You will reconsider a barefoot transition after this...

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To be clear, I made my transition to barefoot about 4 years ago. I did it both with barefoot shoes and walking around barefoot. It changed my life. My shin splints of 6 years went away and I wish I found out earlier

No more wasting time and your health - it's one of the best things you can do!

Resources to switch to barefoot and minimalist shoes:

Studies on barefoot:

Audio credit:

My survey on transitioning to barefoot:

[JamesFromCanada]

Honestly, it did change my posture life...

also my guide to the best shoes here - no BS or crap!

[gordie]

I agree. The one thing I hate is the price gouging by ‘barefoot companies’. $300+ for basic shoes with half the materials of modern athletic shoes. They need to be priced competitively in order for more people to make the switch in my opinion.

[TheNinjaFam]

Doctors told us that there was nothing we could do about our daughter’s crossed toes. Being a martial artists, I developed exceptional toe control. I challenged my daughter to practice toe exercises every chance she had. She excepted the challenge. Within one year her toes were no longer crossed and remain straight to this day.

[valerydesaintambroise]

My trainer in high school always made us train bare foot. Entire years. I can’t thank him enough today, it helps with the balance and I love it, every time I train I do it barefoot.

[Adrienne]

I came to barefoot on my own. I just realized that the more "support" I had, the more pain I had. So I started running in elite marathon shoes despite not being an elite athlete. Then I read born to run and realized that I wasn't the only crazy person going into a running store and asking for less.

[watchluver]

I switched to "barefoot life" over a year ago...its a top 3 of the best things health wise i've ever did... my feet have never been better!! And FYI i'm 62 years old!! it's never too late.

[LarryNgetich]

This explains why my feet are the way they are. I have worn sandals/thongs all my life, and my feet have a very wide foresole with no bunions. I always thought that was odd, but they did give me quite the advantage when it came to treeclimbing as a kid. Thanks for making this video.

[josuemontero]

You should also mention the Roman sandal. Those sandals are barefoot style too and the improvements in their design allowed the Roman army to travel further, and resist wear and tear.

[-The-Golden-God-]

We don't even necessarily need barefoot shoes; a simple compromise would be widening the toe box on footwear. The way most footwear is designed seems utterly backwards.

[JdJeshaiah]

Interesting fact, in Southeast Asia, we're barefoot a decent amount of time. Lots of our sports/training are done barefoot. I grew up with my mates playing football on hard concrete courts completely barefoot, best time of my life! I moved over to barefoot shoes about 4 years ago and i've definitely felt the change. I have an urge to go places barefoot most of the time now, i just miss feeling the earth under my feet *wink*

[ewilde]

I had a club foot for about 2 years. My PT convinced me to go barefoot and it changed my life. I'm much more mobile now. Never going back.

[jztouch]

You're the first person I've heard that's compared our obsession with pointy shoes with Chinese foot binding and it's very apt. I transitioned to barefoot shoes several months ago and once I got used to them my feet are so much happier. I started doing feet strengthening exercises and realized my outer toes were just dead. They're slowly waking up. I'm a bedside nurse and I even work in barefoot shoes and I may get tired, but my feet don't like they used to. I also get to see what happens to people's feet after a lifetime in conventional shoes. It's not pretty.

[basicnpcc]

I'm only 26, and I used to have a ton of foot cramping issues just from daily walks. Tried a ton of different shoe styles, and barefoot was the one that fixed it.
I think my big issue was that I'd walk heel first (rather than ball of my foot) most of the time since normal shoes allow for that, but barefoot style punish that behavior heavily. So it fixed how I walked, and thus my feet don't get random cramps anymore.

[saulsainz]

Ive been 6 months barefoot and im starting to feel the POWER!!!!

[SheWhoWalksSilently]

The pointed toe shoes are not designed to have your toes in them. They are designed to have extra length at the end to make your feet LOOK pointed. Your feet one to two inches from the end of the pointed shoe depending on HOW pointed they are. People just wear too small of shoes a lot of the time, and people don't wear wide enough shoes even if they have naturally wide feet (while still wearing "normal" shoes.
Weird take, but I got a pair of Altras and they're my new favorite shoe (and I have NARROW feet, which are actually slightly wider than pre pregnancy). Also note, I don't have bunions or any deformities, and I think my feet look good and normal. I think the zero drop, for the most part (I don't think it's for absolutely everyone, but most people), is great.

[BIGMANLOGJAM]

I totally agree and thank you for spreading the word! I’ve been wearing Belleville combat boots 8-14 hours a day for the last 15 1/2 years and any kind of flats in my off-time for the last 20. When I’m running, I wear Asics designed for over-pronate runners. I always replace the insoles of all my shoes with heavy-duty inserts and ensure that my feet have room to spread out in all directions, which is very important for being on my feet all day and lifting weights…This is usually accomplished by wearing everything 1/2 to 1 size up. The replacement insoles do just enough to reduce excessive slippage. I’m 35 and my feet look and work “as advertised.” Forget fashion-It’s just always been common sense that keeping my feet enclosed and in something shaped like…A foot…Was the right answer. Do what feels right for your body and you can’t go wrong. I’m assuming competitive runners can’t always follow that advice, but you don’t have to train in your pro-gear for every session-just enough to be familiar with it.

[PowerStallionGym]

I just straight up started wearing barefoot shoes after watching Barefoot Strength (formally Exercise Health) and Squat University and quickly adapted to it in 2 weeks. 6 months later I noticed that my feet were expanding and it has been almost 5 years since I started. Best decision I ever made

[goforbroke]

I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes for 6 years now religiously everyday. I went on a 40 mile thru hike with a 60lb pack. I didn’t wear the correct boots and paid for it. I had to walk 20 miles with my Xero Sandals on, my buddies thought I was going to break bones in my feet😂 wearing these wafer thin sandals. It all worked out in the end, and they had so many questions after watching me do that.

[coolbluelights]

idk why more people haven't figured this out. I figured this out as a teenager. I end up buying shoes too big so my toes sit in the widest part rather than the end. i've always done it this way because you can literally see what poor fitting shoes do to people's feet.

[sfkeepay]

Your video was the final push my partner needed to join me in getting rid of our pointy shoes forever. Thank you!