I love doing yoga. I love the way it prompts me to move my body in ways I don’t during the course of my normal day. I love the awareness of tension and restrictions I had not noticed before. I love that I can do it with minimal equipment. I was in disbelief when I saw an add for yoga shoes. Are they really necessary? Would I loose some of the foot strengthening benefits by using them? And well it just seemed strange to wear shoes during a yoga class.
I just read an article that suggests runners may also benefit by being shoeless. Interesting theory and practical advice if you want to try it out.
I could not imaging doing yoga with any type of footwear on. It would be fun to try them with running though. Shoes can cause so many problems.
Thank you for the post. I have recently switched from Brooks running shoes with my orthotics to wearing my five finger vibram footwear and find them very comfortable. This has been a very popular topic and it is nice to see people working their way back to the way walking and running should be performed. I recommend everyone should have a pair of these shoes and should ease into them slowly when first wearing them. Keep the posts coming.