Short question about how to run and walk correctly

[claudiovallebona]

I would like to ask the following questions:
1) When you walk barefoot, do you have to land with your forefoot?
2) When running barefoot, do you have to land with the forefoot and then touch the ground with the heel, or doesn't the heel have to touch the ground?
3) Is there an online course/book/school where you can learn how to walk and run correctly?
Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

Claudio Vallebona

 

[Barefoot TJ]

When walking, It's typical for humans to touch first with the heel.

When running, a mid to forefoot plant is better, with the heel just kissing the ground.

I would recommend Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton's (The Guru) book:

Barefoot Running Step-By-Step

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ken+bob+saxton&crid=29D6DY2EORQVI&sprefix=ken+bob+saxton%2Caps%2C140&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Welcome to the BRS! Good to have you here!

 

[Random]

When walking, It's typical for humans to touch first with the heel.

When running, a mid to forefoot plant is better, with the heel just kissing the ground.

I would recommend Barefoot Ken Bob Saxton's (The Guru) book:

Barefoot Running Step-By-Step

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ken+bob+saxton&crid=29D6DY2EORQVI&sprefix=ken+bob+saxton%2Caps%2C140&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Welcome to the BRS! Good to have you here!

I have Barefoot Bob's book. I love it!

 

[Mark Halstead]

I touch first with my outer foot when walking barefoot. Not heel first and not forefoot first. It is a natural gait.

 

[Barefoot Ken Bob]

I would like to ask the following questions:
1) When you walk barefoot, do you have to land with your forefoot?
2) When running barefoot, do you have to land with the forefoot and then touch the ground with the heel, or doesn't the heel have to touch the ground?
3) Is there an online course/book/school where you can learn how to walk and run correctly?
Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

Claudio Vallebona

Relax!

The soles are where we get information about how we are moving, they are not the only parts of the body involved in walking and running (not even when we're barefoot).

I don't worry about trying to force a specific foot landing, as long as it is not uncomfortable while barefoot on rough terrain. When it is uncomfortable, it is letting us know that something is wrong. But, the foot landing will sort itself out, when the remainder of our body is walking or running as it should. (bent knees, vertical torso, relax, relax, RELAX! - and all that)

It's funny how some folks get wrapped up in the idea that the foot needs to be at a certain angle or whatever, It's like, What angle to hold a bottle while pouring wine? It's going to vary, depending on many factors, like how much wine is in the bottle (which is changing as we pour), how fast do you want it to pour, do you mind some gurgling?

Once upon a time, when many articles were in the media about barefoot running focusing on the "forefoot strike", many people assumed they must keep their heals from touching, and so a lot of folks tensed up their calves. And a lot of people developed sore calves, and then stress fractures in their feet. It's a lot of work to keep the heal off the ground. A lot of work, is something I'm adamantly opposed to - especially when the product is pain and injury!

It's funny that at that time, one fellow saw me and said, "You're running wrong. I see your heels touching!"

"Running up on the toes", has never been my advice. That was advice from journalists who heard about fore-foot landings and assumed that it stopped there, at the forefoot! And many people have been injured as a result.

Focus on what the rest of the body is doing, a RELAXED foot-LANDING (not strike) will adapt depending mostly on how fast we're walking or running, but also depending on the terrain, if we're wearing a backpack, our specific body shape, weight, arthritis. other old injuries, etc..

Sprinters often run up on the toes while running very fast for a short distance!

I've never been capable of running that fast.

more at:
https://how.barefootrunning.com/

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Relax!

The soles are where we get information about how we are moving, they are not the only parts of the body involved in walking and running (not even when we're barefoot).

I don't worry about trying to force a specific foot landing, as long as it is not uncomfortable while barefoot on rough terrain. When it is uncomfortable, it is letting us know that something is wrong. But, the foot landing will sort itself out, when the remainder of our body is walking or running as it should. (bent knees, vertical torso, relax, relax, RELAX! - and all that)

It's funny how some folks get wrapped up in the idea that the foot needs to be at a certain angle or whatever, It's like, What angle to hold a bottle while pouring wine? It's going to vary, depending on many factors, like how much wine is in the bottle (which is changing as we pour), how fast do you want it to pour, do you mind some gurgling?

Once upon a time, when many articles were in the media about barefoot running focusing on the "forefoot strike", many people assumed they must keep their heals from touching, and so a lot of folks tensed up their calves. And a lot of people developed sore calves, and then stress fractures in their feet. It's a lot of work to keep the heal off the ground. A lot of work, is something I'm adamantly opposed to - especially when the product is pain and injury!

It's funny that at that time, one fellow saw me and said, "You're running wrong. I see your heels touching!"

"Running up on the toes", has never been my advice. That was advice from journalists who heard about fore-foot landings and assumed that it stopped there, at the forefoot! And many people have been injured as a result.

Focus on what the rest of the body is doing, a RELAXED foot-LANDING (not strike) will adapt depending mostly on how fast we're walking or running, but also depending on the terrain, if we're wearing a backpack, our specific body shape, weight, arthritis. other old injuries, etc..

Sprinters often run up on the toes while running very fast for a short distance!

I've never been capable of running that fast.

more at:
https://how.barefootrunning.com/

Ken Bob always has the best advice.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

It's funny how some folks get wrapped up in the idea that the foot needs to be at a certain angle or whatever, It's like, What angle to hold a bottle while pouring wine? It's going to vary, depending on many factors, like how much wine is in the bottle (which is changing as we pour), how fast do you want it to pour, do you mind some gurgling?

And how drunk you are...

 

[Autistic Spider]

I would like to ask the following questions:
1) When you walk barefoot, do you have to land with your forefoot?
2) When running barefoot, do you have to land with the forefoot and then touch the ground with the heel, or doesn't the heel have to touch the ground?
3) Is there an online course/book/school where you can learn how to walk and run correctly?
Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

Claudio Vallebona

Whether running or walking I typically step with the ball of my foot and grip with my toes, my heal lightly touches if at all. If the ground is particularly soft and pleasant, I tend to heal-step a lot more and to massage the arch of my foot with the ground, such as out in the forest. If you haven't had that experience, you should go seek it.