Occasionally wear a pair of minimalist shoes. Wearing minimalist shoes for all of your running is probably a bad idea. Most runners don’t take enough time to transition gradually and safely - and they end up hurt. A better idea is to wear a lighter, more flexible shoe for 1-2 short and easy runs every week. You could also wear them for your weekly fast workout once you’re used to the easy runs in minimalist trainers. Wearing “less shoe” will help you develop stronger lower leg and feet muscles while reinforcing good running form. It’s more difficult to aggressively heel strike in light shoes
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