Is It Better For You To Run Barefoot?

You benefit every time you run and walk barefoot, but running barefoot will make you run significantly better in shoes. This is because the heightened ground-feel gives you the advanced ability to avoid a forceful heel strike, and instead, encourages a forefoot strike which leads to less impact and more energy-saving elastic energy loaded into the arch and the Achilles. Also, the more you run barefoot, the more the sensory input gets translated into the proper forefoot running form which will become hardwired into your muscle memory, making you better at upholding safer, more functional movement patterns when you’re running in shoes. Read more here!