Episode 580 : Lee Saxby joins Vinnie in this 1 on 1 edition of the Celebrity Fitness trainer podcast to discuss the art of injury-free barefoot running, and how everyone is born to run. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty LEE SAXBY The Godfather of Barefoot Running Check out his website here Pursues injury free, barefoot running BAREFOOT RUNNING Jogging book from the 70s Jogging is the same thing as race-walking When you are barefoot, your brain KNOWS when to break into a run due to force When you have rubber (heel) under your foot, your body doesn't know when to run vs. jog, which can hurt you Lee's epiphany came in the year 2000, in Kenya He saw lots of kids running barefoot and he saw how everyone had the same running technique Biomechanically, running barefoot forced them to Lower impact for them! The best runners come out of East Africa, so there Lee saw a correlation Lee saw that there was a definite difference in running depending on where they ran (endurance running) Forefoot on hard ground Heel-strike on grass They didn't realize what they were doing -- instincts and biomechanics kicked in Your foot is constantly trying to find the ground -- it cannot do that if you have tennis shoes on Lee will film people with shoes vs no shoes The more padding in the shoe, the longer their feet stick to the ground This is an issue and can cause extra strain CORRECTING A BAD RUNNER Many people never heel-strike which causes lots of pain to achilles and other tendons Lee tries to educate people simply Educating trainers to what good running looks like To do this he has a certification program BORN TO RUN People looked at Chris McDougall's book as a bible which wasn't the best idea Both do love the book, though McDougall had plantar fasciitis in 2010 and Lee Saxby helped fix that by changing his running style Those toe-shoes are not the cure-all, good running technique is Both Vinnie and Lee owned these Vibrum's before realizing they weren't the right move The 5 finger can hurt those with broad feet, cause knee injuries, etc They were more of a fashion statement than a functional shoe Vinnie had issues with them on long runs Your running style has to be good for these to work You're better off going actually barefoot if you are able