So i recently bought into the barefoot pill. Here's the no-bs rundown.
Human foot isn't made to walk like our shoes want it to. The foot natural walk is to put weight on the external part and do not touch ground with the inner part.
Also the body flow of walking isn't 'back to forward' but it has a twist, a wave that it naturally forms to avoid bones clutching on each other which over a long term, after the protection (cartilage) wears off, is insanely painful and damaging.
The shoe-induced way of walking without twist rotation also obviously compromise posture and leg muscles, over a long term.
It has been a little over a week i have got my barefoot shoes and instructions on how to reset my walking style, needless to say it already feels a lot better and somewhat more energetic legs.
Obviously those are just a way to mimic no-shoes walking, aka not putting your foot in a weird position that change your natural pattern. So you don't really need to buy them to start, just practice therapy walk while barefooted somewhere. Recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL-shje6l84 (short doctor video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_rDFa6kZfI (shoespiracy. lol, i thought i made up the term 10 mins ago)
I suggest researching the topic well and perhaps visiting a specialist if you haven't already. It's a massive invisible problem, and it has implications.
Feels weird this wasn't debated on here before, so while i didn't feel that ready to make the post i felt compelled to ring a bell, too.
As i had now the inspiration to post it but perhaps not best time for exposure i'll feel free to repost it later today perhaps.
Wait until you learn about grounding / earthing. Put your bare feet on the ground and reconnect with the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU
Should go back in time a couple years for this one dawg.
I started like that to get interested.
Sadly it's not possible with barefoot shoes. The maker i bought from told me he had an idea to add a copper connector to 'ground' the foot while wearing, but that he held back due to legal concerns. Basically if a retard goes to touch some voltage cable while wearing a grounded shoe, it would amount to murder for him lol
Thx much.
But NOT if you're touching an electric line unless you wanna get duated.
Problem for me is I work in the trades and we are required to wear heavy steel toe boots at all times on site. They will literally kick you off the job if you don't have proper work boots.
I wear zero drop, open toe box shoes for this reason. They allow my feet to bend and splay, twits as needed. And no heel to wear out and give me a mis step and shit. Nothing to "wear" out in the heel. AND they werent that much $$$ I am on a fixed income (disability) and got these shits. They were like $35 on Amazon. The brand I have is called Whitin. I recommend. Also since changing the shoes my athletes feet has healed up. As are my ingrown toe nails.
Great post, I've been thinking about this lately because I noticed that the illustrated women in old children's books aren't wearing any shoes. Also we recently moved to the country and our neighbor's kids don't wear shoes on their livestock farm. So I've taken to going barefoot on quick trips around the yard and it feels really good to stretch your feet.
However I wouldn't do that at night, my headlamp illuminates spider eyes and the ground is FULL of them. Apparently copperheads come out at night too but I haven't seen one yet.
For alternative barefoot shoes may I recommend simple Minnetonka leather-bottomed moccasins. They're basically leather socks with no rubber sole so you may still be able to ground. I've worn them on pavement just fine, as long as it's not too cold out they should be fine.
To cold outside for me to walk around without shoes. I remember though that the best Brazilian soccer players used to be brought up not playing with shoes, and that was given as an explanation of why their technical skills was so far beyond that of those from Europe. Today some of the modern soccer shoes have gotten very thin, although you still need shoes to provide better grip on grass. That being what this conspiracy brings to my mind.
Thanks for sharing, but
I'd also suggest taking some insight for yourself over your insight over football players