Originally Posted by
RUOkie
The article about barefoot running is also what most proponents of the barefoot technique proport. It is not a cure all, but does lead to a decrease in certain types of running injuries (in exchange for increasing certain others)
Agree 100%! I've been running barefoot (Vibram 5 fingers) on and off for 3 years now and it's very "interesting"...
Unlike normal running shoes you feel everything... and I mean EVERYTHING... which in itself has a huge impact on your form. If you heel strike and have bad form, running barefoot will either straighten your ass our right away or doom everything from your heels to lower back with throbbing pain. I can speak from experience and say that after hundreds of miles barefoot and cross training barefoot I've noticed huge increases in ankle/knee/hip flexibility/stability/strength. Has helped my pedaling technique as well. It's not a cure all though as RUOike said.