Free Running with Vibram Five Finger Toe Shoes Video
Since I got my first pair of Vibram Five Finger Toe Shoes last fall, I’ve been wondering when they might be used for free running. The shoes are just too damned fun. Even for the less daring they kind of turn the whole world into a playground due to the heightened sensory perception activity that your brain receives from your feet and toes.
This video features some but not all of the participants working out in a free running playground or park. Some of the folks are wearing Vibrams. I would think that the feedback would be very important in helping you sense and react with the fractional seconds necessary to process your next move and reaction. That said, I do have to wonder just how strong your feet would have to become to be able to jump some of these distances barefoot.
Not Familiar with Free Running?
Here is the video that introduced me to the sport. I have not tried it myself yet, but it reminds me a lot of skateboarding and rollerblading, which I used to do quite a bit years back.
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Hey, I just got a pair of these last week and I love them. I do parkour too and find these great for better balance, running and climbing. Only problem is that they have no shock absorbtion so i would jump off the heights that i would in normal shoes!
Yeah, I have to agree with you about jumping down from things, especially when you are landing on large rocks or granite or something. I’ve seen a few people free running in them(on youtube) but don’t know what their training secret is yet. I used to be able to leap off of semi trailers and hit the ground in combat boots with no issues but I was a lot younger then (and probably dumber too), but combat boots had pretty much zero shock absorption too, if anything probably amplified things.
I’m curious what the new bikilas might be like for jumping, especially with a little more arch support.