Barefoot Walking

Name: Barefoot Walking | Free Your Feet to Minimize Impact, Maximize Efficiency, and Discover the Pleasure of Getting in Touch with the Earth
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Free Your Feet to Minimize Impact, Maximize Efficiency, and Discover the Pleasure of Getting in Touch with the Earth

Michael Sandler Jessica Lee(Autor*in)

Harmony/Rodale/Convergent (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 26. März 2013

432 Seiten

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Intro
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface by the Sakyong
Foreword by Dr. Mercola
Introduction
A Healthy Dose of Vitamin G
Prescription Earth
Great Healers Didn't Wear Shoes
Life-Altering Benefits of Barefoot Walking
Your Step-by-Step Walking Guide
Part I Why on Earth Would You Want to Walk Barefoot?
1 Walk Your Way to Health and Happiness
One Foot in Front of the Other
Build a New Body
Feel the Earth, Free Your Spirit
2 Why Barefoot Is Best
Free Shoes for Everyone
A Lighter Step
Donald Duck Knew Best
Save Your Children's Feet!
Save Grandma's Hips!
Help Our Returning Troops
Benefits of Barefoot Walking
Challenges of Barefoot Walking
3 Barefoot Walking: The New Fountain of Youth
Antiaging Benefits of Walking Barefoot
Barefoot Brainpower
Nature's Viagra
4 Vitamin G: The Lost Supplement
An Inch of Rubber Away from Nirvana
Nature's Drugstore
Getting in Sync
The Physics of Getting Grounded
Spiritual Grounding
Dirt-It Does a Body Good
5 Discover Your True Nature
Barefoot Is Human
Dance in the Woods
Nature Play
Bare Your Soles
6 Excuses Be Gone!
Love over Fear
Excuse #1: That Looks Painful
Excuse #2: I Could Step on Something Sharp
Excuse #3: I Have Flat Feet (or High Arches)
Excuse #4: My Feet Are Really Sensitive
Excuse #5: My Feet Will Become Ugly
Excuse #6: It Hurts When I Land on My Heels
Excuse #7: The Ground Is Too Cold
Excuse #8: It's Too Hot Outside
Excuse #9: I'm a Heavy Pronator (or Need Extra Support)
Excuse #10: I'm Too Old to Try Going Barefoot
Excuse #11: I'm Too Heavy
Excuse #12: There's No Place I Can Go Barefoot
Excuse #13: People Will Look at Me Funny
Excuse #14: I'll Step in Dog Poop
Excuse #15: I Have Bunions
Excuse #16: I Have Weak Ankles
Excuse #17: I'll Get Parasites or Diseases
Excuse #18: I'm Pregnant (or Planning to Be)
No Excuses!
Part II Free Your Feet and Experience the Earth
7 It's Barefoot Time
Checking In: How Do You Feel?
Warming Up for Barefooters
Grass for Starters
Step-by-Step Guide to Proper Barefoot Walking Form
The Three Methods of Barefoot Walking
8 Ninety Days to Barefoot Freedom
Michael's Two-Question Rule
"Hand Weights," aka Shoes
Start with Only 100 Yards
The First Thirty Days: Go Slow to Go Fast
Month Two: Walk Away from That Shoe
Month Three: Time to Say Whee!
Barefoot Beads
Building a Base
9 Philosophies of a Barefoot Walker
Be Present
Barefoot Meditation Walks
Be Patient and Listen to Your Body
Be the Humble Barefoot Walker
10 Turn Your Feet into Living Shoes
And Now . the Foot
Conditioning Exercises
Strengthening Exercises
Dynamic Stretching
The Foot Externals
Pampering Your Feet for Recovery
Getting to Know Your Feet
Part III Tips for Strength, Nutrition, and Total Health
11 Conditioning the Barefoot Walker for Strength and Balance
The Dangerously Wrong Way to Conditioning
Barefoot Drills
Barefoot Games
Building Core Strength
Weight Training
Treadmills
Cross Training for Barefoot Walkers
12 Stretching for Healing and Injury Prevention
A Little Stretching Goes a Long Way
Types of Stretches
Guidelines for Stretching
You Deserve a Massage
13 On the Right Path with Nutrition
Eat Nutrient-Dense Foods
Avoid Toxins
Dietary Cautions: Corn Syrup, Carbs, Cokes, and Cans
Our Path to Rawdom
Superfood Favorites
Drink It Up
Eat Nature's Food
Part IV Discovering and Rediscovering the Joy of Barefoot Walking at Every Age
14 Barefoot Children
No Running on the Playground
Barefoot Benefits for Children
The Danger of Footwear for Kids
Footwear for Children
Playtime Barefoot Activities
15 Barefoot Seniors Turn Back the Clock
Use It or Lose It
Barefoot Benefits for Seniors
Footwear for Seniors
Resuscitate Your Feet
Part V Dancing with Nature
16 Weather or Not, Here I Come
How Cold or Hot Is It?
Walking in Heat: Concrete Advice
Walking in Cold: Get Invigorated
17 Exploring Terrain
The Benefits of Exploring Terrain
Navigate the Roads Less Traveled
Hitting the Trails
Take a Hike
Ups and Downs of Hills
18 Overcoming the Agony of the Feet
First, the First Aid
Common Aches, Pains, and Injuries from the Bottom Up
Foot and Ankle Challenges
Lower Leg Challenges
Knee and Upper Leg Challenges
Hip and Upper Body Challenges
Part VI If You Really Must Wear Something on Your Feet
19 Minimalist Footwear-Uncensored
A Minimalist Shoe Versus the Moccasin
For the Times You Must Wear Shoes
Don't Trust the Shoe Hype
Natural Footwear
How to Wear Minimalist Footwear
Happy Feet
Part VII The Final Step
20 Leading by Your Footprints
Barefoot Running, Anyone?
Beyond Barefoot
Stewards of the Earth
Only the Beginning
Acknowledgments
Notes
Resources
Credits
About the Authors

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