As a high school track athlete, there was just nothing better than the rare occasions when our coach would let us do barefoot windsprints in the grass. This led to a great appreciation for the beauty and strength of the unshod foot.
In college, going barefoot (and doing other strange things) - is kind of normal. I got a pair of fivefingers in 2009 and wore them for quite a while. I liked them, but they did get smelly and I thought there were better options for a more minimal foot covering and better ground-feel experience.
In 2011, at my first job post-college, we were required to wear steel-toe boots. That whole experience grated on my mind, soul, and body in so many ways. My energy levels were terrible; it was at this point in life that I got totally hooked on coffee. My best guess as to what happened next is that as I was searching for ways to minimize the cast-like feel of my steel-toe boots, I found marksdailyapple.com. I read his book "The Primal Blueprint" and it really resonated with me. As I was eating granola bars and oatmeal at work that seemed to make me hungrier and more tired as soon as I ate them, I thought about how my dad had always told me that "fat doesn't make you fat." Armed with new ideas from the primal blueprint, I upped my intake of awesome dietary fats big-time. My energy levels sky-rocketed and I've never looked back!
The two aspects of the primal lifestyle that I am most passionate about are barefooting and the un-demonization (...yes) of real, whole-food fats (I love me some saturateds and cholesterol!). I love to talk and learn about these things and they will certainly be featured more on this blog. :)
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