The Merrells, here, now have a similar shoe.\u00a0 These are for people who are afraid to go out with the toes.\u00a0 This is not your thing.\u00a0 You\u2019re not the showy person.\u00a0 I\u2019m a showy person so I don\u2019t mind showing my toes off.\u00a0 I like the attention I get. Some people don\u2019t like them, and they think they look weird.\u00a0 Merrell has now made a shoe that you can wear the same way.\u00a0 There are also Nike Frees.\u00a0 These came out a few years ago.\u00a0 They\u2019re more of a minimalist type shoes, as well.<\/p>\n
So, these minimalist type shoes, again, we\u2019ve got a little bit of a thinner sole.\u00a0 This one\u2019s are a little thicker than the Vibrams.\u00a0 So, this is nice for people who like to do a little more hiking stuff.\u00a0 It\u2019s a thicker sole than the Vibrams, the Merrells are.\u00a0 We still have this minimalist.\u00a0 We don\u2019t really have much on a heel on it, and it doesn\u2019t really have that toe thing going in as the other shoes are.\u00a0 They\u2019re going to have give in them.\u00a0 This one, right now, has something in it so I can\u2019t show you how it usually gives, but it has more give.\u00a0 It is a little bit more forgiving as you move. So, Merrell would be a nice substitute.<\/p>\n
Again, I would work my way into these.\u00a0 You can\u2019t take your way from this to this.\u00a0 Start by with just one hour and then the two hours and work your way up.\u00a0 That goes for walking.\u00a0 Walk for a certain period of time.\u00a0 Then, up that up to a mile, maybe longer, depending on how far you walk or what you do, distance-wise.<\/p>\n
[38:40]<\/p>\n
The Merrell would probably be better if you\u2019re going where there\u2019s a little bit more rocky stuff because the sole\u2019s a little bit thicker.<\/p>\n
[38:52]<\/p>\n
These don\u2019t have any.\u00a0 If you\u2019re going really mountainous type, you might want something that has a little bit stiffer ankle, but what\u2019s nice about when you have these Merrells and the Vibrams is that it allows your foot to readjust on them.\u00a0 Naturally, your feet, your ankles, are supposed to readjust and not lock up.<\/p>\n
[39:25]<\/p>\n
Yeah.\u00a0 Either way, you can.\u00a0 Your ankles have to be strong if you\u2019re going to do something of that, and that\u2019s again working your way into them, getting the strength into your ankles because naturally your ankle is supposed to give.\u00a0 If you really get a truly flexible and strong ankle, you can roll out and not sprain it because the body readjusts.\u00a0 These joints are meant to do these things.\u00a0 They have this absorbency and this movement to them.\u00a0 When we lock them up, they don\u2019t get that movement which means that you have more chance of twisting them, causing problems, spraining them, all of these things.<\/p>\n
Since I\u2019ve been working with people or since I\u2019ve been working myself in fixing my feet, I don\u2019t roll my foot out.\u00a0 If I do, my body responds back and catches me without sprains or inflammation or things like this.\u00a0 The people I work with have the same results.\u00a0 They don\u2019t find as much foot pain.\u00a0 They\u2019re not rolling out as much.\u00a0 Their body can readjust to the terrains, the different things that happen.\u00a0 When your feet can feet the ground and feel what\u2019s going on, the body can readjust to these various things that pop into the way.\u00a0 If our ankles are locked down and I misstep, let\u2019s say, off a rock, my ankle doesn\u2019t move.\u00a0 What\u2019s going to happen?\u00a0 It\u2019s going to have to sprain.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to give, and it\u2019s going to pull on that limb.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n
[41:22]<\/p>\n
So, you\u2019re a big heel striker.\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 As you work into them, they should start to get you to walk more naturally.\u00a0 So you don\u2019t have the cushion to cause you to do more heel strike.\u00a0 Sorry.<\/p>\n
[41:42]<\/p>\n
You notice the impact more.\u00a0 This was his question, earlier, that I missed.\u00a0 Because you notice the impact more, your body won\u2019t let you do that because it doesn\u2019t want the pain.\u00a0 Because it\u2019s going to feel, it\u2019s naturally going to start go into this walk.\u00a0 When I went into the Vibrams, I noticed how much more ankle movement I had.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t so hard on the heel.\u00a0 Your body will naturally start to change because it doesn\u2019t want you to strike on them.<\/p>\n
[42:11]<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t.\u00a0 You know what, this is where you start becoming aware.\u00a0 Some women really like to wear their high heels.\u00a0 We\u2019re going to do it.\u00a0 With us doing that, you just need to be aware and try to change as much as you can and know that you\u2019re making a conscious decision to wear those shoes.\u00a0 That\u2019s what I do.\u00a0 I know I\u2019m going to wear these shoes.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to feel it tomorrow.\u00a0 I might work me feet out a little bit, but I do try to walk a little more balanced even in them.\u00a0 Even if I can\u2019t get to the exact place because the shoes prevent me, I try as much as possible.\u00a0 I try to get as much ankle and all of these things.\u00a0 Does that answer your question?<\/p>\n
[42:54]<\/p>\n
Yeah, definitely.\u00a0 I don\u2019t recommend concrete running in the Vibrams.\u00a0 I find that\u2019s a little stressful to the body unless you have built your body enough to handle that.\u00a0 You want some that\u2019s a little bit thicker sole just because it\u2019s concrete.\u00a0 I run in them.\u00a0 I can run on the concrete, but my body\u2019s been trained a little bit more.\u00a0 Trail running, these are great for.\u00a0 If you can get in paths, these are for the running.\u00a0 I would say these are going to be better because of a little bit of a thicker sole.\u00a0 If you find, though, that you are having a lot of stress on the body, find the shoe that may be a little thicker than this but not too much, not that big high heel on.<\/p>\n
[43:45]<\/p>\n
How do you balance out?\u00a0 You just have to understand that it\u2019s a process, and as you continue to keep your mind focused on it and as you continue to focus, that all naturally start to go away.\u00a0 The pain will naturally start to go away, and you\u2019ll find more balance.\u00a0 You sometimes have to go through the pain a little bit to get out of the pain.\u00a0 If you\u2019re focusing on all these things we\u2019re talking about, that pain will start to alleviate as you do it.\u00a0 Even joint pain, it will start to alleviate.\u00a0 You just got to work through it and work in a healthy way, not an extreme way.<\/p>\n
[44:52]<\/p>\n
It does.\u00a0 It naturally knows.\u00a0 Your body naturally knows where it wants to be.\u00a0 You just have to get a little bit out of how you\u2019ve learned it or trained it and get it back to the natural place of where it\u2019s supposed to be.\u00a0 It\u2019ll know.\u00a0 It\u2019ll know that this feels more natural.\u00a0 This feels better.<\/p>\n
[45:14]<\/p>\n
You should wear them without socks.\u00a0 They\u2019re fine to wear without socks.\u00a0 Are you talking about on the outside here?\u00a0 How long have you had them?\u00a0 Have you broke them in?\u00a0 They do take a little bit of tiem to break in.<\/p>\n
[46:00]<\/p>\n
Okay.\u00a0 They\u2019re just like any other shoes, and they do take some time to break them in.\u00a0 They will mold around.\u00a0 So, there could be some natural breaking in of shoes, the natural rubbings and things.\u00a0 Once it really starts to form fit your foot, that should go away.\u00a0 Is it still doing it now?<\/p>\n
[46:33]<\/p>\n
For a while.<\/p>\n
[46:36]<\/p>\n
You shouldn\u2019t need to wear the toe socks. You do find that if they\u2019re the right size, they will conform to your foot, but it will take a little bit of breaking in for them to conform to your foot.\u00a0 They\u2019re just like any other shoes.\u00a0 They do take some time to get that foot.<\/p>\n
[47:02]<\/i><\/p>\n
What about Skechers or whatever that has been that has been popular lately.<\/i><\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to be really honest right up.\u00a0 I hate those.\u00a0 I really do.\u00a0 They end up overdeveloping the body in the way that they should not be.\u00a0 Number one, they\u2019re rounded.\u00a0 So, they\u2019re already putting your foot in an unnatural position.\u00a0 Number two, they\u2019re going to work your legs unnaturally.\u00a0 So, they end up overdeveloping the quads and pushing you forward, and they create unbalance. Even though they talk about it, that it\u2019s the backside, they end up overdeveloping the quads is what really happens.\u00a0 They do the opposite.\u00a0 So, I really do not like them.<\/p>\n
MBTs are another brand that came out that was supposed to be.\u00a0 They weren\u2019t there for the shaping up, but they were to mimic a tribe (and I can\u2019t remember the name of the tribe), which was Masai, which is why it\u2019s MBT.\u00a0 Those are rockers like that, too.\u00a0 They\u2019re actually bigger rocker, and although that naturalness can ease the joints, which was nice, at the same time, it unnaturally develops the body and not let it do what it\u2019s supposed to do.\u00a0 It actually throws it more out of whack than in whack.<\/p>\n
So, I\u2019m not a big fan of those.\u00a0 I will say that, I\u2019m sorry if there\u2019s a Skechers <\/i>person around here, I hate those shoes.\u00a0 I prefer these over them.\u00a0 I do have a pair of Skechers.\u00a0 <\/i>These are Skechers<\/i>, but they\u2019re not those Shape ups <\/i>or whatever they call them.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s move to some exercises.\u00a0 I can answer more questions afterwards if people want.\u00a0 So, let\u2019s move on to exercises.\u00a0 So, you\u2019ve got your standing.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got your walking.\u00a0 First and probably the easiest thing to do, golf ball or tennis ball.\u00a0 For those of you that have tightness underneath your foot.\u00a0 If you were to feel your foot, you might feel like a tight cable running through it.\u00a0 My plantar fasciitis people, you might feel a tight cable that runs through the bottom of your foot.\u00a0 If you were to feel your foot, and you feel hard tissue or spots that are tight or built up, this is a great thing to do.\u00a0 You take a tennis ball, and you give yourself a foot massage.\u00a0 Really easy.<\/p>\n
If you have sensitive, a golf ball is not what you can use, but if you want to get deeper in there, a golf ball will help.\u00a0 As you do this, you\u2019re going to feel like there\u2019s a tight spot.\u00a0 You really work into that spot.\u00a0 You put some pressure into, and you just roll.\u00a0 You do both sides.\u00a0 So, this can help stretch the bottom of your foot, build some flexibility back into it.<\/p>\n
For those of you feeling a tight cable or have tight feet or high arches, these are the places.\u00a0 Use a tennis ball.\u00a0 This will help.\u00a0 This is a good place to start in getting release in that foot.\u00a0 What that\u2019s going to do is it\u2019s going to spread the foot out.\u00a0 The bones will become a lot more natural, and those who have that high arch, the arch is going to drop a little bit, which is good, because it\u2019s supposed to be more grounded to the floor as opposed to that big lift that\u2019s occurring.<\/p>\n
[50:29]<\/p>\n
Two minutes.\u00a0 Whatever feels to work the foot out.<\/p>\n
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