Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life

Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life

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Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life episodes

  • The Science of Running | Insights from a Clinical Biomechanist
    In this week’s episode Stuart had the opportunity to meet with a clinical biomechanist and physical therapist with a PhD in bio mechanics, Irene Davis. She was previously at Harvard medical school and founded the Spalding National Running Center, and she is now at the school of physical therapy and rehab sciences at the University of South Florida. You could say she really knows her stuff! So join these two as they discuss, from an expert point of view, the science of running and foot health, and topics such as running shoes, minimal shoes, orthotics, etc. 
    • Irene’s background 2:45
    • Starting from the beginning 5:00
    • Why there are different categories of shoes 15:30
    • Carbon plates 25:10
    • Gait assessment and transition 38:55
    • Weaknesses found 47:15

    “We do isometrics, we do concentric, we do eccentrics, we do them with our knees bent and our knees straight. Heel strikers come and they are weak in their calves. The primary weaknesses we find when someone is a habitual heel striker, is weakness in their hips and in their calves.” 47:15
    1 hr 1 min
  • Katie with The Running Hub | Marathon and Distance Coaching Tips
    Our hosts, Katie and Stuart, had the pleasure of meeting with running coach and marathon trainer, Katie Down from The Running Hub. Listen to these 3 discuss online coaching, nutrition support, and a community for runners of all levels. Katie Down and her team offer personalized training plans, live and on-demand classes, and a supportive network to help athletes achieve their goals, improve performance, and stay injury-free. Services include strength training, running guidance, expert workshops, and race preparation. 

    • How The Running Hub came about 3:00
    • The running kit 7:00
    • What motivated Katie to run 14:30
    • Traveling around the world 21:20
    • Why strength training is so important for runners 32:45
    • Nutrition tips 41:35
    • The plan with The Running Hub 44:30

    “On the start line, I was trying to turn down the brightness of my phone to save battery so that I could record the run, and somehow deleted the Nike app off of my phone, so I had to just run the marathon blind. Not literally blind, but blind to pace, or naked as they now call it, and somehow managed to run even splits the whole way and finished in 3:54. When they say listen to the body, I think that’s one of my best achievements to date.” 17:44


    @run_with_coachkatie
    therunninghub.co.uk
    53 min
  • The Science of Running | Recovery, Training, and Peak Performance with Lindsey Parry
    In this episode Stuart had the privilege of speaking with South African Lindsey Parry, who is a very renowned coach of runners, from marathon runners of the professional/olympic level, to your average, middle of the pack runners. He was a fairly competitive school athlete who was always interested in all kinds of sports, which all included running, and ultimately led him to continue running. He’s always considered running as a type of therapy, he’s always loved the human body, and in University he began to coach and do therapy. 

    • A bit of background 3:40
    • What Lindsey looks at in training 14:10
    • You can’t sustain peak training indefinitely/training for peak performance vs training to be healthy 31:30
    • Find and follow Lindsey Parry 35:20

    “You can’t improve from the training you’re doing if you do not recover from that training.” 15:50

    www.youtube.com/@CoachParry
    coachperry.com
    @coachparry
    47 min
  • Healing Through Simplicity | Yoshua Greenfield on Music, Barefoot Living, and Mindfulness
    Listen to Katie and Stuart who had the pleasure of talking to Yoshua Greenfield, who is a holistic lifestyle guide who helps people reconnect with their authentic selves through practices like mindful cooking, barefoot living, and music as a tool for healing. He offers workshops, retreats, and free resources that promote simplicity, self-awareness, and living in alignment with nature. His teachings focus on questioning societal norms and embracing a life of truth and mindfulness. He’s also all about that barefoot lifestyle, so join them and listen to this awesome conversation! 

    • Yoshua was not raised this way 3:10
    • The false belief of the shoe 14:20
    • His plan with the homestead 25:20
    • Music 30:00
    • Always teaching, sharing, and inspiring 35:30
    • Your feet won’t be as callused as you think 40:00
    • Get connected with Yoshua Greenfield 44:00

    “I just started getting so many questions. What do you do about glass? What do you do about cactus? What do you do about snow? I just started researching it and offering people advice. I’m no expert by any means, but this is my experience and if it makes sense to you, cool.” 36:28

    Instagram: @youenjoylife
    www.fermentingwithyourfriend.com
    www.youenjoylife.us
    youenjoy.life
    55 min
  • Mastering Movement | From Circus Arts to Stunt Work with Yuri Marmerstein
    We have a very special guest on the Barefoot Science podcast today by the name of Yuri Marmerstein, who has performed extensively as an acrobat, is very much involved in teaching the physical arts, and he has veered into stunt work with film and TV. Surprisingly, Yuri wasn’t very active as a child and the skills that he now has were mainly all developed in his adulthood, and for the most part he is self taught. Listen in today to hear the various interesting ideas and concepts Yuri shares with our hosts!

    • How he got started in all this 3:00
    • School and modern day exercise 6:30
    • Performing in a circus 16:20
    • What’s next 25:00
    • Barefoot and balance 33:30
    • Early day stunts 40:15
    • Enjoying the process 45:30

    “One of the main differences between stunts and the circus is in the circus you’re trying to look good, pretty, and controlled, but for stunts you’re trying to look as out of control as possible while still being in control. So that’s a pretty interesting performance characteristic.” 2:50


    @yuri_marmerstein 
    www.yuri-mar.com
    www.youtube.com/@yurimar/videos
    51 min
  • Back on Track | Stephanie Mellinger on Healing Through Movement
    Katie and Stuart talk to special guest Stephanie Mellinger, a back pain exercise specialist. She’s a certified personal trainer who's passionate about helping those with back pain find joy in movement again. After a personal journey overcoming a debilitating back injury, our guest discovered the powerful benefits of strength training in the healing process. Now a certified personal trainer and specialist in corrective exercise, mobility, and pain-free performance, Stephanie has dedicated the past five years to working with clients alongside medical professionals to optimize movement, build strength, and promote overall well-being. Tune in to hear her insights on resilience, the importance of collaboration in training, and strategies for sustainable fitness and recovery.

    • Her injury 3:20
    • The issue with insurance 11:30
    • Cognitive impact on health and recovery 18:00
    • Using insoles for a marathon 29:15
    • A flat foot is the fastest foot 36:45
    • Stephanie’s program 47:50

    “I have somebody in my program who was traveling, sat in the car for a long time, was standing up at work, and her hips were really stiff and she was feeling really down. There’s a big piece of acknowledging someone’s feelings of course, and then helping them get through that and figure out how to move through and get through to the positive end of it. There’s a huge mental coaching capacity. The mindset is huge when recovering from an injury.” 19:53

    @the.backpain.trainer
    www.thebackpaintrainer.com
    https://www.thebackpaintrainer.com/barefoot
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221018131143.htm
    1 hr 3 min
  • A Deep Dive into Natural Running with Ken Bob Saxton | Step Lightly
    On this week’s episode, Katie talks to the barefoot running sensation and “original” barefoot runner, Ken Bob Saxton. When Ken Bob began racing exclusively barefoot in 1997, he found that people had a lot of questions, so he decided to compile all his answers in one place, which led him to founding the website barefootrunning.com in 1997. Ken is someone who will go shoeless at every opportunity he can and he has even done multiple marathons while barefoot. Join us to hear the benefits and great things he has to say about barefoot running. 

    • Ken almost never wears shoes 3:50
    • Foot structure and effects on the foot from going barefoot 10:00
    • Practice vs training, and relax 26:00
    • Writing a book about how to run barefoot 35:15 
    • Some of the “secrets” to barefoot running 37:00
    • Elevation races 46:00

    “The odd thing that I tell people and people have trouble with this concept, is lift your feet before it lands. Trust me, it will still land, but as you’re coming down to the ground, you’re starting to lift your feet to your body, but your body is also coming down, so all you’re really doing is slowing down the impact. You’re decelerating your foot as it lands. So you’re coming down, bending your knee, but you’re not actually bending your foot up. You’re just slowing its descent down so that it touches gently. It’s really difficult for people to get that.” 38:49

    barefootrunning.com
    1 hr 10 min
  • Barefoot Benefits | Unlocking Peak Performance Through Foot Function
    Today Katie and Stuart have a lovely guest from the United States named Heidi van Mastrigt, who is a fitness trainer that focuses massively on foot function and myofascial tissue function as well. The feet are our one point of contact with the ground. Everything starts with the feet. Heidi learned this the hard way from breaking her foot at the peak of her dance career and suffering for years with overuse injuries without realizing her foot was the root cause. Heidi works with athletes of all levels that want to improve their movement integrity and prevent injury in the long run. It is her goal for people to have longevity in their sport and do what they love for as long as possible.

    • How Heidi got to her fascination with feet 3:15
    • The shoes are very important 8:15
    • Assessing clients’ feet 14:15
    • Feet, the nervous system, and fitness 23:00
    • Cycling shoes are terrible 29:25
    • The shoes that Heidi wears 36:40
    • High arches 48:00

    “A lot of people who have worn shoes their entire lives, are introduced to this, ‘Train barefoot!’ it’s better, you’re going to stimulate the muscles, even like up the chain, your glutes are going to fire a lot better if you don’t have socks and shoes on, and to see the light bulbs go off and see people then prefer, like ‘Oh my gosh!’ It’s like a whole new world for so many people because they’ve just kinda been locked up in socks and cushioned heeled tapered toed shoes.” 25:55

    www.thatbarefootcoach.com
    @thatbarefootcoach

    1 hr 7 min
  • Michael Adeniran’s Journey into Endurance Sports | Balancing Running, Strength Training, and High Endurance Sports
    Today Stuart and Katie had the opportunity to talk with Michael Adeniran, who is a weekend warrior as they call it. A while back he got into running, and then triathlons, ultra running, iron mans, Spartan races, obstacle courses, and so forth. He’s got a lot of experience now with all these different events and with that, a substantial amount of wisdom to share with us and our listeners. 
    • How Michael got started 3:15
    • Going back to the basic human functions 9:00
    • Doing an Iron Man 20:30
    • His day job 23:15
    • The importance of strength training 29:00
    • Obstacle course races 35:00
    • The shoes he wears to run 36:30

    “The more you get into the running life, you seem to stop doing as much strength training, and that’s where the injuries start happening. I remember in the early days of running, I didn’t have any injuries whatsoever, but that’s because I was more a strength trainer doing some running, but as I’ve become a runner doing a little bit of strength training, you see the differences in your body strength, and imbalances that come.” 29:15
    www.instagram.com/theurbanchallengertheurbanchallenger.com
    47 min
  • Meet Reese David Jones | Ultra Runner and Triathlete Extraordinaire

    We’ve got a lovely young gentleman from Utah by the name of Reese David Jones joining us today who is a runner, a tri-athlete, an all around fitness fanatic, and has a professional career on the side making a living as a salesman. Reese ran 10 marathons in 10 days, which blew both Katie and Stuart away and is hard to fathom, but that’s just the kind of man he is. Listen to this fascinating conversation Katie and Stuart had with a guy who is young of body, but mature of mind and spirit and who had some great wisdom to share with us all. 

    • Ultra running and how he developed an interested 1:00
    • Public speaking 7:15
    • 10 marathons in 10 days, grieving for his grandfather 12:20
    • Injuries 14:30
    • Charities, treating hearing loss 22:45
    • Bubbly and taking a step back from running 30:45
    • If you want to get into running 32:45

    “If you wore a cast for 20 years, your arm would obviously atrophy. When you’re wearing these shoes from the day you’re about 3 years old because your parents think they’re cute, and you’re in this foot cast, you don’t have the opportunity to use the 20+ muscles in your feet. So many problems could be solved if we had a better foundation.” 7:13

    @reesedjones
    49 min

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Welcome to the Born to be Barefoot podcast, where we thrive on adventure, and strive to spread knowledge in the ways of optimal movement, balance, and longevity in activity. Your guides, Stuart Gordon…

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