Running

I know this is a little different than many of my other posts, but with my last post, I wanted to give some education to any runners out there:

There has been a big movement towards "barefoot" or "minimulistic" running as of late. The biggest reason being a book...yes books still change culture. The book was called "Born to Run" and is a book about a tribe in Mexico that runs as a tribe. They do no have a place that they ever settle down, they constantly run. People found out that these runners are able to run so much longer, and with out injury because they are running barefoot. This means that they are not tricking their body by protecting it with tons of cushioning and springs on the bottom of their shoes. Because of this lots of the top running companies have come out with shoes that are supposed to be as close to barefoot as possible, while still protecting your foot from the road.

http://www.shopnewbalance.com/detail.asp?style=MW10MM&s1=Froogle&s2=DF&s3=MW10MM&gclid=CICv4pbBz6gCFYS8KgodUX-cgg

http://www.saucony.com/store/SiteController/saucony/productdetails?stockNumber=20072-1&showDefaultOption=true&skuId=***4********20072-1*M115&productId=4-103840&catId=cat10004&iCID=Video-Kinvara

PS I am very supportive of the second shoe, it is currently what I wear, and I love it.

The one thing that I want to warn you of is that you need to make sure these shoes are an okay fit for you. Unless you have very good foot stature, and a very neutral running style, you should NOT use these shoes. They do not offer enough support for pronators or supranators.

Besides that my best advice is to start running! It's fun, healthy, and a great way to get rid of stress.