Barefoot in Toronto
Walking everywhere, the way nature intended...
Hello and Welcome to Barefoot in Toronto!
You have stepped into a shoe-free zone, so please kick off your shoes, stretch those toes and join me for a walk.
I'm Mauricio Morales (Barefoot Moe) and I simply LOVE being barefoot everywhere - yes even at work and on the streets! Being barefoot feels great, it's also very healthy, for one's feet as well as the rest of our bodies.
I have been indulging in the pleasures and benefits of a barefoot lifestyle since I was in my early 20's. I'm now 40 and my feet stay bare about 95% of the time, year-round.
Curious to learn more? Keep walking with me and I'll tell you all I know about barefooting and it's benefits.
Foot Notes
There is an afluence of new (and not so new) information and findings about the benefits of going barefoot.
Here is a list of articles that deal with this subject. Be sure to check regularly as I will be updating these links whenever I find more noteworthy writings.
Is Barefoot Running Really Better For You?
by Steve Kamb - Nerd Fitness, November 4, 2009
Great, in-depth, objective analysis on barefoot running.
Sick of shoes? Back pain? Try living the barefoot life
by Rachel Maclean - Cochrane Eagle, July 29, 2009
Eperience recount with barefooters Al Gaultier and Tina Dubois from British Columbia, Canada
Kick Your Shoes Off, Free your Feet, tell your nervous system you care
iamgeekfit, September 10, 2008
Interesting article on foot health and how bare is best when it comes to our feet. iamgeekfit is a blog for grad students, researchers, academics and related who want to get fit, healthy, well and stay that way.
You Walk Wrong
by Adam Sternbergh - New York Magazine, April 21, 2008
It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.
Baring your sole
by Steve Kilgallon - Sunday Star Times, New Zealand, July 19, 2009.
Sports biomechanist Greg Pain says the logic behind barefoot running makes 'perfect sense'.
No shoes? No problem!
by Jennifer Yang, The Globe & Mail, Canada, July 15, 2009
Shoelessness is taking off, as more and more people begin to shed footwear in favour of a more bare approach. Meet the barefoot army.
Running barefoot kicks up mixed emotions
by Anica Wong - The Denver Post, July 22, 2009
Dispute over muscle freedom
The painful truth about trainers: Are running shoes a waste of money?
by Christopher McDougall - Mail Online, April 19, 2009
Extract from the acclaimed book "Born to Run" by McDougall
The merits of going barefoot
by Michelle Sheppard - The Toronto Star, July 05, 2009
A new book argues that feet is the cutting edge in sports technology.
Liberate your sole, one foot at a time
by Nicole Baute - The Toronto Star, July 26, 2008
Science and shoesmakers are just catching up to a barefoot revolution
Meet the vicar who does his parish rounds barefoot 'to get in touch with the earth'
Mail Online, March 19, 2008
Why Shoes Make "Normal" Gait Impossible
by William A. Rossi, D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatry)
Dr. Rossi explains how flaws in footwear affect this complex human function.
Take Off Your Shoes and Walk
by Simon J. Wikler D.S.C. (Doctor of Surgical Chiropody)
Podiatrist Dr. Wikler advocates going barefoot for better foot health (especially for children)
