Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear

Type

Book

Authors

Katy Bowman

ISBN 10

0989653986

ISBN 13

9780989653985

Tags

Health, barefoot movement, feet, Walking, Fitness

Description

Barefoot enthusiasts say ditching your shoes is essential for optimal whole-body function. Doctors say minimalist shoes cause injury. Who’s right? What if they both are? In Whole Body Barefoot, biomechanist Katy Bowman explains how both sides are right and wrong by broadening the perspective of over-simplified “shoes are good” or “shoes are bad” arguments. Using evolutionary-based and biomechanics arguments, Bowman demonstrates that shoes, in a modern context, have purpose, but that the trade-off for protection can be reduced whole-body health if we don’t pick the right shoes for our body and skill-level. - from Amzon

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