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With 200,000 nerve endings let your barefeet enjoy the 'fizz' of sensations. Allowing the foot to spread and enjoy their spring will add new dimensions to your running.
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Careful warm-ups – roll a golf ball under your foot to gentle the foot into a more natural action. Use the golf ball to push the knuckle joint up so you can see it and encourage the toes to lift and fall – not just curl up. Notice how this spreads the foot and opens the hip.
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Run barefoot for 5 or 10 minutes on tender-foot friendly terrain such as grass. Atrophied muscle and seized joints will easily fatigue at first – watch out for stubbing the big toe.
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Let what you discover about the natural flexibility of your foot guide your shoe requirements, be sensitive and discerning – just because they cost a lot or promise a barefoot experience may not be what your foot really needs.
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Often shoes prop-up bad technique, you can actually hear this as a scuff-scuff sound. Cultivate the silent foot – remember what you can't hear from your feet won't be hurting you. The quicker your foot gets off the ground the more stretch reflexes get involved and you know your technique is improving.
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