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Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by Zack, Feb 8, 2010.

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  1. Ryan S.

    Ryan S. Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #26 Ryan S., Mar 1, 2010
    for centuries, the average life expectancy was around 20 years old. its cool to play indian but be careful.
     
  2. Zack

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    #27 Zack, Mar 2, 2010
    Do you think shoes increase your life expectancy? Or, when used while running, do they cause a host of foot injuries that could conceivably shorten your life expectancy?

    Maybe you should read up on this a little bit before making asinine comments.
     
  3. Evolved

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    #28 Evolved, Mar 2, 2010
    Zack,

    No need to be rude to myself or others.


    When I was young I thought I was invincible and ran barefoot in the safest place I could think of. A golf course. Nice and soft, well cared for, little to no debris. Until I got of all things a ball marker in the ball of my left foot. Boy that smarts.

    You can do what you want

    . I will recommend people cover their feet, especially the bottoms with something like I linked to. Almost no drawbacks there. Especially now that this is the "cool" thing to try. I see it more and more at the gym. Young people run a few miles barefoot on a treadmill, get huge blisters and come back a week latter with their sneakers firmly laced up.
     
  4. Zack

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    #29 Zack, Mar 2, 2010
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    I had blisters too...I am past that now. Maybe I have more willpower, or a higher threshold for pain. Now I can run 2 miles at 10mph on the treadmill and get no blisters. Outdoors, it pricks a little on rough asphalt (road surface), and I can't seem to get past 7.5mph, but I don't get blisters. On smooth concrete, I don't have any problems doing my 6 minute miles (10mph).

    Drawbacks to the vibrams are as follows:
    They are prone to slip off, unless you buy the ones with the velcro strap.
    The velcro strap can dig in to the top of your foot, and press on the big vessel there, cutting off circulation and causing pain.
    The parts that go between the toes can cause chafing and rub the skin raw.
    They give you a false sense of security.
    For flat-footed people, they can lead to further arch problems.

    Calling something asinine for no reason is rude. Calling an asinine post asinine, however, is not rude. The way you phrased your recommendation made sense. The way the other poster did, however, was simply asinine. The reasoning used was completely backwards (shoes increase lifespan?), and it was to support an all-knowing stance of "be careful playing Indian", which really isn't saying anything of substance. All this while claiming that I was doing it to "be cool". Please!
     
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