My Sports Ortho shared this link to the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine's newsletter... check out the article on Page 2.
www.amssm.org/NewsletterPDFS/November2011-33.pdf
Summary:
Barefoot running appears to offer some benefits along with some risks vs. shod running. Barefoot isn't bad - it may not be for everybody, but it might be appropriate for some. Overall, the jury is still out - not enough research yet.
www.amssm.org/NewsletterPDFS/November2011-33.pdf
Summary:
Barefoot running appears to offer some benefits along with some risks vs. shod running. Barefoot isn't bad - it may not be for everybody, but it might be appropriate for some. Overall, the jury is still out - not enough research yet.