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365 days in Barefoot Shoes... My Feet Aren't The Same!
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2024
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It's been a whole year of only using barefoot shoes, and I can honestly say it has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. In this video, I talk about my experience with Vivobarefoot shoes and the things I like and dislike about them.
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0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Disadvantages of normal shoes
1:25 - Benefits of barefoot shoes
1:55 - Pros
3:40 - Cons
4:57 - Would I do it all over again?
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Hey, my name’s Mike, a creator based out of New York City. I make video that explore how to become the best version of yourself, and share the lessons that I’ve learned from over 5 years of trying to improve myself.
Here’s the thing: Yes humans were meant to walk feet on ground.. but there was no hardwood or concrete before. So cushioning mimics the grass and dirt that absorb shock. I like Nike Frees. Just enough.
Exactly
not everywhere is jsut grass and dirt tho
Nike frees are not even close to any kind of barefoot shoes. They have a 8 mm drop.
Concrete and hardwood are a lot less abrasive and uneven then rocks, dirt and pretty much any other natural surface beyond grass, so that’s not really a great point.
@@malikaminor Has nothing to do with how even the surface is, has to do with shock absorption. Dirt is nothing like concrete unless you're in a dry lake bed or something similar. Your statement in no way discredits the original author's comment.
What people don't mention is back in the days we didn;t have so many hard surfaces so it was right to walk to muddy, clay, rocky, grassy land. But today you have to walk on concrete, asphalt, cement surface. So one must be careful specially the ones living life in cities with little natural space in the neighborhood.
Very very very true!
You act like walking on concrete or other services is hard lol-it’s not rough at all and that’s why we can develop calases(dead skin) to protect our feet. Shoes are useful and I’m not against them, but you can walk without shoes fine
@@odst2247 asphalt and concrete also get very hot.
@@odst2247 Walking on concrete and other such surfaces IS hard. Grass, mud, clay and everything except rock will absorb impact and your body weight. Rock, concrete and other hard materials do not absorb shock at all and instead send it straight back to your ankles, knees, and hips. Lets not pretend it's anywhere near the same.
That's right. If you work all day in a hall with concete floor for example, you are required to wear certain shoes and even a belt-kind of gear to protect your spine from damage.
I was using Barefoot shoes for two months, and my feet ultimately got injured. This is because I discovered that I have fallen arches, inwhich the barefoot shoes combined with this resulted in terrible inflammations in the front of one of my foot , right infront near the toes. The soles of my feet were in bits too, having no arch support. I believe that Barefoot shoes can be great overall, but make sure that your arches and feet are able for the transition before ye buy them.
I have the flattest feet you could possibly imagine, also coupled with really wide feet. I wear barefoot shoes for almost every activity, boxing, running hiking and I have no pain in my feet. I have been wearing barefoot shoes for 2+ years and never experienced serious pain. Personally, I believe everyone should give barefoot shoes a try and determine for themselves whether barefoot shoes are a viable option. There are a lot of dogmatic statements floating around feet and foot ware, and the only way to navigate through these statements is for an individual to try things out themselves.
The one shoes that corrected my feet and knees were the rocker/shape up shoes. I only bought them because they looked so cushy.
@@Nsgbattles Despite not wearing mine for about 3 weeks now, Ive still got my barefoot shoes and I may return to them in small doses, depending on how my feet fare. 🙂 I seriously inflammed the tendons in the front of the foot near the big toe, along with the soles themselves getting tight.
In my Physio, Im doing single leg calf raises, but that is nxt to impossible because I cant put my full weight on the painful foot that way yet. Ill see how it goes.🤞
you have to ease into them depending on your age
I can second this.. whenever I go barefoot for a day, I spend the next several days in major pain with plantar fasciitis.. I don’t think barefoot shoes would be good for me
Hey long time climbing instructor here and reasons why I don't allow patrons to climb bare foot:
1. Some people are really into their bare feet to the point that I've seen brown palms of their feet because they just haven't cleaned their feet since their last mud run. Hand holds are also foot holds and that's an issue.
2. Since hand holds are also foot holds and you can rip skin in common climbing situations there is a chance to transfer bacteria and grossness. This is how I got a very deep wart in my palm that took months and several treatments to get rid of.
3. Some people just don't have strong toes and even trying this without developing those muscles could lead to serious injury with lifelong repercussions from the small, delicate structures of your phalanges and that's a #liability.
4. Your toe nails can't hold up your body weight. Since you generally don't have perfect feet coordination there's a chance that you can actually miss your foothold and tear off your nail. Sounds rediculous, I've actually had it happen 2x in my time as a Rockwall staff and each time had to close down the walls they were using until we could sanitize what they could've bled on. In one of these times they even got ring worm from the situation.
To avoid all of these situations I always enforce the "no bare feet" policy. Just thought a few reasons might help you understand where these rules come from.
Ridiculous*
@@AlexRVX8 damn bro you really got him. He definitely does not know how to spell it.
I agree. Unless you have strengthened adequately your toes and arch it is rather dangerous.
also, feet in general are way more dirty. you wash your hands multiple times a day. do you wash your feet before going to the bouldering gym after a working day? i don't and most people don't. but i guess when you recharge your battery by touching the earth with your skin, these problems go away magically.
My wife and I just took the plunge with Xero shoes about a month ago. I wear mine to work every day, and she wears hers running pretty much every day. We both have been amazed at the difference they make! Everything just feels healthier. Noticing our heel strike was the biggest eye opener for sure.
I bought xero shoes last year...bought a larger size this year bc I didn't realize how curled up my toes were, so as they started spreading to natural position I needed the larger size. My knees & feet no longer ache by end of day.
Xeros were incredibly uncomfortable and fell apart entirely within two weeks of getting them.
@@xaninuax weird. Ours are holding up really well.
@@xaninuax Xero are not as durable as other shoes but I can get about 9 months of daily use plus about 30-35 miles of rocky trails per week.
Love them, been wearing xero since they first came out, I personally will never return to a non barefoot shoe or boot. The balance and stability and natural walking form is what I love. I destroyed my first pair of sandals and they replaced them free and super fast with their updated version. :) nice company
My feet has been killing me recently I just said fck it been walking barefoot every chance I get pain is gone my feet even back feels so good
I went barefoot most of the time until my late teens. As a result, my toes are very spread out and my arch is minimal. All my life I had problems finding shoes. I started wearing Xero trail runners about 6 months ago and now I'm starting to notice a big difference especially when planting my feet and pivoting. It feels much more stable. My ankles and toes are getting stronger.
xero trail runners
i am going to try them😎
thanks for the comment
@@mr.avar11 I'm wearing the Terraflex, Men's size 11 and the size runs true. The only minor complaint I have is the upper just above your toes often looks pushed in. Strictly cosmetic. They are now selling the Terraflex 2 which looks like it may address that issue. On the other hand, one reviewer of the T2 claims the toebox is narrower by a tiny amount. The T1s are still available on Amazon and both are the same price. Glad to be of help and good luck!
Did it fix your flat feet? Mine is genetic
Thanks for the recommendation. It's better to get something from somebody who has actual lifetime experience going barefoot instead of just starting it for a year (Sorry Mike).
Been wearing xero since they came out, even their winter boots are amazing, I feel naturally balanced and stable on my feet like I'm not wearing shoes. I love that I can bend my toes and flex my feet in them.
I would love to walk barefoot outside in parks, beaches or the woods all the time but there are too many hazards today to worry about like broken glass, heroin needles, animal feces and things of that nature . On pavement it's avoidable but in grass, dirt and sand or even water, it's hard to notice which is dangerous to human health. It's a shame really.
This. I cringe at people walking barefoot. Too much glass everywhere, especially at parks when the drunkards come out at night.
@@attomicchicken come to Missouri. Everyone goes barefoot
@@Grizzlox Deal if you pay my international plane ticket
i was thinking the same thing literally my walk to work the street is lined with broken glass (maybe a bit dramatic but not as far off as you may think)
theres been many times where i step on broken glass or a nail having "thicc" shoes is essential for that
You must live in a shithole state, because that’s simply untrue in Florida
I got my first pair of vibram five fingers around 2008. I mostly used them in the to workout in at first. In highschool and college I was a track during and we would often train barefoot to increase strength and form, so I thought I would begin running in my my vibram shoes as well. I still continued wearing normal shoes sometimes but after about a year I noticed that my feet would no longer fit in normal shoes and I found the raised heel to be a noticable nuisance. Around 2011 I started only wearing zero drop shoes and began finding more minimal zero drop shoes like Vivo Barefoot. From 2014 to 2017 I sold luxury cars and found barefoot shoes to be a game changer compared to traditional dress shoes although they were difficult to find. Today I have a barefoot shoe for every occasion; I have several pairs of barefoot dress shoes, boots and tennis shoes as well as road running and trail running shoes. I'll never buy a cushioned shoe with a raised heel again.
how about bare foot in city and what to do to care
Which barefoot shoe do you use for tennis?
What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing that with us 💪🏻
what are the barefoot dress shoes you have? and the other ones?
@@nsrocker99 Vibrams v-trek or v-trail depending on the surface. However, they use up quite quickly if you play tennis a lot...quite expensive at the end.
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I don't understand, the whole point is that i'm paying for LESS shoe, why is it so much more expensive than a regular shoe?
dude you were paid to advertise these knock off shoes…
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Why are these so exspensive?
A bit confused about problems you describe while wearing standard shoes. Ok, now I get it. Wearing shoes at home is so strange in my country. Literally no one does that. I can't even imagine wearing shoes at home and than the whole day. Taking shoes off at home is kind of enough to keep fit healthy + a bit of exercises, stretching, rolling etc
As an American, I've never worn shoes at home, and I can't help but think that most of the people reporting these problems with regular shoes are the folks who have always worn shoes at home.
As a guy who has dealt with back issues from my career I will 100% confirm this is correct information and I had to do the trial/error research for myself just to try and not keep injuring my back and pinching my sciatica that does make me paralyzed from waist down.
Heel slip from socks and poor fitting shoes leads to plantar fasciitis, stiff outer sole materials and impact intensity it causes leads to patella tendonitis. Both those lead to sciatica and slipped/bulging discs from trying to compensate with your walking gaite and stride without noticing and will go from right knee being bad to it making the left knee bad.
I started barefoot shoes over a year ago , I just started a job where I walk a lot on concrete. I thought my ASICS would be better but my feet felt destroyed after one day . Went with my vivos and no pain what so ever .
yup....barefoot is great on grass or sand...for limited times. concrete? NO.
@@davidcottrell1308 you said yup and then disagreed
@@NazraT1704 well.....in general feet work best when coming in contact with natural surfaces...not concrete. something like vivos may seem to work, and good for you if they do...but time will tell.
@@davidcottrell1308 Don't knock it until you've tried it. I would happily run on concrete or smooth asphalt with no shoes at all. It's easier than on gravel, grass or sand. I've done a three mile barefoot run on concrete paving slabs with no ill effects.
it is silly to wear those shoes on concrete. barefoot and concrete dont mix period, the human body is simply dont designed to handle that constant impact damage from concrete,
Ive never worn such shoes, however from a young age I've been taught just to walk barefoot whenever I can. And honestly why job requires me to wear combat boots and the feeling of finaly throwing those off and walking barefoot is just the best
I was teached to ALWAYS use shoes, slippers inside, shoes outside. I avoid shoes all costs, my favorites are slippers and ballerinas
@@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825, you were “taught.” “Teached” isn’t a word.
@@xxpowwowbluexx i dont think english is their first language
I went to zero lift shoes a few months ago and while there was an adjustment period my toes are clearly stronger and don't hurt as much as when I was wearing "properly sized" regular shoes. They are definitely not for everyone but they are perfect for me. From my experience people who tended to be barefoot more in their youth seem to adapt to the zero lift shoes faster than people who always wore shoes in their youth. I was barefoot outdoors all the time, and now it feels similar without the scratches from thorns and sharp rocks.
I grew up barefoot. Started working as a house keeper. I'm on my feet all day. Sneakers kill them. I get blisters and they just hurt all day. I tryed moccasins. There perfect, I even go as far as to make my own now. There the same consept as the shoes shown in the video.
man is vibrating like he's 25 coffees deep
Yeah our feet didn't evolve for pavement. I go barefoot as much as possible while working in the yard but 100% run with proper running shoes on pavement. I ran a barefoot 5k one time and it was one if my worst decisions ever.
I saw a dude at the end of the Chicago marathon that ran it barefoot. Needless to say he was bleeding quite a bit. Like, he ran it completely barefoot. Not minimal shoes, nothing. Not even socks.
@@michaelkeaton32 whoa.... that's madness. I legit crawled for 2 days after running that barefoot 5k and my feet weren't even cut or rubbed raw, it just felt like they got smacked with a baseball bat over and over lol.
There is nothing unnatural about not wearing shoes. I mean, think about it, just because we aren't born wearing clothes doesn't mean that walking around outside in freezing weather is a great idea. And, animals have built in shoes, either hooves, or pads on the bottoms of their paws. As you can guess from my username, I have a pet hamster, and they are little marathon runners. They run for miles and miles every night on their wheel. But, the undersides of a hamster's hands and feet have soft little pads. There's nothing wrong with wearing properly fitted shoes to compensate for a lack of hooves or pads. Just like there's nothing wrong with wearing clothing because we lack fur.
@@hamsterama I didn't use the term unnatural. I didn't because I've argued that computers and cars are natural occurances just as an ant pile or wasp nest is. It's just our feet weren't developing while we had the ground covered in concrete, asphalt and gravel.
@@funwithmagnus8570 Hey, sorry for the confusion. I just realized I meant to reply to a different comment in this video. That's why I said unnatural, even though you didn't bring it up. It was meant as a reply to a different post. But anyway, I sure don't mind walking around barefoot in the grass. But yes, walking without cushioning on hard pavement is bad. My favorite shoes for casually walking outside (as long as it's not snowing), is actually my Crocs. I like them, because they don't box in your feet or toes.
I used to always go barefoot around the house, and even as an adult I would sometimes go outside barefoot until a year and a half when I suddenly got extreme pain in my feet joints, first the left one. The doctor even thought I might have a small fracture seeing how my (edit: not arches, but) first MP joints (the same joint as your knuckles joints in the hand) just dropped when I put weight on the foot. I did an X-ray and an ultrasound. Two weeks later my right foot started to hurt just the same. I am hypermobile and now have flexible flat feet, which means my feet aren't normally flat, but they become flat as I put weight on them because my ligaments and tendons are bad. I would love to go back to walking around barefooted, but when I don't wear my "inside" shoes with my medical insoles my feet, knees and hips start hurting within the hour.
I'm either barefoot or in bare foot shoes for a dozen years, my posture and overall stability on my feet has convinced my to never wear a regular shoe again. Barefoot boots from xero in the winter. The ability to flex your feet in your shoes will help maintain health, strength and balance.
As a runner, nah. Also if you remotely do any hard labor you're not using barefoot shoes, boots whatever. Instead the problem is using too much cushion. Look for neutral shoes or even something with stability. Also the main reason people's feet are nasty is bc most people don't have correctly sized footwear. Most people are wearing stuff that too small or not wide enough.
Nah
Think of it this way. Normal shoes are equivalent to mittens for your feet. With extra padding so you can't really 'feel'.
Ever compared how easy it is to handle things in mittens compared to in gloves or bare-handed?
The same holds true for actions performed with feet in various footwear.
The way people run in normal shoes, isn't exactly how they would run barefoot (as we naturally would). So there is some mechanical energy loss and inefficiency in normal shoes as well, which is something that has to be trained out when using shoes that rely on your natural mechanics.
Have used the vivo barefoot for 4 years now. Love em. Took 1 year to transition.I stand for 60 hours a week. No more foot pain. Plantar fasciitis gone.
Aw man I think I have that, unfortunately my work place requires safeties so I’m stuck with this condition for a time
@@sisamusudroka3000 Sisa If you stretch your plantar fascia over a tennis ball it helps. Start slow. Extra important when you have been on your feet or first thing in the mornings.
@@nialldoyle8206 oh yeah don’t worry I’ve been taking care of myself 😊 , I use a field hockey ball and stretching exercises.
Started wearing Vibram FiveFingers in July 2012. Did not transition, which is not recommended, but that's how I roll. Had previously injured my left knee in '97, training for a race, wearing traditional running shoes and running with traditional (since the invention and marketing of thick soled, raised heel, running shoes in the early '70s) heel strike running form. That injury left me unable to run. I put the FF's on and went for a 7-1/2mi run up and down our local 1,200' peak. Ran 27mi that week, doing a variety of trail, and sidewalk/road runs. It was amazing to be running again. My daughter was in 8th grade at the time, joined me in the FF's and started running with me, to train for her 8th grade track season, and then rolled into training with her high school XC team that summer. We continued to run and train together. She was the only athlete on either the XC or Track team who was never injured. She ran year round, to the tune of around 1,000+mi, and raced every distance in track, from the 100m to the 3200m. The FF's are not a fast shoe, so they are not good for racing, so she would race in New Balance Minimus 10v1's, and ultimately racing flats in XC, and either sprint or distance spikes in Track. We started running R2R in the Grand Canyon when she was 15, in the FF's, did 5 in a row together, and I've run 3 solo, since. We're currently training for another, mid-August. I wear Vivo Primus Trails at work, standing on concrete all day, as a mechanic, 9hrs a day.
Lems is another great shoe source. I haven't tried Zero Shoes yet because I'm happy with the FF's, and when trail conditions get really bad, I run in Merrell Trail Gloves, or Vapor Gloves, or New Balance Minimus 10v1's, as does my daughter. We have a few running vids posted to the channel.
I walked barefoot for a month, and it was amazing. After a month, I had zero back pain, I felt reinvigorated, and mentally I felt calmer, as of not having back pain and alike.
If it's possible where you live, and I do not reccomend doing it in the city because of the grime on the sidewalks, broken glass and alike, try walking barefoot for a while, try it for a month, and you will be suprised.
“And the like.”
Vans are the most low key best shoes to wear on a daily basis for literally everything he said in this video
Fair enough, honestly haven't looked extensively into them but if you feel good and strong in them, then power to ya 💪🏻
@@heymikehanna I wasn't a believer until I started golfing in them. My balance became stronger and more grounded due to the fact there is no cushioning or padding it's just a flat surface the closest to barefoot in a normal shoe. I can feel the ground ungulate underneath me as my terrain changes etc. Check em out I'd love to see your reaction.
@@heymikehanna a lot of martial arts, weightlifting, and skating shoes follow the principles of barefoot like shoes but to a lesser degree or some other technical purpose affecting their design.
I love vivo for trails, but just wanna give a shout out to flux footwear for cities and pavement in general. They're so fantastically adaptable, and well designed. Modern engineering at its finest. Btw, you were one of the biggest reasons I got into this💪
Are flux barefoot shoes?
@@dasboy1ify yes sir
I most walk on pavements etc very little on grass or natural ground and all the minimalist shoes I tried wore a hole in the ball of the foot after about 3 months. Far too expensive. If there's a minimalist shoe with an x number of miles sole warranty it might be useful
I haven’t tried barefoot shoes (yet!), but when I was in my mid-20’s and first got into jogging, I was wearing this cheap, crappy pair of Asics I’d owned since I was a teenager I think. After only a week of jogging only 2-3 miles a day, I started getting this excruciating knee pain. Pain so intense that I’d have to take 2 Excedrine prior to my jogs (so stupid, I know that now). After 2 weeks, I just stopped entirely. Then one day at work, a friend who was a shoe salesman heard about my problem, so he approached me and suggested that my shoes were probably the culprit. Skeptical, I bought a new pair of really nice New Balance…and within just a couple of days, my knee pain was gone and I never really experienced again, despite the fact that I was eventually running 5-6 miles a day.
The friend who approached me about the shoes used to say all the time that we spend so much of our lives walking and sleeping, so investing in good shoes and an expensive mattress is crucial lol.
As an ex shoe salesman myself, he’s not technically wrong, but the better investment would be investing in our own bodies. Getting a good pair of shoes is just buying a nice crutch. Wouldn’t you rather have a strong body with no need for that crutch? Same with the mattress honestly. Our bodies are more than capable of sleeping on the ground (not saying you should, but there’s some evidence it could be beneficial)
But anyway, I would try out some barefoot shoes. Or even just increase the amount of time you go barefoot per day. But make sure that you ease into it and don’t do too much. If you’ve been wearing shoes your whole life, your foot muscles will need to be built back up. It’s like if you get a cast on your arm for 2 months. Your arm gets weaker. That’s what’s been happening to your feet for 5, 10, 15… etc *years*. So take it slow
You're friend sounds like a blessing
I've been wearing Vibram five fingers and Merrel barefoot shoes with Vibram bottoms for like the past 12 years. I went from having ankle problems and flat feet to 0 ankle problems and my arches started to come back within the first year. I only wear real soled shoes for business attire and winter boots only no tennis shoes . And even in the winter if I'm not in deep snow out in the woods I wear heavy wool socks or the cold weather 5 fingers. It made an amazing difference.
People may have pointed this out already, but I'm pretty sure the reason why feet are considered dirtier than hands is simply because people are taught from an early age to wash their hands regularly, but a lot of people either don't wash their feet at all or don't wash them very often. I think there's a certain degree of truth to it and also a matter of presumption.
Also maybe because we literally stand and walk on our feet so touching the floor is considered dirtier than not.
Sure but it's kinda weird with climbing considering shoes are typically just as dirty if not more so than feet
Barefoot running = no knee pain. But start really slow.
What happens if you step on a rock or pointy stick or glass
@@andrewjohnson1056 your soles will toughen up, but overtime your proprioception will increase and you will be able to dodge things like sticks and rocks subconciously. We never ran in a straight line in the wild. This movement also greatly develops our lateral and medial muscles in our legs which don’t see much use with running in straight lines but are used more on uneven surfaces with twists and turns and obstacles.
If you are a person who regularly wears heels, transition time is a must. The rest of us can probably change up immediately. Those who wear raised heel shoes a lot have shorter Achilles’ tendons and need to give the tendons time to stretch and grow out, or rush injury.
Do people really wear heels enough to have a shorter Achilles ?
@@mrcheese5383 yup! I used to do a lot of salsa dancing. Practice shoes have 1/4 inch - 1 1/4 inch heels. When I got my 1st pair of 1/4 inch heels, one of my teachers remarked that it may take me awhile to get used to them. Guess who wore with heels much more often? I felt great - as if I were barefoot dancing! For her, it took a few weeks to adjust to the lower heels without pain or even just strain.
Eventually, she switched to wearing Vibram 5 finger shoes and flats most of the time she wasn't dancing.
A few years ago, I saw 5-toe shoes advertised on-line, and out of curiosity, and little research, I decided I would give a pair of these a try. I love my vibram shoes so much that I will definitely be buying my next pair, and the next pair, & the next... as they wear out. But my 1st pair, I still have after 3 years, are holding up very well. And my feet feel so much better now than before. I have bad knees, one full-knee replacement, and these 5 toe shoes and my 5 toe socks have really made a huge difference. I suggest anybody who is curious to give them a try if you can. I think you'll agree. Peace.
Ive been doing the same for 2 years and am starting to transition into wearing supportive shoes aswell for some of my activities.
I've been wearing barefoot shoes for about 14 years now, and my Dr keeps asking what I'm doing. Because of how healthy my feet, legs, back and core muscles are. Eventually I told him and now he wears them everyday "after transitioning to them". You have to retrain your feet to them so wear them three or four hours a day while taking breaks gradually working up to wearing them all day.! Once you get to wear your wearing them all day long you'll notice a huge difference and how you walk and how you run and then the feedback you get from the ground to you I can't explain it you actually have to do it yourself to understand what I'm talking about.! I were Vibrams, both of my boys wear them. So yeah if you don't try them you won't believe what we're talking about.! And if you don't wear them that's fine all the more for us who do.! These shoes are the greatest invention since the normal shoe.! A lot of people don't know that Nike shoes were originally created to wear without socks.! Hopefully that helps some of you decide and if you're still on the rocks climb on down the rocks and give him a shot and then climb back up the rocks with them on and you'll be like whoa this is a totally different animal I feel everything.!!!!
When i took up ultrarunning in 2015, i knew i had to start by strengthening my feet. So i dove heads first into the Vivobrefoot world, and soon after discovered Vibram Fivefinger, Luna Sandals, Altra SHoes, Xero etc. And to be honest, they all have their place. Fivefingers are my favourite, but i mainly do short runs in them. Xero, Vivo and Luna Sandals are used in anything from a marathon to a 50 miler. And if i am going 100km or beyond, i always wear som trail shoes from Altra, because it`s basicallt like a pair of closed sandals - and you don`t have to stress about gravel and sticks getting in between your toes - something that can get pretty tedious on a 10-20 hour run. So basically everything you say in this video is good advice, only thing i would add is this ; Your foot is made by nature to support you, but if you have been using “regular” padded shoes all your life there WILL be a transition period. For me it was a year of walking, and running short distances in my Vivo. Remember, you don`t juts jump into the gym and start squatting 200lbs, you build up. This applies to your feet as well :)
Vivo barefoots are amazing
20 hour run ain’t no way
Man those are some crazy distances! I’ve been going barefoot/ wearing barefoot shoes for awhile now, but I’m brand new to running (barefoot or otherwise). Just started the other day and only did around 1.3 miles. You’re definitely right about needing to build up to it. I’ve got a little soreness in my calves from not being used to not heel striking, but it feels good and who knows, maybe someday I’ll get to those distances too!
I can tell you two things from a life time of running in all different kind of terrains, once your knees are damaged (like mine with cartilage damage). 1st: if you continue running, you'll end up semi crippled, 2nd: if you use shoes without cushioning (even for walking after the damage) you'll make the damage even worse. The other bit of advice is give up running when your 50 and use bike instead, I kept on running until I was 62 and then next day after a good 8 mile run (last 4 miles 7 min/miles) I could hardly walk. No indication, no prior warning, they just went; sometimes you get a warning that something is going wrong (which many fanatical runners like me would have ignored anyway, I suspect). A year after that my left foot arch collapsed, probably due to the compensating way I was now walking.
The next mistake I made was following the suggestions of another runner and use bare foot shoes for walking, this exacerbate everything and then some. Six years later and now I require the support of shopping trolley to get round the supermarket just to make it tolerable, I can walk on pavement for around 5 minutes, I can walk on soft surfaces like grass and sand for a couple of miles but that's about it. I bought a pair of Cloudmonster running shoes a month back and found that they make it significantly easier to walk on hard surfaces, you can draw your own conclusions from that, Cloudmonster are about the most cushioned shoes you can get.
Would you be so kind and tell if you stretched and how much.
that sucks
@@flippingfruitsforeuros3453 I was a mixed martial artist, rock climber, trail and hill runner, so I trained using calisthenics, Pilates and yoga and I also used weights and resistance cables, it varied depending on what discipline I was focusing on at the time. There is not much I haven't done in the way training routines, I started competing in Karate first when I was 12, I've never stopped training. There is always away round problems, I now cycle around 140 miles on the road per week and I also cycle to the gym each alternate day for weights and yoga and I also include some knees over toes workouts. But walking along a pavement is torturous, so there is no point in doing holidays, no sight seeing anymore and sitting around a pool or beach was never my scene. You reap what you sow at the end of the day.
You F’coffee, How old are you now?
Is it only running that causes this damage or can walking do it too? I walk about 8-10 miles a day. Not barefoot though!
I haven't owned anything but toeshoes for a few years now. I've never been more comfortable. My co-workers break my balls about them but I give zero f's. I recommend everyone try them.
Got a link for them? struggling to find some UK size 2 and half. Also does it make a difference with male / female shoes ?
Damn! That's mad confidence, I love that. Thanks for the inspiration 💪🏻 Might wear my vibrams in public more. I tend to wear my vivo's or earth runners
I buy direct from vibram. I recommend finding a store to try them on before purchasing as the sizes can be quite different for everyone.
@@sheepo5432 For Vibrams, depending on the model, there might be a difference in size for male/female.
Our feet had a major design flaw to begin with. Our species were descended from tree climbers, which needed a lot of intricate bones designed for climbing, so although we've transitioned to treading the ground, we still have all those unnecessary bones in our feet leftover from our ancestors.
get a PhD and keep an open mind...cause we weren't meant for climbing trees 😂
@@svartcracker8266 That's all I need, 100,000$ debt and end up flipping burgers 🍔 🤣
@@svartcracker8266 Our descendants climbed trees. I'm saying the many bones in our feet are leftovers from our ancestors that serve very little purpose for us now. Like T-rex arms, or phalange bones in whale flippers. As a result, we are not quite as adapted for treading the ground in comparison to something like terrestrial birds, which have evolved specifically for long distance terrestrial movement for millions of years.
tribes in jungles have strange feet. look it up from the barefoot and climbing. looks like monkey feet
Great point, need hooves now.
I've been wearing Xero Prio's for about 6 months. I didn't transition to them either. That first few weeks was pretty rough! Especially on leg day at the gym. My feet were sore in so many weird places. It was ultimately worth dealing with it though. Now my feet feel really good, my knees don't hurt, and my spinal spondylolisthesis even improved. One downside is you can't really go back to non-barefoot shoes. I used to love my Merrell MOAB's but they feel like wooden clogs now that I can't stand wearing anymore.
Another suggestion is to wear Goodyear welted shoes with a leather footbed. All you need is to be properly fitted to know the width of our feet and identifying the best shoe last that best parodies our natural feet shape. For instance, I am have extra wide feet with a duck-like toe spread so wearing an almond or pointy shaped shoe would be detrimental to my feet. My go to boots are my Alden 405 in the Tru Balance last. They’re not cheap but they last much longer than shoes with a soft rubber sole.
Huh, never thought of that. Thank you for the rec 🙏🏻
Yup, I agree. Some good boots will help. Made of natural materials, cork and leather footbed and leather soles feel amazing. They will mold to your feet.
lol
some benefits of minimalist shoes people don’t mention: 1. they use less materials, so less wastage is thrown into the environment and less resources are needed to manufacture them.
2. they help greatly in reducing ankle rolling because of increased proprioception and keeping your ankle in a more optimal position, also cushiony shoes are just unstable. 3. They maintain the strength in your ankles and feet throughout your life and into your old age which can greatly reduce a fall which with senility is very common and can often be crippling or fatal.
dam bro whose grandma out here dying from rolling their ankle RIP
Your genie 😅😅😅
Sometimes the elderly lose their balance, because they are losing their hearing and can not hear their foot strikes anymore.
I fought like a bulldog to not wear shoes when I was growing up. I always hated them and had no idea why, thank you for actually showing the pros and the cons.
I hate having to wear shoes, too.
I started with the Vibram five fingers more than 12 years ago, first run i discovered so many muscles from below the calves than had never been used, loved them ever since
1 - Sweat drains to your feet and remains in your socks and shoes.
2 - Climbing shoes are only worn at the climbing area, so they are going to be much cleaner than your five fingers unless you seriously clean the underside or they are your designated climbing shoes.
Are you suggesting sweat from my head will eventually make it all the way to my socks?
@@chrisjacobsen1659 Are you suggesting that you only sweat from your head?
I love the idea of barefoot shoes. but with minimal padding shouldn't it be minimal material? Why are they as or more expensive than other shoes?
Because protecting your foot and being durable with less weight/material requires different and frequently more expensive materials. Like why aren’t lighter cars less expensive? Because they have to do the same job and have less to work with.
@@Wondershock what are these super materials because i don't buy that they are any different. And cars with less definitely cost less.
@@jahquanfoster6974 Think about it this way: a Lotus Elise is a performance vehicle and weighs around 2,000 pounds. A Honda Civic is about 2,800 pounds (these days). The Elise isn't cheaper just because it's lighter. And if you just stripped 800 pounds of material off the Civic, you don't just get a car which matches the Elise in terms of utility and performance. You need more efficient materials to create performance with a lower curb weight.
Similarly, running shoes have a lifespan of around 300 - 500 miles. In order to craft a shoe which has this level of durability while also maintaining comfort under zero-drop conditions with the necessary flexibility for barefoot running, you need to use rubber which is both flexible and durable without the structure afforded by larger, foam-bolstered, fabric covered shoes. In the Vibram Five-Finger shoes, this means that a thin layer of rubber and fabric needs to do the same work as several layers of foam, rubber, and fabric you'd find in a more typical running shoe.
Does that make sense?
Because it's a new trend, and like all trendy things they charge you through the nose for it.
I was born flat footed, absolutely no arch. After a few years of barefoot running and some barefoot stalking deer, I now have a decently high arch. My balance has improved 10 fold and I move much more intuitively. Just my experience, not for everybody.
Pretty sure everyone's born flat footed bruh
I see a lot of comments about how we were not made to walk on concrete or hard surfaces. I don't know you are all smoking. When I trained in martial arts we trained with Zero Padding Shoes on Hard surfaces just fine. When I started wearing barefoot shoes a year ago it was hard at first, soreness, lots of rolling to make them feel better. But then it all went away, I have no issues, and I move better on concrete and ANY hard surface than I EVER have before. I have more motion, more control, more stability and more bio feedback ie: FEELING when I move. Every aspect of my life is better. If you cannot achieve this it's because you are too used to your comfy shoes and did not commit to the exercise, or perhaps to much damage has been done since you were born into that system. I had a good 20 years of normal shoe wearing between martial arts and trying Zero Drop Soleless shoes btw.
I've worn nothing but five fingers for almost ten years. Best decision I ever made.
I live in NY, If you go barefoot, you will stab your foot the first day, between broken glass, loose screws and needles and general sharp debris, barefoot on grass just won't work, I don't trust any grass especially at parks.
Try a company called XERO SHOES that will work for N.Y. C.
I wouldn't recommend any type of minimalist shoe in the city. Concrete and asphalt are very unforgiving on the body.
@@balbibou Unfortunitly we can't build cities with mud roads either.
@@mbogucki1 where is this bs from? concrete and asphalt are fine as long as you don’t slam your foot into the ground. If you use a midfoot/forefoot strike on a hard surface it will feel soft.
@@Tatusiek_1 Concrete and asphalt have no give. All the force is sent right back into your body. We never evolved to run on anything like concrete. Grass yes, dirt yes, pebels sure. But anything beyond that is a no-no.
As soon as we started creating artificial surfaces our feet needed to be protected.
2:17 the feeling of your foot being stronger is because of the barefoot shoe not providing any support, it has cause your tendon that connects your toes to your heel to become stronger. If anyone is reading, please make a transition to these shoes!! Not everyone has his experience!! I ripped that very same tendon I was talking about because I didn't transition and now I could live with walking pain for up to a year or 2 (I'm 16 so\●/ )
Arche support will help offset hard surfaces. Arche support is the one thing modern footage got right.
This looks worth trying 😍
Glad ya think so as well💪🏼
I’ve been barefoot for at least a few weeks now and my right foot is still the same but I’ve noticed I’m able to run faster and my knee doesn’t hurt while running
Keep it up, for me I was seven months in before I felt like I had truly made large gains.
Ease into the process slowly Josh. It took me nearly a year to fully transition to vivo barefoot shoes. Your Achilles has to rebound to it’s designed length. That takes time. Good luck, well worth the effort.
Small stride length when running also 😀
So update* both my feet hurt when I rest it usually goes away when I start walking again but yesterday it hurt so bad It was hard for me to walk and to go down the stairs. I understand now why its important to GO SLOW at it. So, to combat it I'd wear slippers around the house if the pains too much and in the past 2 days started wearing conventional shoes and then the sock shoe for working out. Let me know if this is a more suitable way to transition instead of diving head first into it like I did initionally.... Also, I've been doing feet exercises.
@@joshcamacho6342 Hi Josh. Pain is nature’s way of telling you to take it easy. It can take months to years to acclimatise. Stretch, consult a good physiotherapist. Use anti inflammatory gels. . Ice if painful and elevate. Don’t rush. You will get there.
Another thing to take into account is while yes humans were made for barefoot walking the longer we wear shoes to more our species will adapt and develop arched feet so our shoes fit well and we don’t need to have adapted shoes just adapted bodies 🤷♂️
I took over a 17 year old horse, and decided to go the barefoot route, it took 2 years, but during those years, her stomach issues went away, her legs straightened up, her body improved, her walking improved, she just became so much better.
And I would like to believe it's the same thing for us.
Not everyone, because if you have problems, you might need shoes that will solve those.
But for the rest of us, yes..
We keep our horses barefoot year round, and we have hardly any hoof/foot issues with them, even the ones that are in their 30s, as long as we keep their feet trimmed - we do a lot of mountain riding (we're in the foothills of the Rockies), and I've only ever seen 2 of the horses slip to the point of actually falling with a rider, and it only happened because those horses were being lazy about where they put their feet at those moments. We decided to put shoes on 2 of the horses a few years back because those two have extremely soft feet and we had noticed that their feet were getting a bit tender when the weather had been really wet, but them being shod only lasted as long as it took them to throw their shoes in the pasture. We put shoes on another horse only while he was in training and doing endurance racing, and those were taken off as soon as he came back - to my knowledge, that is the only time in his life that he's ever worn shoes.
Did anyone notice the wedding couple at 3:07
i lived on mt hood for 15 years. all the ground is volcanic rock. you would not be wearing those shoes in the forest where i lived. i wore ninja tabi for years. switched to top of the line military boots. far better. zero chance you are wearing them on 100 degree days on sharp volcanic rock. maybe grass. etc. they look cool but they are just tabi basically.
videos like this make me so happy growing up as a kid we went barefoot so damn much. even years later still have all the strength and flexibility this provides
I hike into the bush without shoes, but I live in Africa. I had come across a couple of foreign hikers in the past who always asked where the hell my shoes were.
That was funny.
I started barefoot shoes a few months ago. No transition. Went straight into Xero shoes. I agree, maybe not the best way to do it. I work 10 hour days and didn't want to carry an extra pair of regular shoes.
Almost immediately hip pain was gone. Achilles tendinitis improved ... not cured but much improved. Bottom of feet still somewhat sore at the end of the day. I'm working on strengthening feet and ankles. Socks ... socks are a problem. I need to find some socks that don't bind my feet.
injinji
you need toe socks
Seven months before I no longer had sore feet. (12-14 hours a day for me) so worth it in the end!!!
find yourself some toe socks
What have you done on the sock issue?
Feet: Look how these shoes mimic a fraction of our power.
I've suffered for years with my feet. Heal spurs, everything after about 2 hours made my feet ache to point i couldnt stand up from pain. Tried a cheap pair of zero drop shoes to see if any different and instant relief even after hours in them. If I forget to wear shoes in house while doing chores, as soon as I put on a zero drop shoe, instant relief. Now on to better quality zero drop - difference is truly amazing.
That makes no sense. Zero drop is the same as going barefoot without a protective barrier.
My biggest mistake was using barefoot shoes. I was a lifelong runner, but after getting back pain, a rock climber suggested wearing Vibram barefoot shoes. WHY DID I LISTEN???? About 6 weeks later, I developed a stress fracture in my foot, my feet were in constant pain, and I could barely walk. Don't listen to RUclipsrs who know nothing about biomechanics or running, or worse, sponsored by barefoot shoes. Clear bias there.
3:05 theres a wedding in the background 😂💪🏾 👰
I did similar. For me, it started with martial arts in my early 20s and primarily trying to find the best shoes to wear while working on a mat. I was finding that support features in things like wrestling shoes were important during competition to prevent acute injury and improve performance, but those benefits get lost when training in them all the time because they greatly impeded the body's ability to learn how to support itself while training and working out.
Now in my mid-30s, I still prefer doing almost everything in water shoes/ "barefoot" (same important features; wildly different prices) from working out, training, walking. The only things I keep normal shoes around for anymore are when I'm jogging on a trail. Silly pebbles and thin soles...
I remember spending a big hunk of my childhood and teen years barefoot in our yard despite my parents trying to make me wear shoes, and I remember at some point wearing boots and learning the hard way that some have metal bars inside for arch support that messed up my feet for a few days because I tried climbing a ladder at a park in my boots
The problem is...We paved the hell outcof the Earth. I've told humans from before you were born, "Go run in the street and land on your heel." You'll break your heel in about 2 minutes.". The foot has natural cushion. I still have the Vibram 5 toe shoes. We aren't made to be lazy and land the easiest way. Look at tribes that walk over a 100 miles a day and hunt. Feet sweat more, feet maje contact with the ground, feet aren't washed a 1/50th of hands and packing feet into shoes causes more sweat, fungus and funk. Big calves should never be a result of walking or running. The heel should never make contact with the ground.
-Lastly, you need so much more muscle to walk and run barefoot. A 2 mile run is equivalent to 10 miles in "Normal" running shoes. Real barefoot shoes look awful. People either say, what are those and you talk about it longer than the exercise or they say the word Fugly. I think 15 years ago or more, I purchased and still own them. I balk everytime a see them in bags with my countless other shoes. Unnatural treadmill running is really the only way I'll go nowadays. Your points are very good in this video. (I'll add: Those VivoBarefoot shoes aren't really barefoot shoes. Unless they have 5 separated toes and extremely minimalistic traction and cushion, they aren't barefoot. I own one vibram extremely minimalistic model and one that the Olympic runner wore with mild cushioning and traction.)
I've been wearing zero drop minimalist shoes for 4-5 yrs now and still love them. I don't particularly like the Vivo brand and have found others I prefer. My wife however loves here Vivo's.
@@abel4776 My first ones were Altra "Lone Peak" model" but I have now switched to Merrill "Trail gloves". The Altra's have been getting more and more cushioning and I prefer less cushioning.
People really walk around just mercilessly slamming their heels into the ground and don't even realize it???
Yep
I bought a pair of classic vibram 5 finger shoes some years back. Loved them and wore them alot. I wore them so much that they wore out. I need to get another pair.
I wore minimal shoes for about five years, and I did a lot of walking as part of my commute during that time, worked on my feet all day too. The results that I found were that my ankles are always sore, my knees have some pain, and the natural cushioning in my foot is gone. This reviewer is young and fit, but by the time you get to 50 years old, put on 15 or 20 extra pounds, these kinds of shoes just don’t work. I think this is fine for young fit people, but be careful if you aren’t so young or fit.
I think these are best for old unfit ppl... The pain is obvious goin to be there if you have been weakening the muscle for years. You can do use these shoes for periods of time a day, walk barefoot in the house all the time, notice yourself when walking barefoot or in minimal shoes, make sure you step midfoot or close to your toes. Try to slouch abit forward and try to engage your flutes and abs when walking. Another important thing is to not fully keep your knees straight, well that will come natural anyway when you starting stepping with midfoot or toe area.
Walking like this will do alot of good for you knee, and for your back, but obviously the beginning will be hard
I’ve been barefoot my entire life. A lot of things you’re explaining make a lot of sense but are things I didn’t really think were things other people didn’t experience just because of shoes. lol I have no reason other than I just hate my feet covered and I never started wearing shoes as a kid other than for school and church lol
Awesome video mike, I agree with your recommendations I have been barefoot for almost two years apart from having to wear steel toe-capped boots occasionally which sets me back a bit. I would suggest doing regular mobility work and grabbing a pair of toe spreaders to reclaim the natural splay- I get some strange looks from friends/ housemates when I wear them but they have helped me so much.
its a long journey but my results have started to compound now.
Hell ya! Couldn't agree more. Thank you, I completely forgot about my toe spreaders. I'm gunna go back to them, thank you haha.
@@heymikehanna You're welcome pal, which ones do you use? thanks for the reminder on the socks that part does make a big difference i really need some.
For some reason, I think maybe to individuate from my mom, who I was extremely close with, at age 16, in 1976-1977 I just decided to go barefoot for a year. It drove my mom nuts. Which I'm sure must have been part of my objective. But I think part of my objective was just to experience walking without shoes and being barefoot. What can I say, I was a late comer hippie.
I walked everywhere, I didn't drive yet at age 16, although my friends did and I got rides sometimes. But walked all over the city, went to school which was a very progressive school that let us go barefoot. There were a couple of other kids that went barefoot a lot. But I resolved to do it for a whole year to really experience life barefoot and how we came in.
It did give me calluses which my body remembers regardless of what shoes I wear so I need to tend to those regularly. And from what I understand from my friends who didn't go barefoot for a year calluses are a thing anyway, for most people. But I think it was a great experience. One, it was a great experience in rebellion. LOL. Two it was a great experience of my body physically and being in tune with whatever surface that I was walking on, which included trail walking. I did step on a bee once, which was pretty inconsequential, just got the stinger out fast. I look back and think it's a little outrageous that I did that but I lived to tell the tale.
Got some Xero shoes a couple of years ago which I really love because they are as close to walking barefoot with great protection around your foot as I've ever experienced. Love boots and shoes and different footwear so only go barefoot in the house these days. But it's a relief to know that my interest in going barefoot didn't make me totally weird. And that other people are into it as well!
Since I was a child I'd be barefoot at home and in the yard and just wear shoes when I got out. Honestly as long as you get shoes that have wiggle room for the toes, and feel good on your feet that's all you need. This barefoot shoe stuff just seems like more reasons to spend money. Cushion was invented for a reason if you're a city person you most likey aren't walking on grass and constantly walking on hard floor. Cushion in your shoe helps for that reason. Balance yourself and have some time to walk barefoot when you can that's all pretty much and make sure you take care of your feet. Period.
My issue is that most of the zero heel shoes I’ve tried are still too narrow, squeezing my toes, which creates it’s own problems
its weird to me that Americans wear shoes in their house
Dude so weird man! I'm Canadian and 100% don't wear them inside
Because the US is sexually phobic. Live in Europe with a sexual deviance
I'm currently running in that exact model and colour of Vibram FiveFingers KSO EVO!
I started my barefoot journey ten years ago when I got some new insoles from the podiatrist and they gave me blisters doing a walk of about a mile. This got me researching alternatives.
I got some VFF Treksports and wore them like slippers indoors for a few months. I was embarrassed at how they looked! Eventually I braved going out in them occasionally and got some Speeds too. It was interesting to see the double takes from people. Within about six months my flat feet were showing signs of an arch and I no longer had discomfort when standing waiting for something.
Two years ago I took up running. In FiveFingers of course. The only injury I've had (apart from stubbed toes) was an ankle sprain due to me overdoing things in my first weeks of running. I can and have run totally barefoot (2 miles on sidewalks) and loved it. My current max distance is 26km in V-Runs.
There is no way I'd go back to "normal" shoes. My toes have returned to a more natural splay and they no longer tolerate being squished together.
But I can't emphasize enough the importance of a gradual transition to barefoot shoes if you've been wearing (ab)normal shoes all your life. Your feet need time to gain strength after being confined in rigid boxes for years. You also need to re-learn the mechanics of how to walk and run without causing stresses in your bones and tendons, bad habits picked up from wearing over-cushoned shoes with tilted soles.
fun fact. i live in new Zealand and we spend a lot of time barefoot. our feet as adults become wide because as children when our feet are changing we are playing outside, and roaming the house in bare feet. sad part is shoes don't feel nice they hurt and feel heavy after long periods of time and we cant wait to get them of as soon as we can. p.s we arent poor its just soo safe to do so we do it
I went from Nike down to Merrill Barefoot. I loved it, but as I got older, I needed more than the 4mm the sole gave. I’m now in the minimalist version of Altra shoes. Still 0 drop, but a little more cushion when spending hours on pavement.
I started because of feet problems. It’s been 10 months now and I transitioned too fast which made me test more for a period.
I won’t ever go back. Normal shoes just don’t fit me, the toe box is too small. And that’s just the reason why so many old people have hallux valgus.
Anyway, I can recommend the brand wildlinge. I went to several shops and they are clearly the best, and they have nice looks
I agree on the toe box, for me too. I won’t be going back either. But I gotta say, it is hard to find good looking barefoot shoes. Maybe I’ll check that brand out for my next pair
I was working from home for 2 years during Covid and I rarely wore shoes at home or in the yard most of the time. Because of lock downs my trips out were usually just out to a store, shop and then home. Covid ended and I went somewhere for a full day in normal shoes. Everything hurt and went away as I still worked from home. One more day in shoes with the same result told me it was the shoes. When I was younger I had painful plantars Fasciitis and as a result needed to wear shoes with great support especially the arch to top the pronation. The light went on and I bought some zero support shoes. I found them to be very comfortable and best of all my feet and legs had no pain. I will not wear them when hiking on a rocky trail and not sure I would run in them although I tried a short run to see how it felt and well it felt weird. The force on your feet when running is pretty great so I would think that unless you are a very light person I would get running shoes. But as far as comfort goes zero support are way more comfortable to me. In most cases I think they provide enough protection that I only do not wear them in a few instances. I think heavy yard work with digging and shoveling is one of those cases but mostly because the shoes are not as sturdy as work shoes just shoes in general. Easy on and off. I have never bought the very expensive kind so no idea how they could be better so the average price I pay for my shoes is probably a max of $40. I wear them all the time and they have held up well so far. But for that price I am not expecting that they still will be great 5 years from now.
Brooooo, you have got to try the iLYSM Tabi sneakers, I can't and won't use any other shoes ... before using them I was a leather boot kinda guy and since I have roman feet, aka square feet, every single shoe or boot I wore would leave my feet in pain. Long story short, I even take the tabi shoes hiking ... best part is that my feet no longer hurt or smell, as they are hypoallergenic and perfect in every way! I am not endorsed by them, I just love them so much! Oh and iLYSM, the brand name is: I love you so much! So you're walking literally loving everything soooo much! I also go barefoot as much as possible, it is true, connecting with mother earth is the best thing about my day!
I love bare foot. I hate shoes. Especially the kind that cover my feet. I hate hot feet. It’s the needles and glass in the park or at the camp ground that has me concerned. Puncture injury is no fun at all.
Tell me about it! Same here. Haha my feet can get pretty sweaty. I've mainly started wearing Earth Runners (sandals) the bulk of the day in NYC. I'm grounded, barefoot, and don't have to worry about glass haha. Hope that helps.
I like shoes for height and also for shelter from the rain ;) plus it’s cold here in Scotland 🏴 . Having said that though, I wouldn’t mind owning a pair for the choice, even if it’s for running etc!
After 10 years in the military, 20 years in construction 🦺 having to wear steel toe boots 6-7 days a week...my feet are shot, knee surgery, back surgery. These would probably help me out..
Mane idk why but your jittery and sketchy movement is wild and if I’m the only one saying that. But I would like to say I thought this video was pretty insightful to my curiosity to minimalist shoes.
I would go barefoot everyday now.
Problem is, I’m at work and the best I can do is barefoot shoes and what you said is true, it gets extremely expensive… you have no idea of the wear and tear of my shoes 😅, it’s ridiculous.
Another way to improved your foot strength is working especially on leg day barefoot, I’ve felt a good improvement in strength in my feet and joints.
Ngl, I don’t remember what it’s called, but I grew up walking on the tops of my toes, so I don’t walk like most others. I take physical therapy for it, but it’s still difficult to walk flat-foot. Thanks for listening to me talk about my feet for like 30 seconds.
That's cool you mentioned climbing, I've been rock climbing for years and noticed how my feet have changed. It's so interesting to see how the climbing culture can be so minimalist at times, yet when you think about it, the shoes aren't going in that direction. I've been looking into actual climbing shoes with the intention of proper foot health, but I don't think it exists unfortunately. The Five Fingers you've shown are the only things I could think of too, so it's cool to see you're already doing that. I hope this form of climbing becomes more and more popular because studies have already shown a lot of injuries related to the normal style of climbing shoes.
Vans are pretty good, especially if you're transitioning. They aren't as padded as many other shoes andthe toe box, at least for me, is wide enough to the point where my toes can freely move around.
horrible
I actually use an old pair of Vans high tops when riding my motorcycle because of this, the extra input from the toes helps
I could run faster with bare feet.
I'm also glad that I switched to barefoot shoes! I've been wearing a pair of Earthrunners Circadian sandals for the past 3 years, and they've held up really well. 🌺✈️ Heidi
I was barefoot, like actually barefoot from age 10 to 30 and if I wore any shoes it was camping sandals, sometimes a low sandal heel or the barefoot sneaker that being said, my arch has fallen quite a bit because of it and I get pain from it, it feels like my skin tears too. Our feet are made for softer surfaces not hard surfaces and sneakers are meant to mimic the softer surfaces. I wear sneakers now and it’s supporting my arches now that I have switched. If a shoe feels tight and like you aren’t spreading your toes well when hitting your tip toes, wear wider fit shoes. If you go down a half size to a size and get wide. You may find it fits more comfortably and you get better balance. I find for a lot of people, if you got a hammered pinky, you know with a curve to it, you usually need a wider fit shoe. After going from regular fit shoes to a wide fit shoe, my spouses hammer pinky straightened out quite a bit after 5 years.
I think I could transition into a pair of those easier than most. I've always worn canvas Converse all stars. They have no padding, a thin flat sole and no arch. These are highly rated as weightlifting shoes because of the better feel of the floor.
Hey me too!
I wear mine every leg day😅
If the toebox was bigger they would be awesome
We should talk more about your tremors
Hmmm, potentially i'll talk about them in a Q&A. Thinking about making a 2nd channel to talk about this stuff, eg more day in the life stuff. What are you thoughts?
But yea, I'm actually working on figuring out the root cause of them atm. It seems to be something with my nervous system. They're called essential tremors btw. I've got them throughout my whole body
It's crazy there's people out there who believe that the Earth can charge you up or buying a ring will make you sleep better . like they say there's a sucker born every minute
Bought my first set of Vibrams ten years ago and never looked back. I don't care that the fad is long over. I don't care that I have at least one elevator conversation about them every day and get weird looks everywhere I go. So much pain that I used to have walking around in regular shoes is long gone. I wear them every day. I walk in them, run in them, and even hike in them. People think I'm nuts for doing so, but I'll tell you what: when I hike with other people who are wearing heavy duty hiking boots, at least one of them will trip and fall every time. I feel every rock and pebble, but my feet don't hurt. When I step somewhere I probably shouldn't, I get instant feedback and I instinctively adjust in whatever way that keeps me from getting injured. Ten years of hiking and I have a better track record than any hiking companion.
I'll try it out and see
Sounds like a plan! Keep me updated
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