Toe to Heel movement

The human foot is a complex structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons and ligaments. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot

Graceful use of the feet is likely to add grace to the whole body. The purpose of this blog is to bring together literature on toe to heel movement of the feet which the author has come across. Such movement of the feet at first blush may appear to be counter-intuitive. 

1. Research by Dr. Daniel Lieberman:

By looking at populations of shod and unshod runners, researchers found that runners who land on their forefoot land with far less force and far greater efficiency than their heel-striking counterparts. They found that while modern running shoes afford greater cushioning and comfort for a rear-foot strike (and promote), it likely does little to mitigate the greater impact of this strike, or to reduce injuries. Further, they found that running barefoot has no greater impact when running on hard surfaces than soft...
http://runbare.com/389/new-study-by-dr-daniel-lieberman-on-barefoot-running-makes-cover-story-in-nature-journal

2. In India dancers usually dance barefooted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qp0RG6ecDs


3. Walking on the Balls of Feet... Why I do It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDjAvdCKD-s&t=2s

4. Irish Step Dancing
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGAzBDE454

5. The Sound of Music - Maria and the Captain dance the Laender
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUfWRBGQkz0

6. Toddler Gait Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WdudE4rbN0

7. Big Toe walk for better Gait and Mechanics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t88kgtn784

8. How to run properly on your forefoot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDy0fZqM5_I

9. How to Walk (Forefoot/Midfoot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_1RRFXdI44

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