Should I wear shoes when I jog on the beach?

Question

I'm in Honolulu, Hawaii. Just wanted to run about 2 miles down the beach, its a clean area, soft sand...Should I wear tennis shoes or go barefoot. I was thinking barefoot because the sand isent a hard solid surface?

Answer 1

i'd chuck the sneakers and take off barefoot on the sand. its a good place to you burn more calories, strengthen your tendons and if your feet won't ache as much

Answer 2

i would run with shoes, like distance running shoes (with out spikes) to provide support for your ankles and arches to prevent strained muscles.

Answer 3

I think you should go barefoot. As long as there's no  glass I agree with you!

Good Luck and Have Fun

Answer 4

i'm not exactly sure on this one... but as long as you're careful about glass and other objects that could hurt your feet it should probably be okay.. but if you have even a little cut on your foot i wouldn't suggest it.. you should find harder sand to run on and use shoes because shoes are shock absorbers and can help prevent shin splints compared to just barefeet

Answer 5

I would go bare feet, just be careful not to roll in your ankles, this will definately be a good workout, your legs are going to work harder than on hard surfaces.  Try to run on the wet part of the sand, a bit more support and your closer to the water if you get hot!

I tried running on the beach with my shoes on and they just fill up with sand and makes it heavier.

Have fun in Hawaii!

Answer 6

no,u should do it barefoot

Answer 7

I think you should jog barefoot more comfortable

Answer 8

yes, go barefoot

answer my rrsp question?!

Answer 9

Running barefoot is always best unless you're running in a *very* littered place. Contrary to what many people believe feet do not need support, and some shoes that claim to be supportive can even cause injury, because you lack feedback from the ground and thus do not know when to stop until it's too late. There are several articles in the source but I'm including a few excerpts here:

From Steven E. Robbins and Gerard J. Gouw. "Athletic Footwear and Chronic Overloading"

Some authors have concluded that chronic overloading with locomotion is inevitable in modern man because of inherent lower extremity fragility. Accordingly, footwear, such as running shoes, which attempt to attenuate shock waves through interposition of yielding layers between the plantar surface and ground, are presumed essential for safe running, and are also promoted for use during walking. However, this supposition seems inconsistent with reports indicating that habitually unshod humans are not subject to chronic overloading during running. By taking this into account, the lower extremity must be inherently durable, and chronic overloading must be a consequence of wearing footwear, and probably due to increased shock with their use.

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The lower extremity is inherently durable, and, when unencumbered by footwear, it can endure running without signs of chronic overloading, because a vigilant system restrains shock. The use of modern athletic footwear, in addition to being inferior to older footwear in moderating shock during running, renders the lower extremity susceptible to injury because of design flaws introduced by the preoccupation with optimization of plantar comfort.

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The obvious solution to the problem of chronic overloading in shod runners is to promote barefoot running.

And from Samuel B. Shulman. "Survey in China and India of Feet That Have Never Worn Shoes"

One hundred and eighteen of those interviewed were rickshaw coolies. Because these men spend very long hours each day on cobblestone or other hard roads pulling their passengers at a run it was of particular interest to survey them. If anything, their feet were more perfect than the others. All of them, however, gave a history of much pain and swelling of the foot and ankle during the first few days of work as a rickshaw puller. But after either a rest of two days or a week's more work on their feet, the pain and swelling passed away and never returned again. There is no occupation more strenuous for the feet than trotting a rickshaw on hard pavement for many hours each day yet these men do it without pain or pathology.

Answer 10

Barefoot because of the resistence involved it will strengthen your feet

Answer 11

It depends on what the beach is like. If it is really littered with trash you shouldn't because you could step on something. But if it's fine you should run barefoot because it excercises really small muscles in your foot that you dont use when you run with shoes.