The Barefoot Movement Podcast

In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with Dr Benno Nigg, who is a world renowned Biomechanist and is a co-director of the Human Performance Lab at the University of Calgary.Dr Benno Nigg discusses how he accidentally fell into biomechanics research as well as chatting about the amazing long standing career he has had.You will learn about Dr Benno’s thoughts on pronation and whether it is a good/bad thing, as well as whether it is something we should be altering.Also in this epi...

In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Jay Dicharry.Jay is a physical therapist, researcher, teacher, author of Running Rewired and Anatomy for Runners, and founder and CEO of MOBO. He teaches internationally to clinicians and coaches to elevate the standard of care, and is widely published in gait research literature. Jay’s passion is to find a better way to build better athletes, and his innovative approach blurs the lines between injury prevention and per...

In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Jeff Shub from The Urban Barefoot.Listen in to hear Jeff’s Story and how he became interested in Foot Health and The Barefoot Movement.You will also hear about the current work Jeff is doing in regards to the emotional body, to improve your connection and put you back in control of your emotions.Jeff also explains how bottling up our emotional body can result in physical ailments, and how tapping back into allowing our emotions to flow ...

In this episode, Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Physiotherapist Steve Stahl from Rocktape Australia.Paul and Steve discuss kinesio tape, fascial scraping and cupping and how they can benefit your foot and movement health.You will learn what each of these therapies are, how they can be used to treat different conditions or aid performance.For more information on Rocktape, Rockblades and Rockpods or for information on Rocktape courses checkout www.rocktape.com.auFollow @rocktapeaustral...

In this episode Paul Thompson, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Raphael Zimmer from Feelgrounds Footwear.Tune in to hear about the Feelgrounds story, the features and benefits of Feelgrounds footwear as well as the different styles offered by Feelgrounds.Paul also discusses his own experiences with Feelgrounds footwear and Raphael lets us in on a secret new style that is being released soon.Follow @feelgrounds on social mediafor more information on Feelgrounds and for footwear purchases – C...

In this episode Paul Thompson, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Anya From Anya’s Reviews.Listen in to find out how Anya’s health issues led her to discover barefoot shoes. You will also learn how Anya got into reviewing shoes as well as learning about current shoe options for all sorts of occasions, such as kids shoes and work boots.This episode is full of great information about barefoot shoe options and how to track down the right pair for your feet.To follow what Anya is up to on s...

In this episode, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with The Shirtless Dude and founder of Whealth, Andrew Dettelbach.Andrew is a movement influencer who has helped reach millions of people to create awareness around healthy movement.Tune in to hear about Andrew’s journey, including the previous injuries that helped him learn to move smarter and with more awareness and control.You will also hear Andrew talk about his personal experience with the hypermobility condition known as Ehlers- Danlos synd...

In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with the founder of The Foot Collective, Nick St Louis.Tune in to hear how The Foot Collective got started and about some projects they are currently working on.You will also hear about foot health principles, the importance of play, how shoes affect our feet and how balance beams can be a great tool in restoring foot and hip health, as well as much more.For more information on The Foot Collective check out https://www.thefootcollective.comB...

In this episode Paul The Barefoot Podiatrist talks with the Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field about why he stopped wearing shoes, and how being barefoot has helped improve his overall health and wellbeing.Paul also tries prompting Anthony into having the wiggles write a song to spread the message of the benefits of healthy feet.Be sure to check out the book “How I got my wiggle back” for a more in depth look at Anthony’s health and barefoot journey.Follow Anthony on social media @Anthony_wiggleFollo...

In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with Vivobarefoot CEO, Galahad Clark and Vivobarefoot educator Ben Le Vesconte.You will hear how Seventh generation cobbler from the Clark shoe family got involved with a barefoot shoe brand and how vivobarefoot and the early Clarks brand share many similarities.You will also hear about the direction of vivobarefoot footwear and education, as well as discussions about current barefoot research and the barefoot industry.For more i...