
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy shares their favorite healthy gifts. Subscriptions to one or more of our favorite magazines like Eating Well or SobeFit make a great gift that people will remember you all year. Premium loose leaf tea from Tavalon is perfect for the tea lover. SweetRiot dark chocolate is great for the chocoholic. If you are attending a holiday party how about you bring the fruit basket to ensure that you’ll have something healthy to eat there. Heart rate monitor or pedometers make great gifts as well for teens. And a spice and herb rack makes a great gift for your foodie friends. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Christopher McDougall, former war correspondent and now contributing editor for Men’s Health and author of the NY Times Bestseller Born to Run. A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, And the Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen. Christopher shared his thoughts on the benefits of running barefoot. After suffering from several running related injuries Christopher began researching why an Indian tribespeople in Mexico can run for miles barefoot or in thin soled sandals and they weren’t suffering from the injuries that people in the US suffer from. Just as running was a way of life for these people, Chris found that being sedentary is a way of life for most Americans these days. Christopher determined that running shoes were the problem and he began running barefoot. He found no evidence that running shoes actually prevent injuries. A short time later his injuries went away and he began enjoying long runs again. He has found running barefoot helps him concentrate more on each step and that may help prevent injuries and help him run faster. He recommended the website 

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