8/1/2023 0 Comments Minimalist running sandals![]() Don’t want to ruin your knees? Consider giving barefoot style running shoes a shot. The idea behind minimalist shoes is to reduce injury by promoting superior running form. Running in Xero Shoes is, really, the same… if they covered everywhere you stepped in 4-6mm of flexible rubber. Feedback that, if you attend to it, can inspire you to change your gait to something more efficient, easy, and natural. Keep in mind that the biggest reason for going totally barefoot is that feeling the ground with your skin gives you the most feedback about your form. This happens because of “feedback.” Ask a heel striker to take off his or her shoes and run barefoot down the concrete – he/she won’t heel strike for long thanks to the feedback from the ground, ouch! In other words, heel striking sends a shock wave up the lower leg and seems to promote ankle, knee, hip, and back injuries.īy switching to barefoot or minimalist style running shoes, many people have been able to change their running gait, land on their fore or mid foot, and reduce nagging pains. This promotes overstriding and landing heel first, eliminating the shock absorption the arch, achilles and calf would provide during a forefoot strike. Modern running shoes are typically heavily cushioned and wedge-shaped (dropping from the heel to toe). This is natural running form, and is common among people who grow up running around barefoot or in sandals, such as the Tarahumara tribe in Mexico. The world’s best runners all tend to land on their forefoot or midfoot, providing maximum shock absorption and efficiency. Without digressing too much, Xero Shoes have real science behind them, with the essential case being: take off your shoes and you’re less likely to land in a biomechanically compromised manner. On the surface, a simple rubber running sole, a piece of lace, and a brief story about a fabled indian tribe does sound a bit far-fetched. Those who’ve read Born to Run and done any research into the biomechanics of foot strikes realize Steven faced a tall task on Shark Tank. Still, the video is entertaining, and reveals the challenges a simplistic running sandal faces when trying to win converts.īarefoot and Minimalist Running Shoe Philosophy This is a fairly hefty review, feel free to skip around with these links:īarefoot Philosophy | Amuri Cloud Review | DIY Sandal Kit Review | Conclusion Xero Shoes Barefoot Sandals Shark Tank VideoĪt the time of the Shark Tank appearance, Xero Shoes didn’t offer some of their fancier ready-to-wear (pre-laced) barefoot shoe options such as the Amuri Cloud and Sensori Venture. We both tested the Amuri Cloud barefoot sandal and Hanna tried out one of the DIY sandal kits. Hanna and I happened to see this particular episode, so it was a treat when Xero Shoes offered to send us some barefoot running sandals to try out. In early 2013, Xero Shoes founder Steven Sachen and his wife, Lena, appeared on ABC Television’s Shark Tank – ultimately declining a deal one of the investors offered. ![]() Xero Shoes (formerly Invisible Shoes) makes barefoot running and walking sandals in the tradition of the Tarahumara huarache sandal, made popular in author Chris McDougall’s book Born to Run.
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