The Benefits of Barefoot Shoes (According to Science)

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In this video, I dive into five scientifically-backed benefits of wearing barefoot shoes to show you why this style of shoe has become so popular over the past few years. #barefootshoes #footstrength #barefootrunning

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0:00 Start
0:16 Enhance Proprioception
2:38 Strengthen the Feet
3:49 Prevent Bunions
5:44 Correct Posture
6:34 Improve Movement Patterns

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[katrinasteffy]

once you go barefoot, it is so hard to go back to "regular" shoes. My plantar fasciitis is gone. My hip pain is gone. My knees don't ache anymore. I am more comfortable walking now, my feet don't get tired like they used to. I will be wearing barefoot shoes for the rest of my life no cap

[sashastarshanti]

I'm a 53-year-old woman who walks four miles a day and teaches yoga. And I have bunions I'm trying to correct by wearing correct toes spacers, and completely switching to barefoot shoes. Your videos have been a huge help, truly invaluable. Thank you!

[nowster]

54 year old male with hypermobility. Over ten years in Vibram FiveFingers. I used to have flat feet. I have normal arches nowadays. I'm even happy to go totally without shoes and am gradually building up my calluses by occasionally running barefoot locally. I love the feeling.

[ernon]

I was very sceptical about barefoot shoes, I'm young but always had issues with my knees, nothing helped with it, pain would just re appear after any treatment. After few months of wearing barefoot shoes pain went away and never came back, hence I'm really grateful to barefoot shoes manufacturers, it did change my life in a positive way.

[pe_bowman]

I've been wearing barefoot shoes for a month, and it's been a rough transition to make. My entire body is re-aligning to my new posture, and it's painful, but I'm not going back to the old way.

[Sebastianbaraj]

I have been converting into "barefoot" shoes for almost a year now and I'd like to share my thoughts here to any new people considering. First off, the reason I considered "Barefoot" shoes was because I started having lower back pain after wearing Adidas Ultraboost for over 2 years. I learned the hard way that I needed "Special" shoes at least that's what I like to call them. Specifically shoes that have a zero drop on the heel, the wide toe box wasn't as important to me at the time but looking back yeah I'd say it's something to consider if you don't want your toes crampt anymore. I definitely didn't get into these kind of shoes because it's a trend or whatever.

(Mini rant) I don't like to call my shoes Barefoot shoes because the term to me seems.. open ended. Like if you Google "Barefoot shoes" You get results of vivio, xero, recommendations from other brands and videos like this that have left me with More questions in my time of research. To me the term "Barefoot shoes" pretty much means shoes that feel close to the ground for ONLY outdoor terrain running. I live in the city and work a retail job where I walk on nothing but pretty much concrete and shoes with a Super thin sole as a NEW guy who was wearing ULTRABOOST.. it would be a painful start and it's annoying that NOBODY recommends shoes to slowly convert into "barefoot shoes" or shoes that have thin soles, the zero drop and wide toe box.

Anyways... My recommendations.
Check out the subreddit /Barefootrunning. There's a lot of people there that have helped me out with suggestions and tips, I try and help in there too sometimes. Brands I recommend, straight up Altra and Lems. The Rivera (My first ever transition shoe)by Altra and Primal Zen by Lems have been my favorites so far because they have the zero drop and provide enough cushion for me because I do walk a lot and they are my daily shoes. I also gotta recommend Wildling shoes for casual wear and to get that actual ground feel, I have the flying foxes. Birchburry for a more formal setting, I have the Bramford in brown and they do me great for church. Sandals, I don't have any yet but I'm heavily considering Bedrocks Cairn 3D pro 2. And that's pretty much been my journey this far, hope this helps someone.

[HikyakuExplorer]

One thing people should be aware of is that adjusting to barefoot/minimalist shoes can take time. And for the benefits to occur it may take even longer. People should remember that for a huge part of their life they have butchered (personal opinion? fact?) their feet.

[_aiitoor_]

Recently started with this kind of footwear (after doing a proper transition ;)), wearing the brand Saguaro, and I'm quite happy about it and the feeling on my feet. I can't tell I've experienced more benefits because of the short time I've been wearing them, but I'm sure I'll achieve many changes. :)

[Birdynmnm]

For me it was a revolution. Started out buying a bunch of zero drop Altra shoes after throwing out almost all conventional shoes I had. Didn’t take it slow. Walked purely zero drop 100pct from the day I got the idea. Resulted in swollen achilles tendons. Massaged them good. Recommend taking it a bit slower… After half a year all was good. But then I took the jump to barefoot shoes. Have never looked back since then. Highly recommended. This is daily bodybuilding for your feet. Strange to watch my feet now 1.5 years later. Wide. Super strong like gorilla feet. Flexible. My balance has shoot up through the roof as well. Tried my lone pair of conventional shoes on, can’t fit them now as my feet has widened.

[jinoziniosti]

Just bought some $30 Whitins (my 3rd pair of barefoots) they are just as good as the $80 Merrils and look better.

[carlosjosejimenezbermudez]

Having the links to the research in the description would be very appreciated.

[nomex]

I've been wearing barefoot shoes since 2010 (VFFs) I wore Whitins my entire 5-day Disney World trip, and I just got some Shamma's. I still have my Doc Martens and dress shoes, but everything else is minimalist.

[amgame]

ive tried barefoot once before with the new balance minimus. i liked it. but due to lack of options and difficulty in finding minimus models, i went back to regular shoes. now that ive seen more barefoot shoes to choose from, im back at it and its here to stay. i love the way you can feel the ground. i had a misstep recently but didnt twist my ankle. i sure its due to the barefoot shoe. i now have 5 pairs. 2 dedicated for running and 3 casual.

[johto]

I woke up to this issue after i have been working 2 years from home as a remote worker doing IT stuff, always bare feet. Got the feeling my normal shoes were not good, now rocking barefeet shoes, not going back 😎

[childcrone]

I would so love to find someone like you doing a serious look into safely moving elderly seniors, as in 70s and 80s, into more natural-function shoes. At some point is it too late, and the weaknesses brought about by mainstream shoes create a necessity for supportive & rigid shoes for stability and safety?

[glennsak]

I’ve noticed the number of barefoot shoe ads have tripled since last year. That’s good to hear that the concept is taking off!

[valdius]

Enough space for all my fingers convinced me 😂

I like more feedback under my feet, but I still enjoy some cushioning for longer walks.

[casperholkhansen]

I believe what you say is spot on - since it is logically sound, but, for the love of god, please link to the scientific articles mentioned. Further more, if you in some shape or form could add if the articles are peer reviewed or not - it would add to the quality of the content.

Thank you!

[thatzevy]

I hope it becomes a new standard! I’d love to wear my “clown shoes” in peace😂 Birkenstocks broke my foot, the stiff sole made my toe’s flexibility deplete. Barefoot shoes are slowly restoring my strength and flexibility, barefoot shoes for the win!!!!

[pilarcasas]

Wearing barefoot shoes for over a year now, I´m so happy about it, and carrying my second pregnancy with no back pain! You should do a video on pregnancy and barefoot, so much benefits!! Thanks