Slat Belt Barefoot Walking, Running, and Sprinting: Skillrun Treadmill Workout Summary

[@mnkballs3067]

Read the manual, barefoot is not recommended on this treadmill...

[@TreadmillSprinter]

Ah, you're absolutely right! Page 11, "Do not use the product barefoot." I read the whole manual, but I have disability-level poor memory, and didn't remember that at all. It's unfortunate, because walking and running barefoot on this treadmill feels great... when you *don't* stub your toes!

[@mnkballs3067]

@@TreadmillSprinter I am sorry, probably barefoot is ok, but just Technogym want to be not responsible for injuries... do not worry about memory, I have similar disability:) and thank you for your videos you helped me to decide to switch my old one treadmill for skillrun 5000

[@TreadmillSprinter]

@@mnkballs3067 Thanks, and I'm glad my videos helped! Also, I noticed something about toe-stubbing on a treadmill: When walking, my feet barely clear the surface as I bring each foot forward, and when I run at a slow or moderate pace, my feet don't get much higher than when walking, if any, but when sprinting, my feet come real high off the surface from toe-off to foot-strike. I think this means that toe-stubbing should not be a danger, or at least a much lower danger, while sprinting. Please keep me posted on how you like your Skillrun!

[@UnitedStates.]

How are you liking this treadmill 3 years later?

[@awaken69]

try the on cloudflow running shoes. they are incredibly light and optimal for sprinting

[@TreadmillSprinter]

Thank you for the recommendation! I know almost nothing about shoes for sprinting on treadmills, and I don't remember ever hearing of the On brand before. After reading your advice and researching the Cloudflow shoes a few minutes, I added a Shoes tab on my spreadsheet and put them down. 8.29 ounces (235 grams) is about half the weight of my rugged old Champion all purpose shoes! I love running barefoot, but I'm stubbing my toes too often. I don't know if that would happen to most people or if it happens to me because of my dementia.

[@overbuiltlimited]

@@TreadmillSprinter My mother has had a similar gate her whole life. He feet would barley clear the floor when walking. She was always catching her toe on something, where two sections of sidewalk met unevenly for example. Most times she would catch herself, but every few years she would fall. I noticed this when was when she was in her thirties. Upshot is that I think some folks just naturally have a “road hugging” gate. I would wager that there are ways to work on it to change it if one were so inclined. World class sprinters have coaches that will work with them to modify their gate after all, so no reason an amateur runner couldn’t.

[@TreadmillSprinter]

@@overbuiltlimited Thanks, Overbuilt! I've been walking some in socks, and I don't know why, but I don't think I've stubbed a toe that way. I've also noticed from studying my stride in some of my videos that my feet come up way higher when I'm sprinting, so I'm going to try sprinting barefoot.

[@livingmybestlie1970]

Great video. I can't tell, but, when walking are you striking the belt with your heel or forefoot? Is each individual slat a memory foam feel?

[@TreadmillSprinter]

Hi, Tony! I think most of the time it is a heel-strike. It's very non-slip vulcanized rubber, and there's no foam feel at all. It also doesn't flex enough for me to perceive, certainly not like many treadmill decks designed to flex with each step.