Feet, Hip/Leg Pain, Pictures of Exercises, Shoes

5 Steps to Safely Transition to Minimal Shoes

Minimal or barefoot shoes have become increasingly popular in the last few years because of their health benefits.  Vibram claims their shoes will strengthen muscles in the feet and lower legs, improve range of motion, stimulate neural function, eliminate heel lift to align the spine, and allow the body to move naturally.  Under the right conditions, minimal shoes… Continue reading 5 Steps to Safely Transition to Minimal Shoes

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Specificity of Training (or, Why I Stink at Riding a Bike)

Holy Moly, it's been a crazy couple months. The blog writing "hiatus" started mid April when Matt was in the last month of school- writing a 20 page paper, applying to grad school, writing another paper, studying for finals, and living in the library. I thought I'd take a month off since we have one… Continue reading Specificity of Training (or, Why I Stink at Riding a Bike)