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Michael Sandler

Michael Sandler, best-selling author and a leading national learning disability and ADHD expert and coach; columnist and speaker; has both ADHD and Dyslexia and was once told he would never succeed in school. He learned how to work with his cluttered mind, overcoming challenges and negativity while surviving kindergarten through high school and going on to earn several advanced degrees. His lesson is clear you can and will succeed, once you learn how to work with your mind."


“According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, in 2006, one out of six people or 43.1 million Americans suffered foot ailments. Among cultures that don’t wear shoes, approximately 2 percent of the population has foot-related injuries, compared to 70 percent among shoe-wearing societies.”
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“There’s nothing in the mechanical world that matches the sophistication, complexity, and multi-tasking ability of the foot”
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“You need to be willing to wipe the slate clean and admit that you may not know everything about running. This is the best advice I can give for staying injury-free”
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“The truth is that running in shoes is high impact, heel-centric, promotes bad form, is relatively unstable and inflexible, tends to weaken rather than strengthen your feet, and dampens your connection to the world around you. In contrast, barefoot running is low-impact, toe-centric, promotes good form, enhances stability and adaptability, strengthens your feet in miraculous ways, and provides delightful sensory and spiritual connections to the earth.”
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