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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by et1337 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:38PM (#11121639)
As a minimalist runner, this comment seems all wrong to me.

If we grew up barefoot or wearing huaraches, we wouldn't have to "learn" how to forefoot strike. Thick-soled shoes mess up our running instincts.

> Running requires a stick-like lower appendage, with all the muscle higher up.

It's different with bipeds, yeah? Lots of shock-absorbing magic has to happen in the lower leg.

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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by AI_Overlord on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @08:27PM (#11123003)
Why not just say sandals instead of huaraches? I know what the word means but I suspect a lot don't. The word is really neither here nor there.
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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by et1337 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @08:34PM (#11123026)
I was using the term to refer to a very thin-soled sandal. I might be using it incorrectly. "Sandal" to me evokes a 2-inch thick chunk of plastic with giant velcro straps.
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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by kazinator on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:42PM (#11121671)
Ostriches are bipeds, too.
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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by ZeroFries on Thursday February 18, 2016 @03:17PM (#11128963)
They're also much lighter.
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Re:Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? by kazinator on Thursday February 18, 2016 @03:46PM (#11129173)
Much lighter than what?

Google "ostrich weight" immediately comes up with a "250 pounds" factoid result. A Wikipedia result just below that quotes cached text stating that they range from 63 to 143 kilograms.

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