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127: Steven Sashen - On Why You Should Consider Running Barefoot with or without Your Shoes On
Breaking Ordinary with Andy Petranek
English - February 11, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 117 ratingsHealth & Fitness health hydration andypetranek challenge community courage crossfit exercise fitness fulfillment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Steven Sashen is the CEO and co-founder of Xero Shoes (www.xeroshoes.com). A serial entrepreneur and life-long athlete, Steven was an All-American gymnast and is now a Masters All-American sprinter. Also a former professional stand-up comedian and Emmy award-winning TV host, Sashen's comedic and educational videos have over 4 million views.
With Xero Shoes, Steven is committed to helping people discover the fun and benefits of footwear that lets your body move and function naturally, and his enthusiasm for doing it hasn't ebbed since getting involved in the barefoot movement almost 10 years ago.
If you're a runner, you've probably asked yourself one or more of these questions:
a) Am I actually running efficiently?
b) Are my comfy running shoes truly the best ones for good, healthy, natural running mechanics?
c) Why do I keep getting running injuries?
d) Running is hard... how can I make it easier?
If so, or if you've ever wondered what all this talk is about barefoot running, tune in to this podcast... we talk about all of this... and more!