Merrell Barefoot - Bareform Running Technique

[USA4thewin]

So This guy does not have a degree all he said was he Logged stuff

[ZidaneSteiner]

Everyone should heel strike when they jog or walk, this is natural. When you run faster you naturally move to the midfoot, and when you sprint you naturally move to your forefoot. This is what the human body does without anyone telling you. The problem is when people try to forcibly forefoot strike at a slow speed, or forcibly heel strike at a high speed.

[Averagebum2]

@ZidaneSteiner You've said it BEST!!

[gatorbait87]

@ZidaneSteiner go running without shoes and tell me what feels best when jogging.

[CotswoldOutdoor]

Great video!

[yomaro69]

Like this? /watch?v=5Wxwt_TwTRo

[natures4us]

Form is essential but I need to stride more to go faster...seems to me.

[hotsauce0786]

very stupid. speed is a non linear function of the cadence, the statement that cadence had always to be around 180 beats is absurd. If more is better than why not 300 bpm?

[Brusinque]

Best video ever! Thank you so much

[linekill]

That was informative. I just started running and I thought you just run until I started searching for tips.

[ZidaneSteiner]

@linekill You do just run.Speed determines where your foot strikes naturally

[simonmarkholland]

Excellent video, have been looking for a technique focused running video for a while. Thank you, very educational :)

[adutton428]

Dude. Indoor drumline marching is pretty much this. It's a bit different considering you have a fifty pound drum on, but yea. It gave me a head start. :D

[Rissoleking]

I love the TGs, highly recommend them. But "Use gravity to help propel you forward"?!? Gravity isn't trying to propel you 'forward' unless you're lying on your stomach. If you're using gravity to help propel you forward, you're falling forward. To counter that, you've got to throw a foot out to catch you, bounce back up and get to a high position ready to fall forward again. Wasted energy. A little bit of bounce and a little bit of forward lean is inevitable, but it doesn't need promotion.

[TheNaturalRunnerVanc]

@Rissoleking It's the same cue they use in Chi running, where you 'move with gravity instead of against it'. Literally speaking that analogy is rather incorrect as you have pointed out, but for the vast majority of entry level joggers/runners, it serves as a good cue to prevent the breaking motion/over-striding heel strike. The 'falling' aspect of the cue is mitigated by using a higher cadence, so naturally when people first adapt to this cue it would feel like they are being 'pulled forward'

[FraggingBard]

Wanna know something funny?

This is how I normally run. ^ ^

Flat feet, so anything with a thick sole and high arch means I find walking very painful. I ended up running like I do barefoot, since if it was heel first I'd just end up slapping the ground and stopping. Put a pair of flippers on and you'll see what I mean.

Flat sole, light shoe, no arch or ankle support to speak of? Dream shoe. Too bad about the price for broke peoples, but excellent

[Nasaplt]

@FraggingBard I'm the same way, lol =D

[oldpiq]

I tried them and I have a warning for people who have been running barefoot before. Barefoot running widens the foot so Merrells are way too narrow. Also the inside of the shoe feels like a bowl and distorts the foot upon landing resulting in metatarsal fatigue and pain. The material on the soles makes it feel far from barefoot experience. In general I feel quite ripped off. $20 canvas shoes with thin sole would be a much better purchase.

[tubejoe69]

@oldpiq I noticed you post this comment on every Trail Glove video. Everyone has different feet and react differently to a particular shoe. I have run 100+ miles on the Trail Glove and find nothing wrong with them. I also have wide feet and they still allow my toes to splay freely. And being Hawaii-born, we spend lots of time barefoot (since childhood), so I know a good barefoot shoe, next to the common VFFs. Canvas shoes have a thicker sole than 10mm, which negates a barefoot experience.

[oldpiq]

Times of squeaky clown shoes are coming to a close.

[mikeasdf12345678]

Bout time the big boys ( big shoe companies) got on this trend. They're the ones who tricked us all into ruining our knees and weakening our feet.

[161332]

gr8 video;-)

[mother66]

Thanks for sharing this! I just started investigating barefoot running (and technique) to reduce chronic injury and frustration.