Oh I did know that it's not the same. I don't actually know my cadence, I just estimated that it must be too high since I walk (ie not run, so have both feet on the ground between steps) and am not that tall. Thanks for the helpful breakdown either way!
This is making fun of performative wokeness, not white people.
That's all of them. You'd think it's about cold, soft water, but showering on cold soft water doesn't do the trick.
I'll make sure to update you! Good day to you too
I can't really financially justify a gym membership rn. I do have some good calisthenics and resistance band exercises I learned in physiotherapy. I'll look into the the sand bags! Thanks for the advice
Come to think about it, mass buying food vouchers wherever possible during times of extreme currency instability is probably not a novel idea.
Wise and true words! I've even seen the websites of barefoot shoes recommend you ease into it to give your feet time to adjust. I'll definitely follow that recommendation.
I think I will be going for these: https://www.groundies.com/uk/barefoot-shoes-women/sports-shoes/groundies-active-knit-women-teal-jade.html . Reviews are pretty good (I'm glad I understand German and French haha) and they're made in Europe
Yeah that's a great way of seeing it! Makes self improvement much less daunting, no matter the kind.
I've got the vegan Chelsea boots. Since the shaft isn't super tight and also stretchy, I can turn my ankle in any direction I think. Pretty important for balance in icy conditions!
Thanks for the recommendations! Some of those look pretty appealing to me, so I'll have to look into it!
One thing I can't abide though are wet socks. There's currently 20-30cm of snow on many of the sidewalks around me because it's snowing so fast it's impossible for the city to keep up, even with plows going every hour or so. Let alone out in nature. But then again, in snow and ice, I think I do prefer to have traction on my soles, and also with a high enough shaft that the snow won't fall into my shoes. So Ill stick to my blundstones for this weather, and hiking boots for hiking! But I'll see how it goes with thin soles when it's cold but relatively dry.
Ha, fellow teacher here, though for my country's equivalent to GED maths.
I've never liked ankle support much. Never had running shoes that went up that high. My hiking shoes do, because on actual alpine trails I'd slice my ankles to bits on the rocks otherwise, but I never lace them up all the way to the top.
I love going genuinely barefoot, like no shoes at all, when I just go on a little walk through the forest. Always have, to the point that it was a rule in my house that we had to hose ourselves down before coming inside when I was a kid. But that's soft ground. Never gotten used to gravel, but even just a super thin sole may do the trick!
In case you live somewhere that gets cold some of the year, do you wear minimal shoes then, too? I feel like there wouldn't be much insulation
Thank you so much for the insights! I'll be trying barefoot shoes for sure. Are they comfy on course gravel? My park runs have a bunch of that.
That sounds right up my alley, nice!
Semi relatedly, there's some new blocks in my city that are both ugly and expensive to live in. It's this soulless, almost corporate feeling type of architecture. Doesn't fit into how the city looks at all. They had the opportunity to decide whether to build affordable housing or something pretty that aesthetically fits into the city and picked neither. No doubt the shareholders shed a tear of joy.
Fast alles, was ich dort kaufe, führt die deutschsprachige Zutatenliste unter 'AT/CH' auf. Hat mich nur mal milde interssiert.
I can sew and darn, and knit from scratch, but I've never re-knit a hole before.
Ok so I tried out those new barefoot shoes. It didn't take a lot of getting used to, I guess I do walk genuinely barefoot enough for it not to be strange. It was about -5°C and dry and I wasn't cold at all walking. They say on the website that you'll be warmer in them than you think because of increased blood flow, I think that turned out to be true! When I was waiting for the bus for 10 mins, I was super cold though. Can't wait to try them for running, I only walked about 5k to work for a start.
I considered to wear them for a hike, but was glad I decided against it because the path was like this: