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Can You Do Push Ups Barefoot?

Can You Do Push Ups Barefoot? Push-ups are an excellent full body exercise that I like a lot and have enormous benefits for the entire body. They have become a staple as part of many training circuits because of their effectiveness and the wide number of variations you have to choose from. Can you do push-ups without shoes? You can do …

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Can You Jump Rope Barefoot?

Can You Jump Rope Barefoot? Jumping rope or skipping as it is called in some parts of the world is an excellent form of exercise. I especially like it as my go-to exercise when I am on the move and can’t readily get to the gym. Even better when I’m in a new city or location. Jump ropes are super lightweight …

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Top 11 Best Barefoot Running Books for Total Beginners

Top 11 Best Barefoot Running Books for Total Beginners Reading up on Barefoot running is one of the things that I recommend you do to get at least a technical understanding. While there is no substitute for getting out there to practice running, I have compiled a (quite exhaustive) list of top eleven best barefoot running books that even the total …

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Are You Allowed To Run Barefoot In The Olympics?

Are You Allowed To Run Barefoot In The Olympics? With all the talk about and posts about barefoot running, barefoot marathons, barefoot in the snow, it was only a matter of time before the super competitive side of sports come into focus. How this relates in the wider, more elite side of sports is something I want to answer in great detail. …

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Should I Run Barefoot On The Treadmill?

Should I Run Barefoot On The Treadmill? Depending on where you live in the world, there may inevitably come a time when running outdoors is not an option that is immediately available to you. It could be weather, location or simply the timing of your barefoot run. I have been in that situation where going for a run was not an option, …

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Is Barefoot Running Good For You?

Is Barefoot Running Good For You? For many years now the question has been in the air, and a definitive answer I feel has eluded us. The release of Chris McDougall’s book  Born to Run didn’t help matters either. The revolution the book brought on changed the way we all think about the biomechanics of running, gait and stride to name a few things. But …

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How Should Barefoot Shoes Fit?

How Should Barefoot Shoes Fit? So its time now for you to buy your next pair of training shoes and you have decided to go the way of the “barefoot” One of the most common questions I get when I’m out in my Vibram Five fingers especially is; are they comfortable? To which I always reply.. ‘yes they are’. I may …

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Can You Run A Marathon In Barefoot Shoes?

Can You Run A Marathon In Barefoot Shoes? So you’ve made the move to barefoot running, and you are now comfortable with your shoe of choice. Running the odd 5k for charity and the occasional iron man no longer has the same feel to it. Or it’s on your bucket list of things to do. The next phase of your barefoot adventure is to …

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Can You Do Planks Without Shoes?

Can You Do Planks Without Shoes? If you have been working out barefoot for any period, you may inevitably come to the point where the question crops up as to the exercises you can do without shoes. There are quite a few exercises that can you can do without shoes. Can you do planks without shoes? You can do a …

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Are Humans Meant To Be Barefoot?

Are Humans Meant To Be Barefoot? A fact of life we all have come to accept as the norm is that we have to wear clothing of some sort. This, of course, has to be appropriate to and will vary based on your location, culture and customs. None more so than what we put on our feet. We have footwear …