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Whole Body Barefoot - Katy Bowman

Whole Body Barefoot

Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
180 Seiten
2015
Propriometrics Press (Verlag)
978-0-9896539-8-5 (ISBN)
CHF 23,90 inkl. MwSt
Many work hard on good posture and better walking and running alignment, but it’s critical to understand how what you put on your feet each day can play a bigger role in the function of your feet, ankles, knees, hips, and spine than you might realize. 



"By applying the principles in this book, you will be able to restore your foundation and prevent dysfunction."―Ray McClanahan, DPM



Biomechanist and author of Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief, Katy Bowman offers walkers, runners, and health professionals alike clear, accessible lessons on how the shape of shoes can play a role in painful feet, knees, and hips―and what to do about it.



When we have painful feet and weak ankles it seems like stiff, supportive shoes are the answer, but this solution can be temporary, especially if our issues stem from foot and leg weakness. In short, humans come with great “foot technology,” we just need to learn how to use it.



Minimal footwear―shoes that protect your feet while still letting them move freely―is gaining traction (get it?). Being barefoot is a natural human movement, but research shows simply kicking off our shoe-shackles and releasing our feet into the wild can result in injury. Whole Body Barefoot will help you safely and effectively transition to minimal footwear, reaping the enormous benefits of freeing your feet without injuring yourself along the way.



Whole Body Barefoot presents:





25 exercises to create strong, supple, feel-better feet
The mechanics of bunions and pronation
How to strengthen weak ankles and arches
How to figure out your true shoe-size
The importance of walking on natural surfaces―“Vitamin Texture!”


With clear, science-based explanations, Bowman lays out how conventional shoes and artificial environments leave us with sedentary feet as well as the steps necessary to restore lost foot function, and improve health…naturally!

Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader of the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman, M.S. is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eight books, including the groundbreaking Move Your DNA, have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences such as the Ancestral Health Summit and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Her work is regularly featured in diverse media such as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Good Housekeeping. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement,” Bowman consults on educational and living space design to encourage movement-rich habitats. She has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities to create greater access to her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.

CONTENTS

Minimal Shoes Are for Every Body...Including Yours

Introduction




THINK

Chapter One: Footwear

Chapter Two: The Ankle

Chapter Three: The Earth is Bumpy




MOVE

Chapter Four: Stance habits to change

Chapter Five: Stretching the intrinsic tissues of the foot

Chapter Six: Stretching the extrinsic tissues of the foot

Chapter Seven: Strengthening the intrinsic tissues of the foot

Chapter Eight: Strengthening the extrinsic tissues of the foot

Chapter Nine: Adding natural surfaces to your walk

Chapter Ten: Fix your feet all day

Conclusion




THE MOVES

Appendix 1: How to shop for minimal shoes

Appendix 2: Resources to keep your feet and whole body
moving more


References and Further Reading

Index

About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.5.2015
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 204 mm
Gewicht 227 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Kosmetik / Podologie
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Physiologie
ISBN-10 0-9896539-8-6 / 0989653986
ISBN-13 978-0-9896539-8-5 / 9780989653985
Zustand Neuware
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