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2. Should You Work Out Barefoot? Doctors And Trainers Have A ...

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   The secret sauce behind barefoot training comes down to the fact that most shoes cause the small muscles in your feet and ankles to be neglected, says Gregory Alvarez, DPM, a podiatrist at Ankle ...

3. Podiatrists Share Pros and Cons of Barefoot Shoes: Do You ...

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   ST-5. Barefoot shoes usually offer no arch support by design, but some shoes like the Topo Athletic ST-5’s offer minimal support with the included removable insole.The insole makes the shoe feel ...

4. 'Barefooting' is having a moment on social media. Is walking ...

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   Going barefoot isn't always a bad idea, according to Dr. Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of foot and ankle surgery at Mount Sinai. She tells Yahoo Life that walking barefoot can strengthen the ...

5. Barefoot - Wikipedia

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   Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot. Shoes, while they offer protection, can limit the flexibility, strength, and mobility of the foot and can lead to higher incidences of flexible flat foot, bunions, hammer toe, and Morton's neuroma. Walking and running ...

6. Locomotor effects of shoes - Wikipedia

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   However minimal shoes do not give runners the same feedback from the plantar mechanoreceptors. Because of the greater protection they offer in comparison to barefoot running, minimal shoes may also interfere with the development of a gentle foot strike, toughening of the soles of the feet, and awareness of road hazards. [23]

7. Minimalist shoe - Wikipedia

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   Minimalist or barefoot shoes are intended to closely approximate barefoot running or walking conditions in comparison to traditional shoes. Minimalist shoes are defined as providing "minimal interference with the natural movement of the foot, because of its high flexibility, low heel to toe drop, weight and stack height, and the absence of ...