Barefoot African Running

Barefoot African Running

I tried this style of running but with shoes because it lessens impact on the body's joints. In fact theres almost no impact. Our bodies only uses 7% more energy standing than sitting. But the impact force from running can be many times our body weight. The body's natural efficiency can be translated to running when we do it the right way.

This is antidotal but here's what I personally found:
-no knee pain! Usually every time I run afterwards I suffer from painful knees for about one day. After changing my style, no knee pain at all. But I did get a better calf workout.
-no exhaustion! I ran two days in a row and participated in two high intensity classes. I experienced no exhaustion on my second day. I could have doubled my time.

BAR Running styles, (different from bar hopping) emphasizes landing on the ball of the foot or center forward area.