of it) in case you'd rather just go right to the source. Dr. Lieberman Strikes Again
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    Dissected: The Incredible Human Foot

    Dissected: The Incredible Human Foot By Ahcuah BBC 4 (their more eclectic channel) had a very interesting show last week about the human foot. Aside from the fact that they dissected (well, somewhat ) a foot, they also had a few segments on the wonders of the foot in general. Catch it if...
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    Barefoot Surveys 2013 & 2014

    Fill Out the Barefoot Survey (2014)! By Ahcuah You’ve probably already heard about this year’s barefoot survey on other venues. This is your reminder, if you haven’t filled it out already, not to forget to do so. In fact, why don’t you do it right now? Here it is: Barefoot Survey 2014...
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    Barefoot Comics

    I probably have the world's best collection of barefoot comic strips (he says modestly). Here's the one I put on my blog yesterday: It came from the blog at GoComics. You can see plenty more by going to Comics on my blog.
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    Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

    Not really a study, but a TED talk. Really fascinating: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_epstein_are_athletes_really_getting_faster_better_stronger
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    Easter Island and Chile

    I'm in the middle of a trip to Easter Island and Chile (totally barefoot, of course). Folks might be interested in my blog posts. Along with fellow barefooter Alan Bruens, we are visiting Machi, barefooter extraordinaire. Here are the entries so far: Colorful Characters — Machi Saturday Comic...
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    Predicting Minshoes

    I thought folks might enjoy my blog entry for today. It's a newspaper column from 1941 in which the columnist talks about kids barefooting. And he makes an interesting prediction . . . Karnac the Magnificent
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    The Man Who

    Folks might be interested in a short story I found in the Saturday Evening Post. It was published in 1921 and was by Lloyd Osbourne, the stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson (a barefooter in his own right). So, here is The Man Who. (Yes, the ending is a bit disappointing for a barefooter, but the...