# @ballstatetfxc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXJIw9LnCS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14838064-ballstatetfxc-instagram
- **Posted:** 2022-01-30T16:52:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ball State Track & Field / XC (@ballstatetfxc) — https://gondola.cc/ballstatetfxc

## Caption

Benefits of barefoot work & barefoot walking, especially on sand/grass: 

-better control of your foot position when it strikes the ground
-improvements in balance
-improvements in proprioception
-improvements in body awareness of pelvic positioning 
-improves foot mechanics and loading of force through proper parts of the foot 
-improved foot mechanics lead to improved mechanics of the hips, knees, engagement of core, etc. 
-strengthening lower leg extremities 
-deter and minimize shin splints/ lower leg/hip injuries 
-improve blood flow 

Our barefoot sand walk routine following toe yoga and 4-way ankle partner pushes: 

Around the jumps box 1x for each of the following:
Walk on heels
Walk on toes 
Outside of feet
Inside of feet 
Duck walk (feet turned out)
Platypus walk (feet turned in) 

#ncaadivision1 #ncaatrackandfield #healthyfeet #healthyroots #footmechanics #barefootlife #barefootmechanics #feetareyourroots #ballstateathletics #ballstatecardinals #ballstatetrackandfield

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feetareyourroots, ballstateathletics, footmechanics, healthyroots, ncaadivision1, ballstatecardinals, barefootmechanics, ncaatrackandfield, healthyfeet, barefootlife, ballstatetrackandfield

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