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Getting More By Going Bare: A Look At Barefoot-Mimicking Shoes

I wear them all the time and find them to be more comfortable than the $150 pair of brand name shoes I had purchased thinking all the air and cushioning would be better than “minimal” cushioning. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Once the shoes are on you don’t want to take them off—that is how comfortable they are. Don’t take my word on it [...]

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Hamstring Building 101

The hamstrings are made up of three muscles. Those three muscles are the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus. All three of these muscles originate on the pelvic bone under the glutes, and then insert on the tibia.The bicep femoris, semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus are all used for flexing the knee as well as hip extension. For those of you who aren’t familiar with that terminology [...]