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A Closer Look At Barefoot Training

8/20/11 - AOL Healthy Living / LiveStrong -  By: Jim Smith

We spend most of our waking day in shoes. We put on dress shoes in the morning for work, then switch to running shoes for workouts in the gym. With so much time spent in shoes, we've come to expect not only style, but also comfort in footwear.

Nowhere is this quest for comfort, along with performance, more prevalent than in the athletic shoe industry. Since the introduction of the modern athletic shoe in the 1970s, manufacturers have spent countless time and expense on advancing its design. Terms like "cushioning systems," "torsion control," "balanced support" and "pronation correction" are typical, and the idea of a microprocessor embedded in an arch barely raises an eyebrow.

But now some wonder if perhaps the demand for more cushioning, more support, more bells and whistles -- coupled with the goal of manufacturers to create products the public wants -- has given rise to shoes that deliver too much of a good thing in their dense cushioning and thick soles.

Indeed, the shoes provide stability, comfort, support; but at the same time, they immobilize your feet and ankles. They restrict natural movement, allowing certain muscles to weaken. They increase the energy cost of exercise, as well as the risk of injury.

Analysis has also shown that the mechanics of running is actually altered when wearing shoes, with runners striking the ground with their heels instead of the more efficient forefoot strike. In fact, heel strikes cause repetitive impact forces by as much as three times the body weight with each stride. These stresses are distributed across the body and can lead to pain and injury anywhere along the body's entire kinetic chain -- the muscular system, the nervous system and the skeletal system.

Steve Maxwell, a strength specialist with MaxwellSC.com, agrees. "I think [shoe manufacturers] realize that perhaps they were headed in the wrong direction with the heavy cushioning and thick heels," he said.

Better Performance Through Natural Movement

"Barefoot or minimal footwear training provides the feet a much finer feedback from the ground, which optimizes movement efficiency," said Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat, a natural training movement. "It also keeps them strong and healthy."

For the last several years the fitness industry has been erring on the side of caution, with more stable shoes and high ankle taping. But this may be doing more harm than good. The rigidness and protection the tape and inflexible shoes provide actually prevents the feet and ankles from doing what they were designed to do -- move, adjust, compensate, and most important, provide feedback on how the body should respond to the surfaces the feet encounter.

This could be why the rate of ankle sprains and knee injuries for athletes in various sports has increased rather than decreased, despite the abundant options in athletic shoes. A September 2010 article by Laura Miler in "Becker's National Orthopedic and Spine Review" noted that "sports-related foot and ankle injuries are increasing among athletes," In fact, several studies have shown that those who wear high-priced, high-performance athletic shoes are actually more likely to suffer an injury.

Developing the strength of your feet and ankles will improve their overall dexterity and reactivity. Your balance, proprioception and quality of movement are also enhanced, and this benefits real-world activities, as well as training in the gym and for sports performance.

Integration Is Key

A number of footwear manufacturers are finally taking note and producing products designed for barefoot-style training. More flexible, with thin soles that have a "zero" drop from the heel to the toe, Maxwell says these "new minimalist shoes hit the mark." Their level bottoms promote a more neutral midfoot to forefoot ground strike when running, rather than the heel strike that running shoes tend to encourage.

Athletic shoes, like plaster casts for broken bones, immobilize and support. But just like what happens when wearing a cast, certain muscles will atrophy and weaken, so incorporating minimalist or barefoot training into your workout is something you should do gradually.

Start by doing your warm-ups in socks or bare feet if your gym permits it. This will give you a good introduction to the application and how it feels. Take it slowly and transition over a period of several months.

In the beginning, you will probably feel some discomfort. As you reawaken the muscles in your feet, ankles and calves, they may feel stiff and sore, and this is normal. It is not normal, though, to feel pain in your joints, bones or soft-tissue. This could indicate an injury. So if you experience aches of that sort, stop immediately and allow your body to rest and heal.

As you build to more advanced movements like pogo jumps, lunges, deadlifts, squats, stepups, squat-to-stand and Spiderman crawls, you'll notice they feel amazing performed barefoot. Training in this way promotes and develops the reactivity and stability of your feet, as well as the mobility of your ankles.

A word of caution, though: If you have diabetes or any other condition that can cause a loss of sensation in your feet, keep your shoes on. Feedback from the feet is vital in barefoot and minimalist training. Your body depends on this feedback to know how to adjust the movement you're engaging in -- or if you need to stop it immediately. Numb feet cannot provide this feedback and can be severely damaged.

For most others, though, barefoot training is safe. It offers a new and exhilarating experience and promotes healthier body movements. More than a fad, barefoot or minimalist training allows your feet and their related muscles to move in the way they were designed to move.
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  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
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  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • NEW: "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC renew the clown's show after he pulled all such low-class shenanigans? Boycott NBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and Trump's other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops! The Donald has expressed extreme Hatred towards gays and blacks with his birther remarks and anti-gay rhetoric. Remember how poorly Trump treated Rosie O'Donnel? Now we know why he did that! It was hate against a lesbian as we now know he is biget. Unforgiveable! Dump NBC because they re-newed Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"! NBC, Really? Update June 1, 2011: Trump now claims that Obama's long form, original birth certificate is fake. And NBC keeps this hater? NBC, You Kidding Us?

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Army base readies for new policy on gays
By ADAM ASHTON - Miami Herald - Aug. 21, 2011

Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Oria Berndt endorsed the National Guard's decision two decades ago to discharge a lesbian officer after she disclosed her sexuality. He even appeared on television to speak in favor of barring gays from the military.

Berndt doesn't regret the stand he took then, but he wouldn't make the same choice today. Now 82, he says the Army is ready to incorporate openly gay and lesbian service members into its ranks when the Pentagon's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy ends next month and the military catches up to changing U.S. views about homosexuality.

"I was against gays in the military at the time, and my feeling at that time was when society accepts gays, then the military can accept gays," the Parkland, Wash., resident said, remembering his support for the National Guard's discharge of then-Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer in 1992.

"I think society's changed."

Berndt's right, say Army officers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, the largest military installation on the West Coast, where they've finished briefing soldiers on new policies for openly gay service members. They anticipate a relatively easy transition for soldiers who've followed the national debate over the policy and grown more comfortable with the idea of gays serving openly in the military.

The 17-year-old policy requiring gay service members to hide their sexual orientation is scheduled to end Sept. 20, two months after the Pentagon formally certified that it was ready to accept the change.

"There's not a lot of change as far as I'm concerned," said Capt. Ben Schneller, 30, who delivered a series of briefings at Lewis-McChord on the new policy as commander of the 472nd Signal Company in the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.

Schneller said his 75 soldiers paid close attention during their 90-minute briefings and appeared ready for the policy shift.

"Hey, it's a change, and our job is to move out smartly and accomplish the mission regardless of anything," said Schneller, of Yelm, Wash.

"Repeal day" might pass without much official fuss at Lewis-McChord's Army and Air Force units, but it'll go off with celebrations around the country for gays and lesbians who've concealed their sexuality while serving in the armed forces. Cammermeyer, the colonel whose discharge Berndt supported, plans to attend a party that day in the nation's capital.

A pioneer for gay rights in the military, she won a landmark court case in 1994 that led to her reinstatement in the National Guard.

"I am so tired of being the lesbian rather than just being a soldier or a nurse or whatever the title," said Cammermeyer, of Whidbey Island, Wash. "To be identified solely by your sexual orientation - my life is much, much broader than that."

Schneller sounds confident that he can navigate the policy change as an infantry company commander, but he'll have to work through a few gray areas that are arising because of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that bars gay marriage.

For example, line commanders will have to decide whether to grant emergency leave in certain situations for gay soldiers if their partners become seriously ill. Schneller says he faces the same choice with any soldier whose relatives fall sick. It comes down to whether the company can accomplish its job without a part of its team.
 
More explicitly, gay soldiers won't be able to use certain benefits for their partners that are provided to married, heterosexual soldiers. They include health insurance, a boost in a monthly housing allowance or the ability to have a gay partner live on base.
 
That disparity has gay rights groups such as the Courage Campaign highlighting the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" in their push to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, which they say creates an unfair system for gay service members in committed relationships.
 
The law "now more clearly than ever is the outlier that will prevent the military from doing its job efficiently," Courage Campaign founder Rick Jacobs said recently.

The Defense Department is taking pains to tell service members which benefits they can assign to unmarried partners, such as death gratuities, life insurance and the right to appoint anyone as a designated caregiver. The Pentagon also says it's reviewing whether to change other benefits.

Its briefings to soldiers included role-playing instances when the subject of someone's sexuality might come up during an assignment, such as a lesbian officer asking for housing benefits after having a child with her partner. That would be permissible because the officer could designate her partner as a primary caregiver to their child.
 
Another involved intervening to halt gay slurs. Schneller said one of his younger soldiers stepped up during the scenario and said, "That's wrong. We don't tolerate discrimination or harassment in this unit."
 
The military's tradition as a national mixing pot could help it work through the change just as it could lead to some initial conflicts, said a retired airman from Orting, Wash., who spoke on the condition of anonymity to shield his son, an Army officer, from repercussions.
 
The airman, who retired in 2001, remembers the military as a place where locker-room talk could easily veer into anti-gay insults, especially among younger service members. The airman's son shares that concern, he said.
 
"Just imagine the hazing that would take place," he said. "Right now there would be a lot of hazing for anyone that doesn't quite adhere to the norm. It's almost like an elementary schoolyard until you get a little older."
 
He believes that openly gay service members eventually will be incorporated into the armed forces, but he thinks it's a bad time to make the change while the country's fighting two wars.
 
"It's another distraction from the job itself," he said.

Army I Corps spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield said the military will deal with derisive language directed at gays in the same way it addresses inappropriate conduct for all soldiers.
 
But some in the military remain uncomfortable with openly gay service members. In a Pentagon survey last year, a majority of Marines in combat units opposed the change, even as most service members said it wouldn't disrupt their units.
 
That was one of the main reasons Berndt, the retired command sergeant major, opposed incorporating openly gay troops during his career.
 
"I firmly believe that when a man's in combat you have to depend on the guy on your right and on your left. I know we can depend on any trained soldier," he said. "I don't think 20 years ago or even 10 years ago soldiers were comfortable with the thought that the guy on the right could be gay."
 
Since his retirement, he's noticed popular culture becoming more open to gays and lesbians. He's also seen less hate speech and violence directed at gays. That tells him that society's ready to include gays in its military.
 
Cammermeyer appreciates the changing attitudes and believes that the law could have been repealed much earlier without opposition in Congress.
 
"Society is so far ahead of the military, especially for the young people," she said. "In this instance, it's like, 'So, what's the problem?' "
 
Aside from the repeal and party, she's looking forward to one more thing about Sept. 20.
 
"Pretty soon we won't have to talk about this ever again," she said.
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