Download or read book Barefoot Walking written by Michael Sandler and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2013 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of Barefoot Running, the essential guide to the life-changing benefits of barefoot walking As the thousands of people who have fallen in love with barefoot running already know, shedding your shoes is good for the body and the soul. Barefoot Walking shows all readers, no matter their fitness level, how to take command of their physical and spiritual well-being through this simple and easy practice, even if they are daunted by sore feet, achy joints, injury, illness, or feeling out of shape. This book contains special material for children, pregnant women, and seniors, and shows anyone how this gentle, natural activity can literally transform one's life, restoring health, vitality, strength, and balance, and improving focus, mood, memory, and more. Full of tips and tools for going bare, this is the essential handbook for people who want to move their body, connect with the earth, and feel physically and psychologically more alive.
Download or read book We All Go Traveling By written by Sheena Roberts and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hop aboard the yellow school bus as it makes its way through town. Different modes of transportation are each paired with a color in this educational and fun selection.
Download or read book Dump Truck Disco written by Skye Silver and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dump Truck Daisy and her construction vehicle crew are on a secret nighttime mission — build a playground before sunrise! Detailed endnotes provide additional information about construction vehicles and inclusive playgrounds. Vibrant artwork and a catchy disco tune and animation make this a stellar choice for any child who is fascinated by construction vehicles.
Download or read book Let s Celebrate written by Kate DePalma and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child’s-eye view of 13 holidays around the world, such as the Spring Festival in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, Eid al-Fitr in Egypt, Día de Muertos in Mexico and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria. Includes pronunciation guides, a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate.
Download or read book Barefoot Running written by Michael Sandler and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How could something we have for free—our bare feet—be better for running than $150 shoes? The truth is that running in shoes is high-impact, unstable, and inflexible. Shoes promote a heel-centric ground strike, which weakens your feet, knees, and hips, and leads to common running injuries. In contrast, barefoot running is low-impact, forefoot-centric, stable, and beneficial to your body. It encourages proper form and strengthens your feet in miraculous ways. When you run in shoes, you not only risk developing poor form, but you also hinder the natural relationship with the ground that running facilitates. Barefoot running restores the delightful sensory and spiritual connections to the earth that you were meant to experience. Barefoot Running offers the only step-by-step direction runners need at any age to overcome injuries, run faster than ever, and rediscover the pure joy of running. Once you tear off your shoes and learn to dance with nature, you’ll tread lightly and freely, hearing only the earth’s symphony and feeling only the dirt beneath your feet. Hit the ground running with revolutionary techniques for starting out slowly, choosing minimalist footwear, navigating rough weather and rugged terrain, and building your feet into living shoes.
Download or read book Magic Train Ride written by Sally Crabtree and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ticket on the Magic Train takes the reader from outer space to underwater to a land of cakes.
Download or read book Going Barefoot written by Aileen Fisher and published by HarperCollins Children's Books. This book was released on 1960 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy, who yearns for the weather to be warm enough so he can go barefoot, thinks about all the animals that go barefoot all year 'round.
Download or read book The Prince s Bedtime written by Joanne Oppenheim and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet a young prince who refuses to go to sleep! The entire kingdom comes out to lend a hand in this rhyming bedtime adventure. There is a hullabaloo of activity—jugglers juggling, magicians hypnotizing, dancers dancing—but it is the wonder of a good story that finally does the trick.
Download or read book Free Your Feet written by Transcend Your Limits, and published by Stefan Z. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free Your Feet is a brand new look at the lifestyle of walking barefoot. Your shoes are actually making your feet WEAKER. You’ve been training your feet to be weak, your whole life. In fact it’s worse than that, by wearing shoes you’re stopping your body discharge dangerous atoms known as ‘FREE RADICALS’ which if left untouched with no escape contribute to (or directly cause) many chronic conditions. Free radicals are BAD! They’re so bad in fact, that they’ve been linked with the causing or acceleration of dozens of really serious, fatal diseases. And we all produce them every day, in our bodies. Now you’re probably thinking, why would our bodies produce them if they’re dangerous? And it’s not that they’re so bad, it’s just that if TOO MANY are produced and left for TOO LONG in the body, they start causing problems, pretty rapidly. And that’s the problem. We used to walk everywhere with no shoes on, and discharge our free radicals into the ground every night and all throughout the day. But now, what do we do? We insulate our feet with rubber shoes, so the free radicals stay in the body. Now, feet aren’t the whole problem, it’s also diet, and I’m sure you’ve heard the term ‘antioxidant’ and know it’s good for you in some way? This is very much the same thing. So free radicals can be FLUSHED from your system by waling barefoot, IN THE RIGHT WAY and at the right times. More on that later, but there’s more... Your POSTURE when you wear shoes When you wear a shoe, you posture and muscles suffer massively. You can’t notice it though, and it can’t easily be seen by looking at someone. That’s why most people don’t know they have a problem. That is, until they end up at the doctors because their spine is out of line, or their neck is seized up, or they have knee or foot problems.. Or anything else like that! You see, posture problems aren’t obvious usually, unless they’re REALLY bad. That doesn’t mean they’re not serious though. By wearing shoes you’re actually damaging your posture and health, and you’re making your muscles weaker. You have probably been fooled by the marketing of big shoe companies to think that you need their shoes for the ‘arch support’. That’s not the case. You need the arch support BECAUSE you’re wearing the shoe.. Not the other way around. So if you just took the shoe off, you wouldn’t need the arch support. Think about it, no animal is born with shoes, and no human is either. We don’t need them, but more importantly, they’re damaging our feet and posture among other things. Every day that you wear shoes, you’re making your feet weaker, and more likely to become injured in the future. The muscles and stabilising tendons around the foot and legs are NOT used when you wear most types of shoe. In fact, they’re just left to wither, to the point that MILLIONS of people suffer every year from foot troubles that would be avoided if they didn’t wear shoes. It’s like if you broke your leg and used crutches. The crutches help at first, but if you KEEP using them, you don’t build up the strength to walk on your own. Your muscles fade away, and eventually, you’re weaker and not able to walk properly. It’s the same thing with shoes, every day you wear them, you’re making your feet weaker, because they don’t ever NEED to develop the muscles and tendons that you were born with, to enable you to walk unaided. So anyway, I obviously ended up doing a lot of research on all of this, over the years. That research became more and more in depth and interesting, and I thought I’d finally put it into a book format and offer it to you guys. I’ve presented it in a really interesting and informative way in this guide, but in a way that’s actually fun to read. I’ve created a detailed PDF book guide to walking barefooted, and why you’d want to do so. I explain lots of things in this guide.. What you’ll learn in ‘Free Your Feet’ In the detailed, concise PDF guide you’ll learn the following: Exactly how traditional shoes damage your feet, ruin your posture and cause all sorts of foot related problems How to start walking barefoot safely, and get ALL of the best benefits with none of the risks How to reduce the number of free radicals in your body which can improve many areas of your health and fight all the negative effects we mentioned before The types of shoe that AREN’T AS BAD for your feet as most (But the chances are, you’ve never heard of these, and they look TOTALLY different to what you’d expect) How to ground yourself even if you don’t live near any actual ground or soil/grass How big shoe companies trick you into needing or wanting shoes, without really having anything to back up their claims The most dangerous type of shoe you could possibly wear, and why it’s so bad for you! The strange thing you can do to release free radicals and neutralise the inflammation in your body How to carefully walk barefoot and do it safely in adverse weather conditions which most would consider too dangerous to walk barefoot in The secret to building up ‘foot armour’ that will enable you to walk over conker shells, thorns and even glass within just a few weeks My massive mistake that I made when first starting to walk barefoot, and how you can avoid doing the same thing What 90% of people who walk barefoot are actually doing WRONG and how you can do it right Plus of course, loads more.
Download or read book The Barefoot Book written by L. Daniel Howell and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are chronic shoe-wearers. We wear shoes almost constantly, certainly in public spaces, and often within the comfortable walls of our own homes. We need shoes. We need them for warmth and for protection. We wear shoes to be fashionable and because it's expected. And what's wrong with that? The Barefoot Book explores this question and provides a surprising answer. What's wrong is that chronic shoe wearing is negatively affecting our health and especially the health of our feet. According to author L. Daniel Howell, the warm, moist environment of a shoe-clad foot makes a perfect condition for fungus and bacteria to grow. Poorly fitting shoes cause or exacerbate a host of foot issues from hammer-toes, bunions, and ingrown toenails to fallen arches and Hallux valgus. And high heeled shoes are the worst culprits of all with chronic use damaging the knees, spine, and posture. In fact, continuous wearing of shoes--any shoes--is a problem. Howell explains how shoes redistribute weight, alter joints, weaken foot muscles, decrease foot flexibility, and eliminate sensory feedback from the sole and shock absorption of the arch. This leaves feet weak, fragile, and even more dependent on shoes. BR> If shoes are causing such problems, the solution is obvious: take them off. In The Barefoot Book, Howell describes the best and healthiest kinds of shoes to wear for the times we must wear shoes. For the rest of the time, he suggests we go barefoot, and gives tips for getting started on a more barefoot lifestyle. He suggests ways to ease into going barefoot more often, defines the best conditions and situations for going barefoot, identifies the risks, and provides ways to explain to people why you're going barefoot--particularly if you venture into public areas where shoes are expected. Howell would like us to experience healthier feet and fewer trips to the podiatrist's office, to develop feet that are strong, flexible, and comfortable. After learning about the dangers of chronic shoe wearing and the health benefits of going barefoot, readers will likely agree.
Download or read book The Age Well Project written by Annabel Streets and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diseases of older age take root decades before symptoms appear. For a longer, happier life, we need to plan ahead - but what exactly should we do? For five years, Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders immersed themselves in the latest science of longevity, radically overhauling their lives and documenting their findings on their popular blog. After reading hundreds of studies and talking to numerous experts, Annabel and Susan have compiled almost 100 short cuts to health in mid and later life, including: how, when and what to eat; the supplements worth taking; when, where and how to exercise; the most useful medical tests; how to avoid health-threatening chemicals; the best methods for keeping the brain sharp; and how to sleep better.
Download or read book Whole Body Barefoot written by Katy Bowman and published by Uphill Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we unlock whole-body movement when our feet have been bound for decades? Is it as simple as kicking off our shoe-shackles and releasing our feet into the wild? Whole Body Barefoot will help you safely and effectively transition to minimal footwear, reaping the enormous benefits of freeing your feet without injuring yourself along the way. Whole Body Barefoot presents: How conventional shoes can cause your body to lose mobility and muscle, The importance of walking on natural surfaces, The corrective exercises that can transition your shoe-adapted feet and legs, Vitamin "Texture"-and how the latest research on toe-walking and texture might mean that barefoot time is essential to walking well, With clear, science-based explanations, biomechanist Katy Bowman lays out the issues created by conventional shoes and artificial environments, and describes in detail the steps necessary to transition to more natural footwear safely and effectively. With over twenty exercises, this is a must-have for anyone hoping to restore lost foot function, and improve their health...naturally! Book jacket.
Download or read book Balanced and Barefoot written by Angela J. Hanscom and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Angela Hanscom is a powerful voice for balance." —Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children’s cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults. Today’s kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need “rough and tumble” outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotion regulation and sensory processing issues, and aggressiveness at school recess break. So, how can you ensure your child is fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses? Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program—that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis—author Angela Hanscom offers several strategies to help your child thrive, even if you live in an urban environment. Today it is rare to find children rolling down hills, climbing trees, or spinning in circles just for fun. We’ve taken away merry-go-rounds, shortened the length of swings, and done away with teeter-totters to keep children safe. Children have fewer opportunities for unstructured outdoor play than ever before, and recess times at school are shrinking due to demanding educational environments. With this book, you’ll discover little things you can do anytime, anywhere to help your kids achieve the movement they need to be happy and healthy in mind, body, and spirit.
Download or read book The Barefoot Executive written by Carrie Wilkerson and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the person who longs to run their business from home, author Carrie Wilkerson says it is possible. She says to the reader: reclaim your time, determine your income, and change your lifestyle—all while keeping personal priorities intact. Successful at running her own seven-figure business from home—and an active speaker on the subject—the author demonstrates business models with tables and charts in an easy-to-understand format. Chapters include such subjects as finding a target market, marketing strategies, and brand development. Especially important are the common pitfalls listed to avoid in starting a business from home. To succeed as the barefoot executive, “Do what you are qualified to do most immediately for maximum profit,” the author says. “Then, you are free to pursue what you are passionate about.”
Download or read book I Will Go Barefoot All Summer for You written by Katie Letcher Lyle and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the experiences of a thirteen-year-old girl during the summer she falls in love for the first time.
Download or read book The Barefoot Running Book written by Jason Robillard and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, The Barefoot Running Book lends practical advice on the minimalist running phenomenon Ditch those cushiony running shoes—they’re holding you back and hurting your feet! You’ve heard about barefoot running and how it can reduce injury and allow for better form. Maybe you’ve even tried it and learned how shedding those heavy, overly- manufactured shoes can make running more enjoyable. Regardless of your expertise level, Jason Robillard—a leading expert on barefoot running education and director of the Barefoot Running University—synthesizes the latest research to ease you from barefoot walking to slow running to competitive and trail running vis-à-vis simple drills, training plans, and useful hints from fellow barefoot runners. Practical, easy-to-follow, and illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, The Barefoot Running Book shows how everyone can transition to barefoot and minimalist shoe running—safely and optimally.
Download or read book Outdoor Opposites written by Brenda Williams and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your backpack and head into the countryside for a camping adventure full of contrasts! Little ones love to try out the opposite actions as they sing and dance along. Enhanced CD includes audio singalong and video animation.
