How Barefoot Training Heals the Body

Our feet are designed to be strong and flexible yet it's common these days to have stiff and weak feet because of modern technologies. Healthy feet can improve the functions of your whole body including ankles, knees, hips and back. Training your feet to be stronger barefoot is a good place to start bringing your feet back to life. Simple foot and ankle exercises can also bring huge results.

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0:00 - Barefoot Benefits
0:38 - Test #1
1:47 - Born to Run... Barefoot?
3:45 - Test #2
4:14 - Half Kneeling
4:52 - One Foot Balance
5:38 - Foot Strengthening Walks
6:37 - Are Shoes the Enemy?
7:23 - Grounding
8:03 - Barefoot Habits

Going barefoot and switching to minimalist shoes strengthens foot muscles, improves balance, and enhances natural gait, reducing injury risks. These practices also improve circulation, prevent foot deformities, and foster a connection with nature, contributing to overall foot health and well-being. Josh and Trevor have been practicing going barefoot whenever possible for years and have witnessed a remarkable improvement in their foot health, strength, and mobility.

Ankle strengthening and ankle mobility training will help improve your foot to ground connection. Barefoot shoes and barefoot walking will helps bring the feet back to life. Foot exercises with barefoot hiking can be your ticket back to strong feet and an ultimately stronger body.

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What are your thoughts on going barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes? Do you already practice this, or is it something you might be interested in trying? Share your thoughts in the comments below! ⬇
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[AutismAddict]

I have been doing 4kms a day in bare feet at my local park. mental health benefits are off the charts. And climbing trees. And hanging. Everything you teach is beautiful!!!!

[whisperingwings]

I am a 64 yr old grandmother and have been wearing Birkenstocks for 40+ years. I have also done yoga for that long as well. I love going barefoot!! I do live in a snowy climate so unfortunately that inhibits my year round barefoot walking so my feet are not that tough anymore but as a kid I was barefoot almost year-round, as I lived in a warmer climate. I have been reminded about so much from you. Thank You!!!

[lindacgrace]

Barefoot at home all the time. I used to be a dancer and woke up one day to realize that over the decades, my feet were horribly weak, my arches had completely flattened out, I had inflicted plantar fasciitis on myself. I routinely go barefoot inside, and do ballet exercises. I got 1/2" arch back in only a few months. I'm 70 and I am at much reduced risk for falls than most of my contemporaries.

[skater_scott]

Do you dudes ever not feel amazing?! Your bodies are a prime example of fit and in shape.

[nebamelago]

Barefoot is the way to go, minimalist shoes for city life. Last winter I had a situation at work that I couldn't see my way out of - until after I went on a walk through the woods and followed my instincts to just take off my shoes and walk on the trail and through the stream. Later that day, the solution came to me. My feet took my out of my head, grounded me, so I could see clearly.

[ImHavingaCoronary]

Always barefoot at home, around the yard. Barefoot shoes on long walks. I'm obsessed with figuring out the full body dynamics of walking, and its insane how drastically regular shoes interupt the body's proper flow during walking.

[Zalissa]

I switched to barefoot/minimal shoes around 3 years ago after getting a plantar fasciitis diagnosis. Healing has been slow for me, but I’m finally seeing some progress. I have a mobilization routine I do before each CrossFit workout I do. I recently did some running in a workout, and for the first time in 3 years, I did NOT have heel pain the next morning. I regularly go barefoot in my home too, and have been sporadically strengthening my feet. I’m cautiously optimistic about this progress.

[RagnarHoff]

9 years now and i've never looked back. Struggled with Plantar Fasciitis for years and never found a cure until i learned about the importance of strong feet. I walk 8 hours on concrete in my fivefingers every single day with no issues anymore.

[drSamovar]

was over 60, with a lifetime of horrible shoes, ingrown toenails, bunions, foot pain....i did a good bit of research on a friend's recommendation, and first 100ft in my Altra Lone Peak trail runners was life changing!!.... ive grabbed a few used pair that i like better than the latest versions of those, and always scouting for one's i'll try once i wear my current 3 pair to work on foot repair and footbaths per week, with massages, and now more toe raises and other for your extension of that!!

[greymatters]

I always exercise with bare feet. (At home. Not yoga). I’ve noticed a huge improvement in posture and balance

[tx.tactical]

Born to Run is a great book, R.I.P. Caballo Blanco...

[loidamaisonet]

I order my Vevos a few months ago, I even used them for dance class until I was told I need to get dance shoes. I no longer use sneakers for my walks and training. Either barefeet or my Vevos. Like one the ladies mentioned, I used to be barefeet and play until it was dark when I was a kid. I developed the plantar fasciitis once I started using heels, for work as I used to walk miles in heels. Didn't realize that until a few years ago when the plantar and metatarsalgia were acting up. It happened recently due to the dancing, so I just stretch my feet and use the golf ball and walk barefoot in the house. Spreading the toes does feel nurturing. I will incorporate these new exercises. Thank You.

[bmarshy]

I bought my first pair of Vivos around 9 months ago, and it is the one thing that I can honestly say has changed my life. There was an adjustment period in which I had some mild knee and hip discomfort, as well as soreness on the soles of my feet after walking, but after just a few weeks, my knees and hips adjusted and I built up callouses on my feet to resist the hardness of walking around without any cushioning. I now only own barefoot shoes and wear them for training, hiking, working (in forestry, I use the Vivobarefoot Tracker Forest ESC and they're excellent work boots), rock-climbing, and just day-to-day wearing them. And I have never felt so strong when I train. My girlfriend works in a running shop which analyses the way people run to prescribe the right kind of running shoe for them, so I know that for long distance running conventional shoes are still the correct shoe to wear (despite what some enthusiastic barefoot advocates or even the barefoot shoe companies themselves might want you to believe), but for all other forms of training, wearing barefoot shoes or just simply being barefoot has drastically improved my fitness, strength, and performance across the board.

[mattcobb]

I am 74 & I have always walked barefoot in the house. You introduced me to barefoot shoes a couple years ago & I have been enjoying them ever since. I will be starting these foot exercises tomorrow. Thank you 🤓

[KVee]

I started running barefoot in 2006 (long before Born To Run came out). I am injury free now for almost 2 decades! I would not still be in the running game had I not ditched the shoes. I was injured all the time with shoes.

[lapatrie]

Avoid concrete, asphalt. I wear Moccasins. Great for balance. Excellent video🥃

[Skans-Gustav]

In Sweden we always take off our shoes while in a home, just like they do in South East Asia. Have now been using comfortable minimalist shoes this summer and I really enjoy feeling pebbles massaging my feet as I walk.

[NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

I always run my sprints on a football field while barefoot. It's an amazing feeling.

[dhruvwork]

I started going barefoot on my morning walk around a lake near my house. I was inspired by a lot of people doing that on the lake - old and young. Now wearing a shoe or even slippers feels unnatural and restricting. It almost feels claustrophobic in a way, especially when I wearing them on the same path. My body just wants my feet to be free, feeling the ground.

I once stayed barefoot for 21 days while attending a Yoga program in an Ashram (which I wish Josh attends one day). Life altering experiences! Less is more.

Fortunate to be living in such a culture. 🙏🏼

Funny to see this video published a few hours I ordered my first pair of barefoot footwear - Luna sandals. My friends will not believe how much I paid for them. 😅