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Date: 05 Nov 2006 23:29:55
From: TCook
Subject: Barefoot Science
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Anyone ever heard of the "Barefoot Science Foot Strengthening System"?
http://www.barefootscience.com/cdn/index.html Looks and reads interesting,
just wondering if it's bunk or not.
Thanks, Todd
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Date: 05 Nov 2006 20:15:24
From: Patrick
Subject: Re: Barefoot Science
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On 2006-11-05, TCook <bccooks@shaw.ca > wrote:
> Anyone ever heard of the "Barefoot Science Foot Strengthening System"?
> http://www.barefootscience.com/cdn/index.html Looks and reads interesting,
> just wondering if it's bunk or not.
I've just skimmed the site, and it's not clear what they are selling
other than an insert that's somehow different from the traditional
inserts they speak against...
I believe it's true what they say about the lack of evidence that
orthotics and cushioning really accomplish anything, but on the other
hand I have not seen any evidence that barefeet are necessarily better.
Anecdotal evidence exists for any and all cures.
I don't think it's untrue that support from shoes does weaken the foot,
but it's not clear how or if that is bad or significant (other than
requiring time to transition between shoes of varying support). Of
course, if one wishes to strengthen the foot by using "Barefoot
Science", I think simply removing ones shoes would be preferable to
buying a shoe insert, no?
--
Patrick <pat@polycrystal.org >
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 12:01:19
From:
Subject: Re: Barefoot Science
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running bearfoot only works if you have not used shoes all your life.
ie east africian.
TCook wrote:
> Anyone ever heard of the "Barefoot Science Foot Strengthening System"?
> http://www.barefootscience.com/cdn/index.html Looks and reads interesting,
> just wondering if it's bunk or not.
>
> Thanks, Todd
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