References & further reading

Barefoot Living websites

• Society for Barefoot Living

Social Media groups

• Barefoot Living UK (Facebook)
• Society for Barefoot Living (Facebook)
• Born to Live Barefoot (Facebook)

Books

• The Barefoot Book by Daniel Howell (the perfect Christmas present)
• Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

Blogs

• Born to Live Barefoot - Blog by Kriss Sands (USA)
• The effects of modern living on our feet by Isabelle Brough

Main Stream Media

• How modern life is changing our feet (BBC World Service)
• The Barefoot Backpacker (The Metro)
• The joys of shoeless hiking (The Guardian)
• National Trust suggests for a barefoot day out
• Barefoot a status symbol (The Telegraph)
• Running 2600 miles barefoot (The Telegraph)
• Experience: I don't wear shoes (The Guardian)
• An NZ Parliamentry policy advisor

Academic

• Hoffman 1905 (Study comparing barefoot to shod)
• Biomechanics of Foot Strikes by Daniel E. Lieberman
• Foot callus thickness does not trade off protection for tactile sensitivity.

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