Barefoot Running
Published October 13th, 2009 in exercise.
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 and 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.