Has anyone tried running barefoot on the treadmill?
Lately everyone is talking about the benefits of running barefoot. The best choice of surfaces is grass or beach. They have a risk of stepping on something or in something.
The treadmill is hard but has no surprises. Any thoughts?
The big problem with it is that unless you've been walking around barefoot all your life, the skin on the soles of your feet isn't callused enough to withstand the friction, so it will get torn up pretty bad. A thin layer of rubber, like on an aquasock type shoe, is enough to save your soles.
I wonder if the belt would blister your foot. When you're in a gym on the treadmill and others around you are on the treadmill, what is one of the most common sounds you hear? The scorching of the sole of the shoe on the belt. But they say running barefoot makes your stride and footplant optimal, so maybe it would fix that problem. Sometimes though, you can be running smoothly and find you've crept too close to the console of the treadmill and have to brake a tad to get resituated.
The small amount of barefoot running I've done has been around football fields and I've never had any problems there.
If you run barefoot on a treadmill, keep it short and slow. Long, fast barefoot workouts on a treadmill produce friction and heat yielding mongo blisters. If you must run on a treadmill, wear racing flats, water shoes, or some other minimalist concotion to get the benefits of barefoot running without the friction, heat, and blisters.
Based on several attempts, I never was able to overcome the blisters and pain. Running barefoot on a treadmill is much worse than running barefoot on a track, or even on asphalt and concrete.
It would probably be fine if you have a belt type treadmill as opposed to the "track" type (indiviually chained/linked pads) otherwise you might get those little piggies caught in between the pads.
I tried it once and it was a bloody mess. After I was done there were blood filled blisters on both feet. I didn't even make it 3 miles. Couldn't walk normal for a week.
i know a person that suffered a very serious cut running barefoot on a treadmill. got a little tired and drifted to the edge and toe got caught in the belt. i dont think its a common thing but i wouldnt recommend it.
i had the same experience. bloody blisters after many attempts. thought i was just a wuss.
I always run barefoot on the treadmill.
Feels good and no big deal.
Sometimes I run along and clip the console with my toes.
Fun fun fun.
Shut up Dunes Runner. Go back to doing what you do best: defending known drug users and accusing clean runners of drug use.
Someone's lance is bent out of shape.
I have run barefoot on a treadmill once. I had a viral infection in my heart track season of my senior year in H.S., and almost dropped dead from it at a track meet. After about 3 weeks or so, I had one of my regular check-ups at the cardiologist. They had me do a stress test on the treadmill, but I was not informed previous to the appt. I ended up rolling my jeans up to my mid-calf, and going barefoot for the treadmill stress test. My skin on the bottom of my feet were a little tender, but I mostly remember my feet, ankles, and calves being sore. Of course, that might have just been from not doing anything for three weeks. I ended up breaking the fitness record for their practice. When I asked if I could then run Conference and State since I broke their record, they told me know way. I was upset, but at least I'm still alive.