Do you have foot pain? Suffer from shin splints? Most lower leg chronic injuries or pains are due to over-stressed tendons and ligaments. Usually it is because we went too hard too fast. One way to help eliminate these ailments is to throw in barefoot training.
When we have a chronic injury, we have done too much for too long and it has put stress on weakened muscles, tendons, fascia, and ligaments. Obviously if you suffer from these currently, you should take time off and let it rest. It took time to be injured and it will take time to heal.
Besides rest and recovery for healing, we should start with a sound training program to help strengthen key muscles and their attachments. Barefoot training helps strengthen all the key stabilizer muscles within the lower leg and in the foot. Think of your feet like your hands. Your feet hold your body all day. Stabilization and movement originate from the foot. To be strong on your feet your feet need to be strong.
Simply remove your shoes when you are doing lower body training. This will recruit the muscles in the foot and calf complex as well as the anterior of the leg like you ahve never done before. When you were a kid, did you have feet problems? No! You probably ran barefoot everywhere. Use sparingly at first and work your way into it. Have fun with it.
"Get to work."
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