10 easy steps to barefoot running
1. START SLOW. Your foot muscles and soles are weak and must strengthen.
2. Start totally barefoot on a hard, smooth surface. You will learn better form.
3. Do not land on your heel. Heel-striking is unnatural and causes injuries.
4. Make contact with your forefoot first (front-foot or mid-foot strike).
5. Allow your heel to come down. Do not run on your toes!
6. Shorten your strides. Increase your cadence (how many footsteps you take).
7. Lift your legs with each stride and glide, don’t push off with your quads.
8. If it hurts, adjust. If it still hurts, stop running for the day!
9. As Barefoot Ken Bob says, “Relax, relax, relax!”
10. Have fun!
