What’s up? Patrick Lerouge here. You can find me at livepainfreeprocess.com. I am an intuitive healing expert and the creator of the Live Pain Free Process; I create innovative ways for you to learn how to heal. Now, today is going to be a setback one. We’re going to actually talk about when it is time to actually move away from free movement in the concept of your shoes. The concept of free movement is the ability to move freely inside of your shoes. There is not much stability to your shoes, so your muscles need to support you. There’s a big free movement fad out there in the world, like wearing Vibrams or bare foot running etc. I am currently wearing minimuses.
In the New Balance sneaker called “minimusus,” free movement is a must; I can move in any different direction, and nothing really stops me inside the shoe, which means my foot muscles have to be really functional in order to support the rest of my body. Your feet are your first foundation. If your feet are not right and functional, everything up the chain is going to have a hard time working, so “When is it time to move from a freebase shoe to more of a structured shoe?” is the question. A freebase shoe is something that can move all the way around. I also have Nike Frees. They also move in many different directions, and they’re able to do anything and pretty much everything. There’s a minimal shoe drop to it as well as movement in the middle of the shoe where a majority of other shoes have a bar or a post in the middle stopping the twist that can occur. Another type of shoe is a completely structured shoe that has no twisting or movement to it.
When is it time to actually go from a freebase shoe to a structured shoe? If your body cannot support the weight load that it needs to do — and it’s actually giving you more pain — it’s time to move out. You need to find a more structured shoe, but not a completely locked in shoe because that stalls everything. You want to find something a little bit up the chain. For instance, I was walking around my house, and I stubbed my ring finger toe to the point where I couldn’t bend it up at all, and I realized two weeks into me walking around consistently that my foot still hurt and I did not know why. I’ve been doing all my stretches. I’ve been doing all my ball work, why is it not working like I asked? Why are my intrinsic muscles not functional?
Then I realized I’m still in my free shoe, and I do a ton of walking. My walking outweighed my restorative work. As I was walking, I consistently started using the area that was falling apart in the first place and trying to heal. I started to wear, in the midst of summer, a little bit more of a dress shoe, and I realized, within a week that it was starting to feel better. It took two weeks before I could get back into my actual shoes because I waited so long.
You have to learn that it takes time for tissue to heal. It’s biology; I can’t say it enough. It takes time. It took me a while to ruin that toe, and it took some time to put it back together because I got away from something that’s so-called “good for you.” It’s time to take a step back and relax. That’s it. You have to learn how to step back, relax for a second, and let your body do what your body can do. Hopefully, this helps you understand what’s going on with other areas of your body like your shoulder and why a shoulder doesn’t get better or your knee and why your knee is not getting any better. It’s because you’re using it way more than it has the capacity to be used. You have to just structure it out a little bit, give it a little break, and still do what you’ve got to do, but give it a little bit of a break.
Hopefully, this helps. If not, please, hit me up. I’ll explain in a different way. If you have any questions, keep it coming. I’m loving it. Until next time, folks, bye.
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