Why Walking Barefoot Is Better For Elderly People
Thanks to our friend Chris Highcock of http://conditioningresearch.blogspot.com and the author of one of our favorite ebooks, Hill Fit (about strength training for walking and hiking... and running, too) for pointing us to this great study:Altering gait by way of stimulation of the plantar surface of the foot: the immediate effect of wearing textured insoles in older fallersThe gist of the study: by stimulating the feet of "older fallers" with textured insoles (I think with something like a "reflexology" insert), they got an immediate effect of a slower and more cautious gait.What does this have to do with barefoot walking... Read full post here