The Great Toe Needs to Be Great It wants to be great. You just have to let it be. Your Big Toe needs to move. <----as we learned in Part one, which you can read by clicking the link The Greatness of the Great Toe Specifically the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP), where the big toe articulates with the foot, needs to be mobile and strong. If the Big Toe isn't functioning as it should your balance wont be very good because you can't make microadjustments to the natural sway of the body at the foot. Your walking gait will be off due to the inability to dorsiflex the hallux and take full advantage of the Windlass … [Read more...]
What’s the Deal With the Clown Shoes? and Why You May Want a Pair…..
October 2, 2012 by
We've all seen these guys at the gym ...... For those of you who are not up to date on the latest fitness meets pop culture trends of the minute those are the Vibram Five Fingers... Get it? 5 toes, they're each separated, like fingers in a glove only it's on your foot...get it? They've become very popular in the last 2 years or so to the point where now I see people come to the gym for the first time EVER IN THEIR LIVES with Vibrams on. I'm guessing this has a lot to do with 2 things which have seemingly acted synergistically in this time frame. Born To Run by Christopher McDougall It's a national bestseller about the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico. … [Read more...]
