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  1. Article: Stop Stretching! By Dr. Stephen Gangemi, a.k.a., The Sock Doc

    This is something I have been thinking about for a while, given that I have always been terribly inflexible, and was wondering if muscle type and bone structure factors in the equation at all. These days I do consider myself relatively healthy, and eat almost entirely fresh and natural foods...

  2. Stop Stretching! By Dr. Stephen Gangemi, a.k.a., The Sock Doc

    This is something I have been thinking about for a while, given that I have always been terribly inflexible, and was wondering if muscle type and bone structure factors in the equation at all. These days I do consider myself relatively healthy, and eat almost entirely fresh and natural foods...

  3. What qualifications should someone have in order to become a barefoot running instructor?

    I agree TJ that there's way I agree TJ that there's way more to barefoot running than learning about it in a classroom. Big time. I myself could probably never take a coach seriously who did not participate in the activity they were coaching, especially something like bf running which by its...

  4. What qualifications should someone have in order to become a barefoot running instructor?

    A coach has to accurately A coach has to accurately analyze their subject's actions and effectively suggest changes that lead to results. If a coach can do this well it supercedes if they themselves can do the actual activity they are coaching well or have EVER done the actual activity at all...

  5. Energy use

    Great tip Phil.  And Marc I Great tip Phil. And Marc I envy your beach running. Thinking back on things, the summers that I worked as a lifeguard at an ocean beach part of the job was training to stay in shape and to run in a big competition at the end of the summer. I never did get injured...

  6. Energy use

    Thanks for everything. I'm Thanks for everything. I'm going to check that video out when I get a chance. The key for me was understanding the elastic nature of the calf and foot. I was thinking that every stride was a musclular contraction. I figured that it was worth it in the short...

  7. Energy use

    Thanks for everything. I'm Thanks for everything. I'm going to check that video out when I get a chance. The key for me was understanding the elastic nature of the calf and foot. I was thinking that every stride was a musclular contraction. I figured that it was worth it in the short...

  8. Energy use

    Ah... elasticity!!!  For some Ah... elasticity!!! For some reason I didn't really know that the calf worked like that, or I forgot, but it makes total sense. We really are designed for this! It is really awesome. Thanks Essin and others.

  9. Energy use

    Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and was wondering what people's opinions regarding energy usage while running in the barefoot/minimalist style. First let me say that changing to this style has worked great for me. I have some cartilage missing behind my kneecap and regular shod running...
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