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Is School Uniform Policy HARMING Your Children

SCHOOL SHOES… The most important choice you will make for YOUR Children’s FEET Part 5 (of 5) Wrapping up my 5 part series on School Shoes.. I want to address the most common hurdle when educating on School Shoes… “My children’s school requires them to wear xyz shoe” Yes, many schools have uniform policies in place that go against what I have advised in the first 4 parts of this series This is not their fault.. This is based on the education provided in the past (and unfortunately most of the time now also).. The same education that saw me wear Stiff Rigid Clarks School Shoes through my school days My parents did not put me in Clarks school shoes to cause harm.. They did it because they were told it was best for me BUT.. if they knew better at the time I know they would not have done this In fact, on a separate note, I have had to slowly transition my own parents out of the stiff rigid shoes I put them in for years on end.. And to close this tangent, they love their thin, flexible, flat shoes they wear now SO, for me the question is based on what is best for Your Children. I spend my Clinic days rehabilitating broken down Feet, Legs and Hips.. Almost ALL of which is PREVENTABLE Healthy FEET rarely attend my Podiatry Clinic.. And when they do it is usually to Learn how to Run Better If your school has strict uniform policy, you are likely paying good money for that school to mould your children into Intelligent, Respectful people But is that same uniform policy causing PHYSICAL HARM to Your Children’s ability to be STRONG and HEALTHY This is not about FIGHTING against policy.. It is about RE-EDUCATING to create positive change I have been searching for years for Black Leather School Shoes that are Light, Flat, Flexible and the Shape of a Human Foot (and available in Australia).. VIVOBAREFOOT have ticked this box for a long time, but not in all sizes. They now have much more available in the way of sizing for School Shoes Head to www.vivobarefoot.com/au and use the code “THE RUNNING LAB” to get 10% off + free shipping on School Shoes.. Or Contact Wollongong Podiatry to try them on - 02 4228 3802

Feet are AMAZING.. Don't Let Your Choice of School Shoes Ruin Them

SCHOOL SHOES… The most important choice you will make for YOUR Children’s FEET Part 4 (of 5) Do your Children LOVE Playing Barefoot Do they kick their Shoes off as soon as they get home Have you seen Children take their shoes off to Run at the Athletics Carnival Your children love using their Feet.. their natural instincts are to be BAREFOOT And these instincts are not wrong Just like sitting in a car for hours on end makes us stiff and creaky... Locking up 66 Foot Joints in Stiff Rigid School Shoes makes them STIFF and CREAKY also Human Beings are designed to MOVE.. Without Movement we do not exist Allow Your Children’s FEET to MOVE by choosing Flexible (not “sloppy”) School Shoes.. They spend more time in these shoes than any other Head to www.vivobarefoot.com/au and use the code “THE RUNNING LAB” to get 10% off + free shipping on School Shoes.. Or Contact Wollongong Podiatry to try them on - 02 4228 3802 If these shoes do not suit your child find shoes that are LIGHT, FLAT, FLEXIBLE and the SHAPE of your Child’s Foot (take the inlay out of the shoe and have your child stand on it to make sure their toes do not hang over the sides) (Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 5 of my School Shoe Series)

STRONG Healthy Feet Don't Deserve to be LOCKED Up

SCHOOL SHOES… The most important choice you will make for YOUR Children’s FEET Part 3 (of 5) We all know the saying.. “USE IT OR LOSE IT” This is true of FEET as with the rest of the Body Each of your Children’s Feet have 20 MUSCLES in it If these Muscles are INCARCERATED in Stiff, Rigid Shoes all day, everyday at school… They will become Weak and Lazy in the same way your arm does if placed in a shoulder sling Weak Lazy FEET hobble, PAINFULLY, into my Podiatry Clinic every day (Wollongong Podiatry) Your Children have spent years developing Strong Muscles in their Feet.. By Climbing, Running, Hopping.. PLAYING Don’t let Stiff Rigid School Shoes send those Healthy Muscles to the Dungeon… Head to www.vivobarefoot.com/au and use the code “THE RUNNING LAB” to get 10% off + free shipping on School Shoes.. Or Contact Wollongong Podiatry to try them on - 02 4228 3802 If these shoes do not suit your child find shoes that are LIGHT, FLAT, FLEXIBLE and the SHAPE of your Child’s Foot (take the inlay out of the shoe and have your child stand on it to make sure their toes do not hang over the sides) (Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 4 of my School Shoe Series)

Would YOU Wear HIGH HEELS to the Gym

SCHOOL SHOES… The most important choice you will make for YOUR Children’s FEET Part 2 (of 5) Would you go to the Gym wearing HIGH HEELS?? Your Children’s Playground at School is their Gym... And most School Shoes are High Heels in disguise Your Children’s little Feet are made HORIZONTAL to Support their entire Vertical body Their Feet work best with the Heel, Ball of Foot and Toes on the same level As soon as your Children’s Heel is Lifted Higher than their Toes in their School Shoes.. Their poor Feet are no longer able to support their Bodyweight as they were designed to NO-ONE has “ever” proven Your Children’s FEET should be lifted higher at the heel… But FOOTWEAR Companies decided shoes look better with the heels lifted.. Despite this going against the Natural SHAPE and Posture of the Human Body Give Your Children’s Feet a Fighting Chance by allowing their HEELS, Ball of Foot and TOES to work as a TEAM.. In a Horizontal Position as designed.. To Support their Body Say “NO to HIGH HEELS” for Children… Head to www.vivobarefoot.com/au and use the code “THE RUNNING LAB” to get 10% off + free shipping on FLAT School Shoes.. Or Contact Wollongong Podiatry to try them on - 02 4228 3802 If these shoes do not suit your child find shoes that are LIGHT, FLAT, FLEXIBLE and the SHAPE of your Child’s Foot (take the inlay out of the shoe and have your child stand on it to make sure their toes do not hang over the sides) **The Pic Below - Can you imagine going for a run around the block in these shoes??** (Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 3 of my School Shoe Series)

SCHOOL SHOES… The most important choice you will make for YOUR Children’s FEET

School Shoes.. What YOU Need to Know (5 Part Series) How IMPORTANT are YOUR Children’s FEET?? Your Children’s FEET are made up of 56 Bones and 66 Joints.. ALL which are made to MOVE Healthy Feet act like SPRINGS.. Just like the Springs in your Car Now imagine driving your car without Springs… Ouch!! Well unfortunately that is what many SCHOOL Shoes do to your Children’s Feet.. they take away their natural SPRINGS by interfering with the MOVEMENT of these 66 Joints In doing so your children’s feet now function like a car without Springs.. Or as I like to refer to these feet as, BRICKS Your Children’s Feet BEND, TWIST and MOVE for a reason.. So too should their SHOES I know.. I know.. You were told they need SUPPORT!! I preached that same mantra for years because I was taught to.. I grew up with Clarks BRICKS on my Feet.. AND then spent years later on re-training my feet to be Strong and Healthy My Children won’t have to spend years re-training their feet.. Their feet are already Great.. All I need to do as a PARENT is keep them that way If you want your children wearing the same shoes my Girl’s wear, head to www.vivobarefoot.com/au and use the code “THE RUNNING LAB” to get 10% off + free shipping on School Shoes.. Or Contact Wollongong Podiatry to try them on - 02 4228 3802 If these shoes do not suit your child find shoes that are LIGHT, FLAT, FLEXIBLE and the SHAPE of your Child’s Foot (take the inlay out of the shoe and have your child stand on it to make sure their toes do not hang over the sides) **The Pic Below - When a 20kg Child wears the Black School Shoe it is the equivalent of a Healthy Athletic 84kg Male (i.e. Me) wearing the Beast of a Shoe next to it** (Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 2 of my 5 Part School Shoe Series)

Awesome Session with my Athlete Running Crew.. with some creative tweaking of my 12 Days of Christmas Running stations

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Merry Christmas!!

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2016.. Dubbed the Year of The Running Lab by my wife in January… And what a year it was!! With the unwavering support of Maryann and my Business Coaches (Drew and Ben Slater) I shared my Running Lab and StrongFeet Methods and Principles with over 100 Practitioners and Coaches I travelled around Australia and to New Zealand teaching and coaching Crossfit Athletes (from the Elite to the Beginner and all in-between) how to make Efficient Running a Strength in their armoury But behind the glamorous Social Media Curtain there was plenty of Stress, Doubt and, above all, sweat sapping work Thank you to all who made this possible, including my AWESOME Colleagues at Wollongong Podiatry, who kept the clinic leading from the front as it has done for 30 years now 2016 was a BLAST… Have a great Christmas everybody.. Enjoy time with your family, as I will with mine

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The early crew 👣Weight Vests on.. Sun out.. Great session 👣Not sure if it is social pressure or athletes respecting the need for StrongFeet but I do not require Shoes off to train with me.. It just happens #strongfeet #barefeet #barefootrunning #podiatry #crossfit #crossfitrunning #run

Boy disqualified for running in bare feet