Whole body barefoot : transitioning well to minimal footwear

Whole body barefoot Transitioning well to minimal footwear

Katy Bowman

Book - 2016

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Subjects
Shoes > Health aspects.
Foot > Movements.
Published
[Carlsborg, Washington] : Propriometrics Press 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Katy Bowman (author)
Physical Description
xv, 149 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780989653985
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Section 1. Think
  • The problem with shoes (is not just about shoes or feet)
  • The heel
  • Heels and "body neutral" (and that diagram that everyone uses to explain the need for minimal shoes)
  • There are more "parts" to your body than you realize
  • Transitioning out of a heel
  • The flip-flop flaw
  • Ankle schmear
  • Let's check if your schmear is affecting your shoe size
  • Terrain and the trouble with the "natural" argument
  • So, what's natural?
  • Your mission: mobilize your feet, in the lab and on the field
  • Section 2. Move
  • Stance habits to change
  • Stretching the intrinsic tissues of the foot
  • Stretching the extrinsic tissues of the foot
  • Strengthening the intrinsic tissues of the foot
  • Strengthening the extrinsic muscles of the foot
  • Strengthening your walk
  • Un-duck your feet
  • Conclusion
  • The Program
  • Appendix
  • Index
  • About the Author

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