[Laminar]

Fox Walking has affected me in several simple but profound ways. When fox walking my lower back, which was injured, seems to relax and in turn relieves the pain. Even more profound is the feeling of soft energy currents that seem to flow down my legs. I feel my feet make contact with the ground in a new and pleasurable way. The energy literally flows from my feet into the ground. With this new grounding of the energy to the earth it brings with it a new awareness or "contact" both with my own body sensations and my surroundings. In this relaxed and energetically flowing state I simply function in the moment, in the pulsation as it were. Not thinking in the future or in the past and not thinking at all as we normally think of thinking.

http://www.rewild.info/fieldguide/in...le=Fox-walking

[Dakar V]

What. The. Hell.

[Dakar V]

BTW, if this gets some dude to register just to talk about how great it is, this thread is win.

[Doofy]

Actually, yes, I do walk like that.

Might be one of the many reasons why I'm awesome and sexy.

[Laminar]

And if it turns out there's some sort of Fox Walk iPhone app/tween movie combination and I get 300 members to register, what's my prize?

[Dakar V]

You get to move somewhere more exciting than Des Moines, like Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

[Laminar]

I'll never leave the sunny beaches of Des Moines.

[Dakar V]

But you'll have to Foxwalk there.

[Laminar]

[Dakar V]

Is that the Venture Industries logo on the floor?

[ort888]

I goose step.

Wait, what are we talking about?

[ghporter]

Anyone who posts a huge page about foot problems and can't spell "bunion" properly is not to be taken seriously. (Hint: it's not spelled like "Paul Bunyon".) Clomping around with committed weight on the very first part of a step is not a natural or normal gait, and is often found in people with neurological problems, especially kids. On the other hand, walking (as a matter of course) toe-first is ALSO a sign of neurological problems. Walking lightly and with good posture is both healthful and easy to learn. It just takes a little effort to start.

[sek929]

I wouldn't think a group of nutcases could actually argue against wearing shoes, I was wrong.

[turtle777]

I prefer the Admin Walk:



-t

[dcmacdaddy]

When I saw the title, I thought our good friend from Oklahoma City, Mr. Biker Fox, had come out with a new form of walking.
Sadly, he is not responsible for fox walking. Although, by the looks of this pic, he might just be a fox walker in addition to being a biker fox.

[ghporter]

Oh. My. GAWD!!!

That wasn't very nice, dc.

[d4nth3m4n]

just when i'd finally forgotten about bikerfox.

i can't say that i fox walk, but i don't really like wearing shoes.

[Shaddim]

I don't wear shoes unless I'm going out, and in the spring/summer I only wear shoes with soft soles.

The whole toe-to-heel thing is tricky, but it starts to feel natural after a while. There's nothing revolutionary about what this guy is saying, and he's right about ~80% of it.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Shaddim 

There's nothing revolutionary about what this guy is saying, and he's right about ~80% of it.

And for the other 20% you wonder what color the sky on his planet is...

As a kid I used to "Indian walk," as in walking smoothly, mostly toe-to-heel, so as to both maintain my head level and make as little noise as possible. (This is a TRIBUTE to Native Americans, by the way, and since I'm part Cherokee I think using obsolete terminology is at least forgivable.) It took me about three weeks of trying to get smooth at it, and after that I often slipped into the walk without thinking. After a few ankle and knee injuries it's now very difficult to do this, but it's still cool to walk as if I'm a Steadycam.

[Salty]

Hmmm maybe I'll try walking like this for a bit...

[mattyb]

I searched but couldn't find the equivalent for wiping your but. Anyone?

[d4nth3m4n]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

Anyone who posts a huge page about foot problems and can't spell "bunion" properly is not to be taken seriously. (Hint: it's not spelled like "Paul Bunyon".) Clomping around with committed weight on the very first part of a step is not a natural or normal gait, and is often found in people with neurological problems, especially kids. On the other hand, walking (as a matter of course) toe-first is ALSO a sign of neurological problems. Walking lightly and with good posture is both healthful and easy to learn. It just takes a little effort to start.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bunyan_(lumberjack)

[awaspaas]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

You get to move somewhere more exciting than Des Moines, like Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

I used to live in Sioux Falls - nice little Mac shop there.