Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life

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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... more

· Sports
· Health & Fitness
· Fitness
· Wilderness
· Running

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.

Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life episodes:

November 13, 2024The 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

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47min
October 16, 2024Healing 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

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55min
October 09, 2024Mastering 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

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51min
October 02, 2024Back 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

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August 28, 2024A 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

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1h 10min
August 21, 2024Barefoot 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

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1h 7min
July 31, 2024Michael 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
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47min
June 05, 2024Meet 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

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49min
May 29, 2024Breaking the Injury Cycle | Jason Fitzgerald on Overcoming Setbacks
Today Stuart and Katie have a very quick marathon runner (sub 2:40) as a guest by the name of Jason Fitzgerald. He is an extensive writer of articles about endurance running and has his own website by the name of Strength Running. After finishing the 2008 New York City Marathon in 2:44, Jason developed a severe ITB injury. He was sidelined for six months, wondering if he would ever be able to run pain-free again. But that injury transformed his thoughts on running healthy and injury prevention. Jason’s training changed dramatically and he finally “cracked the code” of his constant injury cycle. Listen to this engaging conversation we had and learn something new with us!
- Becoming a marathon runner 1:10
- Running a lot of marathons vs a few 4:10
- Creating his website 10:00
- Trail Runner Magazine and writing articles 17:20
- Insoles and proprioception 20:50
- Common themes among the strong athletes 27:30
- Getting blood work done 35:50
- Talking about zones 42:00
“Yeah I think [getting blood work done] is a really good idea, especially if you’re training really hard or maybe if you just ran a hard marathon, or ultramarathon, you kinda wanna see, ‘OK, what did this do to my body?’ A blood test is gonna really answer that question and give an insight into how much stress you experienced, what’s going on inside your body. Do you have low testosterone? High levels of cortisol? Or many other things going on in your body that could be either A, just generally unhealthy, or B, something that’s actually inhibiting your ability to train.” 35:55

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51min
May 22, 2024Embracing Discomfort | Lessons from Endurance Athlete Jonathan Levitt
This week we are delighted to welcome our guest, Jonathan Levitt, who is currently in Boulder Colorado and a fantastic endurance athlete and cyclist. Jonathan didn’t always love running, but back in 2013, he did his first half marathon and steadily started to develop a love for it. He has a podcast focused on discovering why people run and delving into the deep reasons that motivate people and push them to continue this healthy practice. People get not only physical benefits from running, but benefits from doing something hard and pushing that limit so that you have a greater capacity to do hard things in other areas of life.
- Developing the love for running 1:00
- Minimal shoes 5:55
- Why do people run? Jonathan’s podcast 19:45
- People’s attitude toward running shifted with COVID 31:00
- Running improves long term health 41:00
“We grow via stress. Physical stress, mental stress, and we adapt to hard things. My reason, and I’ve noticed this with a lot of people, is that running is this sandbox that we get to experiment in and the stakes are pretty low. It doesn’t really matter if you don’t PR, get injured, or don’t win a race…it’s the muscle memory of getting uncomfortable that allows us to be better at getting uncomfortable in other aspects of life.” 34:38

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49min

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