How to run barefoot
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- Опубликовано: 17 апр 2013
- Barefoot-running expert Ben Le Vesconte talks to Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans, and fellow keen runner Kate Carter at the VivoBarefoot Clinic in Farringdon, central London. After analysing their current running techniques, Ben teaches them the basics of barefoot running, giving them simple exercises to help change their rhythm, posture and overall style.
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Are we all gunna ignore the car commercial?
Zombieking9876 yes
This whole thing was an advert
Yes
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had a pain in knee because of shoes.Now running barefoot. .. no problems
Yes! I'm a massage therapist and I've often told my clients to check your shoes if they say they have knee pain
Hmmm i went sprinting on flatter speed shoes first and vibram vife vingers v-run. A little barefoot on the treadmill too.
Sprinting also gets you to stop heel striking, that causes knee pain because the joint becomes the shock absorber instead of the front foot that naturally bends.
However... first time barefoot on the streets i did 5k., blood blister and 2 chaffed little toes bleeding. The social shunning is actually funny. I didnt care at all how i got looked at lol.
But its clear that i need more blisters....
And more over... lots of strength in the calves still needs to be developed.
Also before running on minimalist shoes or barefoot, i unlearned overpronating and heelstriking after 100’s of km’s.
70 % of runners over pronates... so its normal ! Just get stability shoes !
Heel strike ? Just get cushioned shoes and transfer the shock to the joints !
Over pronating is NOT normal, ive unlearned it after a long time, but i had to if i wanted to go for long distances.
Saying its normal is like saying: Hey! 70% of office workers have a wrong posture and slouch... so its normal ! Just get a posture correction belt on your back and shoulders !
We should
Sit straight
Walk straight
Run straight
Tried it and it didn't help my shin splints.
@@meneither3834 then do shin exercises and slowly progress into the running
there's a reason we were born without shoes on
Robert W We aren't born with a lot of things.
Anthony Villegas, thats a more philosophical point than you may have thought
*Anthony Villegas,* what Robert W means is that because of natural selection the human anatomy is well adapted to endurance running without any kind of hardened structure such as a hoof, a paw or a claw.
natural selection also adapted to testicles without a shell, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have one.
@@FreddieGonza natural selection is a process in which the characteristics that are adopted are essential to the very survival of the organism. having a shell on our nut is not essential for the survival of our species because there are little possibilities for us to damage our nut in the extent of affecting reproduction.
WOW, i watched this on the treadmill with my fivefingers and so much progress... Picking my heels up, increasing my cadence, forefoot landing...i was going only 3mph and my hamstrings are on fire, it feela great to run the proper way! thanks so much, professional advice!
:)
New Zealanders have been walkng and running barefoot in the street for as long as I've lived here.
For anyone who is turned off from barefoot running solely from fear of cutting your skin, there are barefoot/minimalist shoes that allow you to run as if barefoot but give you a thin, puncture resistant sole to protect from rocks, sticks, and glass. VivoBarefoot and Soft Star Shoes are two examples.
for anyone who is worried about barefoot running your own feet will develop a thin, puncture resistant layer of skin.
@@Tre3141 Still won't protect you from sharp rocks and rough terrain. Why do you think shoes were originally created?
Also, if you run in the cold, you wont get frostbite, even in snow, i know this because i have climbed many mountains in my area, i live in mendoza, Argentina and they are pretty tall and very snowy in the winter
I have flat feet and high foot pressure with low arches, and I have been running and walking around barefoot for four months now. I feel stronger and my calluses has built up, so a lot less pain when running on street and sidewalk.
F R Y I P B L3
Do you still run barefoot?
have have things been in over 7 yrs?
I learned more about running in this video than any other video ever
Ran on my treadmill barefoot for the first time 2 nights ago. To minimize noise and heel impact I start landing on the balls or my feet first...felt strange at first but more graceful...but muscles below my knees are more sore than usual now because I never used them so much
How is your progress going so far ?
Barefoot Running came very naturally for me. It actually feels good to run barefoot.
doesn´t hurt?
@@lucassaraiva1566 OP must have died seeing as he never responded. Barefoot running must be a very risky activity 😂
Great knowledge in the video and the technique afterwards was amazing.
I've shared this video with several of my CrossFit friends. It is a game-changer for avoiding shin splints and overall foot pain. Thanks!
4:12 THANK YOU for showing these side by side! that was exactly what i was wanting to see! i appreciate it!
Thank you for posting this video! Where should people go to have their running and even walking styles evaluated for proper posture?
Thanks for this video... I forgot how to run properly because of breaking my left ankle... And no that I'm healed I'm strugling with the confidence on my feet. It's hard for me, but I think I'll be back on track soon.
Great video...thanks!
This is great👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I can't run in shoes... never. I like barefoot only... forever !
I don't think it really matters what you wear, but I can tell you its a lot easier to keep moving when you're not picking up the weight of a shoe.
Yeah, i just went barefoot running and its a lot better and easier than wearing shoes.
I don't know where you live, but in the city I live in I VERY rarely come across glass. As long as I avoid the bottle depot and bar areas I'm pretty much guaranteed not to have that problem.
Just be careful cause I was on a walk with my school in my local city and one of the girls decided to take her shoes off (she still had socks on) and she stood in a piece of glass. She said it hurt a bit but it wasn’t too bad.
Can someone see the name of the treadmill being used?
I like the slated belt & low console that's usually on your face.
Thanks!
Brilliant !
We're not meant to be having all these knees problems and issues running. Starting running like this a while ago and thankfully I did.
If anyone is interested in seeing how their feet hits the ground and exactly how much of the foot is in contact with it, walk through a puddle deep enough to wet the entire sole of the foot, then walk on a dry spot. Then look at it and even take a picture. The wet footprint(s) indicate exactly how much of the foot is actually in contact with the ground. And if you'd like to see the shape, walk through some soft mud. Soft enough to leave the entire impression including the entire arch and the curled space between the end of your toes and the rest of the foot. you can get 2 different types of footprints. One while standing still. Then just walk through the mud with your normal walk. You can even do one at a run. And if you would like to, you can mix some plaster of Paris and make some molds of the impressions for you to take back to study how the sole of your feet interact with the ground.
I live in a village of about 1200 habitants, it's like a really green village. There is a road with like, grass in the middle and just bare yellowish dirt on right and left. It litteraly leads to nowhere and ends at about 7 km away from village. On the sides there are fields and crops of corn, cherrys, blueberries, grain and so on. It's just beatiful, I used to run there barefoot before I moved to Italy. That was in south Serbia btw and I was 12-13 year old at the time (now I am 15).
What are the shoulder and hand relaxation drills?
What are the hamstring pulls?
very interesting!
excellent 👍
Hi,I'm a minimalist runner doing very minimal training.Half marathons in 1hr45mn in homemade running sandals.Going into 25k trail running also this year.
good video
How to run barefoot.
Step 1: Take of your shoes.
Step 2: Take of your socks.
Step 3: Start running.
Step 4: Profit?
Why is this rhythm of 180 specified? Surely the cadence is dependent on leg length, otherwise you're saying that short legged people cannot run fast, because if the cadence has to be 180, the only way to run faster is to lengthen the stride to an unnatural length.
What about running with no shoes on but with socks on,on a treadmill,and like plyometrics with socks on,would that be good?
Analyzing running mechanics on a treadmill is only analyzing what you're doing on a treadmill. Obviously it's easier, but the data is not going to be useful for improving, because running on a treadmill is quite different from running on the road/trail/etc
true
Obviously, but a forefoot stride and no shoes are still better though.
Im watching this because my favourite pair of vans are all completely destroyed on boyh my pad and heal, but just changing a bit how i walk, they are my favourite show, and i dont get pain especially on like walking along an incline
What is a hamstring pull exercise?
what are hamstring pulls?
Have you ever stepped on a sharp splinter? I had a very sharp one in the middle of my foot, how did you take care of it??wooden one for me! I can't see it in there not red , but sensitive on stepping.
Hello i tried the barefoot running on a treadmill today and it sounded like anvils hitting the treadmill compared to the folks on the video. How do i break the bad habits so that i can have a smooth foot strike
Try running on pavement, e.g., on roads asphalt concrete/tarmac/bitumen macadam or on sidewalks concrete.
It sounds like your still heel striking, and by that I mean leading your foot impact with your heel instead of landing on the portion right behind the toes first. Try running on a treadmill without letting your heels touch it until most of your foot is planted first that way your not slapping your toes off of it. Your heels should just barely kiss right before the next foot is planting, kind of like your jumping using only your feet and ankles, and your knees and hips will only be pushing you forward.
Don't run on treadmills. My foot doctor said he has had many people in his office come in with foot injuries
Must say this video shows very convincingly and clearly what's the matter...
The only part that keeps on hurting when I run more so than thigh muscles etc are my ankles. They strain like crazy, could be the shoes that are blocking the blood flow. But running barefoot among small stones and twigs seems counter intuitive. What to do...
invest in a pair of barefoot running shoes, so that you can get the benefits of running barefoot without the pain from stepping on small twigs and stones. Or condition the bottoms of your feet until it doesn't bother you anymore
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
I have flat feet and tried running barefoot on treadmill. But it felt extremely uncomfortable because of the feeling that I got in the middle of my feet. Is this normal when you are starting off? Also I believe we were designed to run barefoot in nature not on a treadmill or road. Maybe that is why it feels so uncomfortable for me
+avoemexashe thats because your foot muscles and tendons are not trained to it go slowly and keep practicing
*avoemexashe:* _"I believe we were designed to run barefoot in nature not on a treadmill or road."_
- "Nature" isn't that different from a road. In fact, running on a smooth and even surface like a road is generally a lot easier than running field through.
Zephyr López Cervilla harder on your joints, that's why it's better in the grass
Fat Panda, wrong!
Google slow jogging by hiroaki tanaka.
did i just get an ad in a youtube video?
Can anyone tell me where i can get the pic from the wall? i mean that from the right side ;)
+Sag Pestis Sure, just google vivobarefoot transition and search for images, it should appear there.
how do i run more soft i am a forefoot runner but i still seem like my foot hits the ground hard is is because i have flat feet ?
Maybe
how to run barefoot? you take off youre shoes and start running..
danpetru Best comment this month!
+danpetru You beat me to it :-)
+danpetru
that's running in ur socks then.
take you shoes and socks off.
slagsparton you don't have to wear socks with shoes
That's a good way to get injured. After a lifetime of shoes, your feet. ankles, and calves aren't ready to handle the drastic changes.
Transition slowly.
www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/5BarefootRunning&TrainingTips.html
You can do pretty much anything you want to barefoot. I do, because I really really do want to, and it makes life so much more fun, interesting, easy and healthy.
My struggle is that I like to run barefoot but I have to switch back to shoes afterward due to my high arches
I don't think that barefoot is the only way to run well, but it is a lot easier (in my opinion) to learn to run well barefoot. After doing a lot of barefoot running, I can go back to a normal running shoe and feel great, but before I tried barefoot, running was torture. So again, it's not the only way to run, but it IS a really great and intuitive way to learn to run well.
Zen says on bare foot running or walking. " let only your own Wisdom be your own coach. ".
Ive always been told to land mid foot
Sir what kind of shoes I have to wear while running because I am a heal striker and it is little bit difficult for me to change this habit because when I try to lend my feet first while running I become to conscious and it becomes difficult for me to run
+Naresh Kundwani Hi I've just finished my transition to barefoot runners. The trick to it is to start out slow, and then you will gradually build up to the pace you were at before transitioning. Other tips and tricks can include shorting your stride so that it's easy to land on the forefoot, you will also find that this increases your cadence and that your much lighter on your feet. I hope this helps!!!!
Thank you so much sir
A zero drop shoe works well to start. Going barefoot makes you change your strike because the pain tells your body that something is wrong so it should naturally adjust. But ease into running barefoot, your body needs to adjust. I like to warm up with a couple jumps and then running in place. This gets you light on your feet and more "bouncy" which is how you should be running. Running in place + forward motion = Running
I hear Vivo's style is for running on treadmill. Proper barefoot running is different
the point is that u wont injured with this technique... because u'll train all of ur footmuscles... Haile Gebrselassie can healstrike because he didt run in shoes for many years, and his muscles r strong. in Africa all of the runners r running barefoot and no injuries there. im sure that u had many injuries with healstrike...just read the book "born to run", and u'll realize what is running...and why we running..
Im in my high school marching band XD he wasn't completely in line with the met.... it was pissing me off.
Nike RN Motion or Vibram five fingers = best of both worlds?
I've managed to run barefoot from Louth to Grimsby and over the Humber Bridge from Barton upon Humber to Hesse and back. Perfectly safe, just as long as you remain focused on what's on the ground, you'll be fine. Most natural humanistic part of walking is without footwear. I thoroughly recommend just kicking off those shoes as much as you can and ground yourself with the Earth...
You ran over the Irish sea? Great technique!
I went barefoot running on the street and cut my toe
You were doing it wrong. I bet you went overzealous. Then, the reality of your flaws made you learn a lesson the hard way.
That's why barefoot running shoes exist
Heel pick-up should be more with gluteus maximus than with hamstrings.
You do zoom instruction? lol
I'm a toe runner for sure I always have been
Emilie C lol, same
I take barefoot walks but I'm not old enough to take a run by myself
Is that 120 BPM's
Listening closer it sounds like 160 BPM's
It should be like "jumping rope" when we run barefoot
Barefoot running is like CrossFit. In it self nothing wrong, even maybe good. Not for everyone. Heard many claim, even in these comments automatically claim best runners or only real runners are barefoot
Except for the fact that CrossFit is something recently invented by humans whereas most terrestrial vertebrates, including humans, can run "barefoot" and so do.
Barefoot Ted. 'Nuff said.
a few months of taking a good beating and allowing the skin to heal and toughen should be enough. Of course you will never be immune to glass and I'm not a medical professional so just take your time, be careful and watch where you step!
Everybody says to slowly transition. It's lockdown time so i just ran in a rocky patio i found with my shoes on, this time forefoot striking. I couldn't even run a fourth of what I normally ran.
Then, when lockdown loosened a little bit, i went out for a few barefoot runs and was completely sore after each one (couldn't walk). Just yesterday, I went out for my first 10k run and i'm not sore anymore. 10k is twice my biggest run so I basically doubled my performance with no effort
I know how to run barefoot. But I don't know how to run in shoes !!!
can u use this technique using shoes ?
get yourself a nice tight fitting light soled shoe. I've been using a pair of merrell glove style shoes for the past 2 years. They provide pretty good protection while letting your foot do what it was meant to.
Steve Smith I've been using Vivobarefoots for a while, with the insoles in. When I took the insoles out, the ground-feel was obviously much better, but then the extra vertical space meant that my feet slipped around unless I had them tied uncomfortably tight (which didn't happen with the insoles in). Do Merrell gloves have this problem? Thanks.
Before the Vivobarefoots I used Fivefingers, which have no insole to start with, and I never had a problem with my feet slipping around.
+MinNyeAccount I ran 8 km in normal sandals once - no problem.
Ahrraminh I've run in the merrells with and without socks and various terrain and the only issues I had were when I ran in the rain without socks, I got myself some decent blisters but I don't think the shoes are to blame. The shoes are so light that even if they are moving around a bit I'm not noticing it at all. I have a long narrow foot to so I find it hard to get that tight fit in runners. So far I've gotten 3 years out of them but probably should have replaced them after 2.
I just checked. they do not have insoles either.
The problem with barefoot running, is sidewalks are asphalt and often covered in small pebbles.
i love his hair oml
But it’s so short though
Why do the pro marathoners not run barefoot if it's so good? Just asking.
koenpostma11 cause it's on concrete not grass. . . . .
and so the companies can sell shoes
Well Abebe Bikila won an olympic marathon barefoot... then he won it again the year after (first one to ever win twice in a row), but the second time he run with shoes on. So both work I guess, but sponsorship deals are a big part of the sport. Mostly though, I think what you're trained for will work the best - and since running with shoes is the norm today, most runners are trained to run with shoes.
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Oh yeah bare feet forever.. exept on school with heavy heavy objects around.. sadly.. but need "socks and security shoes on" most days :) Still, to school and from school, bare feet any wheather ;) So good feels.
Happy bare feet running :D
At my school you can do any indoors physical education in your bare feet. Because i do, you know badminton, gymnastic,dance(you have to do those 2 barefooted any way)
Just how many barefoot runners have you even met in real life?
6 months if you run for an hour or 2 every day. 1 year if only 30 minutes.
That is not actually true. I have run barefoot my whole life. and just within the past year have started taking the "Proper" lessons. My feet are calloused enough to where I have stepped on glass without even knowing. the human body was designed to adapt. and ignore weakness. since pain weakens the body for a short time. the body will eventually learn to ignore it.
Awesome!
Is better start the barefooted running on the tradmill
Sorry but too many risks to cuts and punctures because of construction. However, I do agree heel striking is nasty.
Heel striking is what causes knee injuries. People don't know how to run in the first place. Unless you know what you're doing, don't just buy a pair of running shoes and go running. Get a basic lesson first.
First step with bare foot running.
You are not a Barefoot runner. So start off very gently. Trust me. You'll turn your calves to concrete blocks in 15 minutes
Wish I could do this but I live in Texas so the pavement would fry my feet
Omg my friend tried running barefoot in Texas (because that's where they live) and all of their feet were burned don't try it.
How did they get burned? Running on hot asphalt?
Vibram, Vivo, Innov8 or even Xero make some footwear for that sort of thing. Hell, this entire video is part of a Vivo add lol.
Steve you can still do it after a few weeks your skin will go hard by the same chemical from playing guitars
How about running barefoot early in the morning or in "winter" (whatever that means in Houston, Texas)? I used to "chat" with a dude from San Antonio who is a seasoned barefoot runner.
I think I've kinda ruined my life with running. Tore a tendon in my foot, and now I can't do anything. Would I have been better off in shoes? Well, I probably wouldn't have had that injury, but people get plenty of other injuries in shoes. Because I ran, no I can't do other stuff I like to do, like hiking and mountain biking. Fuck running.
I do both of those things some.
either you would see it, or itll be small enough and your feet calloused enough that you wont notice it
Actually, the tinier glass shards, almost imperceptible, are the ones which can be really annoying. They can get stuck under your skin and become really hard to take out. Yet, they still cause some pain if you press the skin that covers them.
Okay , its good to see some other people running. But! BUT ! Never EVER change yourself. This guy can only talk for himself. Go barefoot and run. if it feels good, you are doing it right and how your body was meant to run.
If you run like a guy who is telling you "How to" and its feeling bad, DONT do it.
Every human is different.
Hey..saw the title and came here let you in on something. Our feet were designed or evolved, whatever your perspective on life is, to run..without how to's. You get bad running technique from running with shoes on.
4:12
british alison mack
I just wish they were cheaper, I know why they are so expensive but it’s just hard to justify
Just run barefoot
FINN/????
i'm telling you one day you are going to step on glass
So?
I have and it didn't bother me.
It's funny, my step mother always made fun of me for walking and running like this. She always told me if I didn't stop walking on my "tippy toes" she would send me to dancing classes.
I hope u slaped her on her fucking head!
there is a BIG difference walking and running like this, walking on the "tippy toes" is unnormal and a kind of disorder in your foot. But running like this barefoot is the most natural way for a human.
+WiteRastaNinja ME TOO!! I would run on my toes and was told "you run weird" so I have since then tried to go heel first. It never felt right. If you have super cushy shoes with an inch of foam in the heel, it's ok but still feels weird. and if you are going downhill with high heeled cushy shoes, forget it, you HAVE to go heel first, and it's easy to twist the ankle. I am hoping the vibrum shoes will work for me, but when I step on a large rock (say if in flip flops walking on a rocky hike) it HURTS. I'm worried the vibrum shoes won't help.
I walk around the house slightly on the ball of my feet. Its a lot quieter.
this make bigger calves?
dude, u dont run to get bigger calves. Train the gastros in a gym. lol.
u need base muscle before u can build ...
It's kind of anoying because all by limbs can have a mind of their own to my a arms are like fuck off let me sleep and my feet are like I need to breath but I also gotta go faaaaaaaaassssssst
I have tried barefoot running once. Got about 1 km before 2/3 of my foot was bloodied and scraped off by the asfalt and multiple pebbles were imbedded in my footsoles. good times.
yeah baby feet dont do well when it comes to running without shoes. (experience) haha
bill k
Ya so run in Steel toed shoes only with a metal plate in the bottom to stop those crazy nails from ravaging your feet!!! Seriously though dude you could have picked glass or sharp rocks or freaking lego as terrible things to run on bare foot. A nail is going to wreck you no matter what shoe you're wearing if its much bigger than a finishing nail (experience). My advice to anyone who wants to start running bare foot, if you don't mind walking on it bare foot you can likely run on it bare foot. Start with a sand beach or something softer that isn't going to immediately shred your feet and make sure it's free of nails!!!
Who told you to run 1 km the first time was a good idea? Did you come up with such idea yourself, on your own?
How do you think Abebe Bikila beat the marathon world record in 1960 running barefoot on the streets and pave roads around Rome running barefoot? Do you think that someone had cleaned and smoothened the pavement the day before? Perhaps did he keep running while bleeding for over two hours?
try running on grass till you get the hang of itl
I'am 68yo now and have been barefooted since I was six howmany barefooted runners have I met hundreds its the best training method .Q you shoe wearers how often do you wash your stinkin shoes. my feet dont stink people had much healthier feet before shoes I can run in the snow , can you? Oh I love a shoe with a good aroma UGH $ 250.usd for sneakers God resoles my feet as I go.cats spring as they run thats what I do toes first then spring to the next pace and my feet are lighter 15ee size 16 gs
Why do we need an "expert" to tell us how to run/walk without shoes! For God's sake!
You’re supposed to lean forward slightly when running fast is what I thought
Oh yah i forgot to say I have once ran barefoot and almost tore the tendon in my foot, and I don't heel strike
I said that because everyone else seems to think heel striking is bad. I just don't see the sense in running barefoot when you can run in shoes with much less problems. They make shoes for a reason, if the people in other countries who can't afford shoes had them they would run in them too, they don't choose too. There is literally no reason why people need to run like this, there is nothing wrong with running in shoes and I seriously don't see how no shoes help anything
Jim John Marks
what an excellent read that was. I am currently in the process of transitioning to barefoot. Love from India
chris perillo There is nothing wrong in running with shoes?? Just a month after I got my new nike lunarfly 3 I tore the ligament in my left foot, and do you know why? Its because shoes elevate your heels, and that in turn puts huge pressure on your ligaments. what on earth is the need for your heels to be anything but on ground level is beyond me!
Do you also wanna know another reason why running in shoes is wrong? Take a look at the toes on both your feet and spread them as wide apart from each other as possible. Now put on your running shoes and try doing the same. Doesn't happen right? That's because shoes constrict your toes and prevent them from spreading out fully in order to balance your body weight.
chris perillo www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html
It's because you're using muscles you've never used before when you're running barefoot.
It took me about 3-4 weeks before the muscles in my legs got used to running barefoot, so yeah. If you've ran barefoot once, and you think you can run a marathon at 20k per hour that one time, you're very likely to fuck up your tendons.
Good job!
for those who think nobody actually runs barefoot in real life, I do it daily: watch?v=MRfn1YyZDkg