Re: Boots with no heel rise?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:20 am
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Lionel wrote:Actually, I hike in zero degree shoes all the time and toe strike, not heel strike. Heel striking is the worst thing someone like me can do. It's bad for most people, actually, but whatever. I'll spare you the finer details of my experience with my flat feet, my plantar fasciitis, back pain pre-metatarsal joint pain, orthotics, and knee pain which was actually from the orthotics, worsening pain that never resolved with the remedies the "doctors" prescribed, and so on. All of this "magically" went away once I stopped listening to them and started walking in flat shoes and on my mid and forefoot.
peninsula wrote:Lionel wrote:Actually, I hike in zero degree shoes all the time and toe strike, not heel strike. Heel striking is the worst thing someone like me can do. It's bad for most people, actually, but whatever. I'll spare you the finer details of my experience with my flat feet, my plantar fasciitis, back pain pre-metatarsal joint pain, orthotics, and knee pain which was actually from the orthotics, worsening pain that never resolved with the remedies the "doctors" prescribed, and so on. All of this "magically" went away once I stopped listening to them and started walking in flat shoes and on my mid and forefoot.
I agree, heel striking is unhealthy. It takes a habit-changing effort initially, and some conditioning as well, but toe striking is far better for our bodies than heel striking. I had sciatica and knee issues that pretty much resolved when I learned to stop heel striking. A good book on the subject: http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Superath ... 848&sr=8-1