Call it what you like...

Be it a phase or a revolution, I have the urge to try it! I have never been one to fad diet or anything like that but you put out an exercise "fad" if you will, and I am all over it. Though I have very few of these "gadgets" in my exercise arsenal, I salivate over the infomercials and ogle the products in the store that carry the "as seen on tv" label. How pathetic am I? I have been told many times that I run funny or even walk funny. I do not limp and as far as I know both my legs are the same length so all I can say is, "it's my hips." I have known for a while that I have loose hips...I said hips not legs...so I always tell people that I'm just not built for running and I mean it. I think there is a disconnect between my brain and my body that perhaps hints to the fact that I was a turtle in a past life. Well, if I believed in past lives...
I have been reading a book called, "Born to Run" which of course sparks my interest as it is the complete antithesis of what I believe myself to be. I haven't gotten too far into it but I have spent some time on the internet researching what the book is about. Here comes the gadget. The book is about barefoot running. I have a neighbor who a few years ago mentioned her interest in this very thing and I didn't understand it and thought she was, frankly, weird. But now I find myself interested in it, too.  I want to try the shoes and have been trying to find a replacement for ordering a kit to make the shoes. There have been a few videos on youtube but I was actually hoping to try to order the same materials from a company here at home. Invisibleshoe.com has a kit for sale that is not that expensive but after shipping it is almost $30. I would like to test it out before I take the plunge. I know I may sound cheap but I'd rather be cheap than stupid. So the hunt goes on to find the right material at the right cost to make myself a pair of huaraches. Maybe one day I'll be barefoot for life!

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