A few years ago, I was your typical office-worker: stressed out, uneven energy, overweight, and inconsistent complexion. Now I'm just your typical 28-year old urban hunter-gatherer on a quest to be healthy, and having a few adventures along the way. See my full bio.
Hey folks, the Today Show segment aired this morning. See the clip below. Thanks to everyone at Barefoot Runners NYC who participated. Fun shoot.
The segment was properly skeptical of toner shoes, but no one quite knew what to think about minimalist shoes. You'd think that in a country rampant with flat feet and foot problems, people might be a bit more skeptical of the conventional wisdom on running shoes and healthy feet. It's always more, more, more (more inserts, more motion control, more technology, more expensive, more surgery) rather than less, less, less (less cushioning, less impact, less injury). Time to go back to basics.
But where you do you get your arch support??? Answer: from my arches. (Hat tip to barefoot ultra runner Jason Robillard for that response.)
"The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art." - Leonardo Da Vinci
To learn more, check out Barefoot Runners NYC, interviews with Dan Lieberman on the science of running. And if you're in NYC, come out to our Free Beginner's Workshop on Sunday afternoon in Central Park.
Enjoy the clip, and the money shot of Al Roker wearing FiveFingers.
Comments
I could have gone the rest
I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing "Al Roker" and "money shot" together in the same sentence.
I could have gone the rest
I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing "Al Roker" and "money shot" together in the same sentence.
It's funny how we now have
It's funny how we now have two trends clash with each other. One climaxing trend reaching a dead end; that is the over-accessorized, over-supporting, over-promising running shoe vs. one emergent trend taking off; that is plain bare footing.Will the evolutionary design win out? I bet it will!
Yeah, it's pretty hilarious.
Yeah, it's pretty hilarious. I clearly agree with you.
Pretty pathetic reactions by
Pretty pathetic reactions by the on-air personalities there, but a good piece leading up to their moronic comments. I loved Al Roker's reaction that "he needs more support because his SURGEON told him so." Al, perhaps if you were doing what really worked in the first place, you wouldn't need a surgeon?
Yeah, the hosts just
Yeah, the hosts just regurgitated the conventional wisdom. But hey, it's the Today Show, the very definition of mainstream.