688. The Easiest Way to Extend Your Life That No One Is Talking About w/ Mark Sisson

About this episode

Mark Sisson ran for decades in cushioned shoes and paid for it with a hip replacement he believes was preventable. Seven Gs of force hit your hip with every step in cushioned shoes, versus one or two when your feet can feel the ground. That number reframed everything I thought I knew about footwear. Mark is the forefather of the primal movement, founder of Primal Kitchen and Peluva, and he’s spent decades studying what keeps a body moving into its 70s and beyond. Wide-toebox shoes alone will not undo a lifetime of damage. Mark explains why toe articulation is the piece almost everyone misses, and why the big toe, the most important joint in the foot, shows its lost function in your knees,…