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bfslaveboi4u -> RE: Vibram 5 fingers (10/7/2010 9:13:10 PM)
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well, what a surprise, never figured i'd be seeing a discussion on Vibram 5 fingers here!
anyway, my adult daughter has a pair. she normally is barefoot but when more is needed, she puts them on. She loves them as it still feels like being barefoot and they do look different with 5 toes on a “shoe.” i would say they are not only good for running but also walking if on a very rough surface or very dirty. Her Vibram 5 fingers are blue so interesting going into places with "blue" feet.
These shoes are a result of the barefoot running/walking movement and recent studies that show shoes are bad for Y/your feet and in most cases, barefeet is best b/c the dynamics of how one walks/runs changes for the worse with shoes. The feet evolved over a very long time w/o the "benefit" of shoes, most leg, knee and back injuries are due to wearing running/walking shoes and the more padding means more damage and more of an unnatural gait (look it up barefoot walking/running via Google) that do not allow the muscles of the feet cushion the foot/leg muscles and joints.
Most persons who usually wear shoes and as a result have soft soles and weat foot muscles will need time to adjust unless used to walking/running barefoot, but wearing these "shoes" get almost the same benefit (just not directly feeling the ground underneath).
great for when being barefoot is not possible,
slave john
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