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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: barefoot

barefoot stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Humans may be built for day-long hunts that could take a pack 100 miles, all without shoes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “We didn’t evolve as weight lifters, yoga gurus, or swimmers,” says barefoot runner Christopher McDougall, whose book Born to Run explores the hypothesis. “We evolved... More »

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evolution • marathon • injury • hunting • running • barefoot • long distance • pack • Christopher McDougall

Those Shoes Are Just
Killing Your Feet

Experts say barefoot would be better

Apr 21, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Walk a mile in my shoes? No way, researchers say—even comfortable shoes warp how we walk and damage our bodies. "With one carelessly designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait," one expert wrote. So Brooklyn scribe Adam Sternbergh walks a... More »

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shoes • knee • comfort • feet • barefoot

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