CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1: THINK

The problem with shoes (is not just about shoes or feet)

The heel

Heels and “body neutral” (and that diagram that everyone uses to explain the need for minimal shoes)

There are more “parts” to your body than you realize

Transitioning out of a heel

The flip-flop flaw

Ankle schmear

Let’s check if your schmear is affecting your shoe size

Terrain and the trouble with the “natural” argument

So, what’s natural?

Your mission: mobilize your feet, in the lab and on the field

SECTION 2: MOVE

Stance habits to change

Stretching the intrinsic tissues of the foot

Stretching the extrinsic tissues of the foot

Strengthening the intrinsic tissues of the foot

Strengthening the extrinsic muscles of the foot

Strengthening your walk

Un-duck your feet

CONCLUSION

THE PROGRAM

APPENDIX

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR