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  • @rickrobinson8417
    @rickrobinson8417 7 месяцев назад +45

    Nice to see you uploading again!

  • @utexas111
    @utexas111 7 месяцев назад +12

    This is by far the best channel on foot health and the importance of barefoot walking. I'm so glad Mark is back. Much appreciate his work.

  • @derekfrost8991
    @derekfrost8991 7 месяцев назад +12

    in my 50s with a physical job where i walk and carry stuff for 10 hours at least. it's thanks to this channel that i can still do my job. 3 months in i had so many foot and ankle problems, i thought my days were numbered..

  • @cyberdroid2300
    @cyberdroid2300 7 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for this comprehensive video, it'll be very helpful when I want to explain to people why I no longer wear conventional shoes.

  • @Domwesi
    @Domwesi 7 месяцев назад +11

    This channel has raised my consciousness about my feet and awareness of foot health. I would add that I believe that awareness has also contributed to the elimination of my knee and lower back pain that no doctor could figure out, particularly since moving to the New York Area 12 years ago. Really good to see you back.
    Very informative video. Thank You!

  • @AnotherCaroline176
    @AnotherCaroline176 7 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you for raising awareness to this. Looking at people's shoes is indeed interesting, the power of marketing is amazing. Hopefully the shoe companies with their marketing will catch on.

  • @scottscriticalmass
    @scottscriticalmass 7 месяцев назад +7

    It's great to see you back... You've been missed. 👊

  • @fUtal1mistake
    @fUtal1mistake 7 месяцев назад +3

    I'm lucky to have found this channel pretty early in life, confirming the ongoing research regarding different health issues. Transitioning immediately changed everything. It is quite painful and exhausting on the feet at first, but it pays off greatly. Immediately ditched all old shoes and not coming back. The only problem is rugged shoes for challenging terrain, existing options seem to be too expensive.
    Also somewhat sad seeing so many people around walking with their ankles falling inward who are unaware of damage being done with every step. Can't even find a way to explain it to my family.
    Love your channel!

  • @mr_4ndy
    @mr_4ndy 7 месяцев назад +6

    Glad to see you back, Mark! I'm grateful for your research on foot health and gait cycle. It has completely changed my life and the way I walk and move. Took me (33m) about a year to realign my body and heal my messed up ankle, which I never thought was possible to heal.
    It would be interesting to know your take on the vision, jaws and posture connection. Neal Hallinan has lots of valuable information on the topic, however his stance on the barefoot shoes (for hard and flat surfaces) differs from yours and it would really be amazing if you two had a conversation.
    Lots of love to you brother! Stay grown & healthy!

  • @ArtofServer
    @ArtofServer 7 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely great stuff! I've always preferred walking barefoot.

  • @pedro.m78
    @pedro.m78 7 месяцев назад +2

    Such an amazing video putting all this information together in a great digestable way. Keep spreading the message!

  • @LucidDreamer54321
    @LucidDreamer54321 3 месяца назад +4

    At 15:49 “I find it disconcerting that podiatrists, of all people, have not blown the whistle on the danger of these shoes.” Well, recommending bad shoes helps podiatrists get more patients AKA customers!

  • @pdblouin
    @pdblouin 7 месяцев назад +6

    Those pictures of bound feet, then the pictures of athlete feet...yikes. I've also seen a lot of sentiment online that barefoot is gross, and people expressing that not wearing socks is gross. I'm glad you won't judge me for not wearing socks (there are dozens of us!)

    • @LucidDreamer54321
      @LucidDreamer54321 7 месяцев назад +2

      People want everyone to wear shoes because feet are gross. Ironically, feet become gross because of wearing shoes all the time. Imagine if you wore gloves every day from the time you wake up in the morning until the time you go to bed at night. Your hands would become grungy/sweaty/stinky. That is what happens to feet from continuously wearing shoes. The message from critics is "Feet are gross. So keep your shoes on and have them become even more gross."

  • @steingeilstein
    @steingeilstein 6 месяцев назад +3

    Great channel! Maybe a bit unrelated, but I've just returned from a two hour walk utilising the forefoot strike for the first time. (Wearing barefoot shoes.)
    After a bit of adjusting (felt a little strange in the beginning) I registered a powerful resilient sensation in my posterior chain, like I could explode into running any minute. Also a great calm and grounded feeling filled my body. I was much more balanced than usual.
    What an amazing experience! It makes total sense that the heel is last point of contact, allowing the forefoot to 'search' the ground before applying weight - especially when walking barefoot. So smooth!
    Thank you so much for inspiring me to remedy the painful results of many years of disruptive walking patterns.
    Big greetings from Copenhagen!

    • @GrownandHealthy
      @GrownandHealthy  6 месяцев назад +1

      Im glad to hear that!
      While many believe the primary driver for walking are the calves, the primary driver are the hips and when walking in a forefoot strike you will develop a greater sense of freedom to perform athletic maneuvers.

    • @steingeilstein
      @steingeilstein 6 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, exactly - I found that in order to relax the foot before putting it down, I needed to lift my thigh, thus activating the hips much more than before - so I'm actually sprinting veryyyy sloooowwly ☺ And now my foot, ankle and calf are simultaneously driving but also to a great degree shock absorbers, together with my much more active glutes, protecting my troublesome lower back, which was in much better shape than normal after 120 minuttes of walking. Awesome! 🙏

  • @bobosch
    @bobosch 7 месяцев назад +3

    So glad to see your videos again

  • @mrinalkundu1521
    @mrinalkundu1521 День назад

    Excellent video.
    I’ve been zero drop, wide foot box for 11 years.
    This is a great presentation of the arguments.

  • @devaughnjohnson8119
    @devaughnjohnson8119 7 месяцев назад +3

    THIS WAS GREAT!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you.

  • @toddboucher3302
    @toddboucher3302 7 месяцев назад +3

    Great video

  • @ragouvamsam
    @ragouvamsam 6 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely great you're back! Your videos are still having an amazing positive impact on my health. Thanks Mark.

  • @Ydkm8364
    @Ydkm8364 7 месяцев назад +3

    Always good to see you!

  • @Reed_Longevity
    @Reed_Longevity 7 месяцев назад +2

    Incredible video! Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
    What is the name of soccer cleart startup company?

  • @Junker_1
    @Junker_1 4 месяца назад

    I hope you start uploading videos again. I loved your video about supination (I have that when running) and hope you go deeper into it like the sartorius and such. Thanks for the great content.

  • @_Crunch
    @_Crunch 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have touched many lives due to your videos ,sharing the knowledge regarding the importance of forefoot strike and minimalst footwear! Its a little cult ive started at work you can always tell because we all have NATURAL shoes,as opposed to "NORMAL".

  • @lindamorin1021
    @lindamorin1021 6 месяцев назад

    So glad I discovered your youtube channel! I have ALWAYS hated wearing shoes, especially anything with a heel. As an adult, i have never worn shoes in the house or in my classroom as a middle school science teacher (now retired). As a result, my feet are in pretty good shape and I have made the transition to barefoot shoes pretty easily. But, I am still learneing many valuable lessons from this channel about the mechanics of walking as nature inteneded. Thanks so much for being there for my continuing education!

  • @kennymcleod128
    @kennymcleod128 4 месяца назад

    This is well explained information. my under standing of how to walk and what shoes have done to my feet. thank you for all you help.

  • @dragonhero14
    @dragonhero14 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hey man, nice to see a new video. I'm recently discovered your channel and have watched many of your older videos. I even plan to purchase some of your soap.

  • @balbarard4041
    @balbarard4041 7 месяцев назад +2

    great analysis.

  • @celso6454
    @celso6454 4 месяца назад

    Amazing video. I really loved the cultural aspects of this. This provides a lot of great information to share with other humans, so that together we can increase awareness to how our culture harms our health and how we can change it to maximize our well-being!

  • @imarcus09
    @imarcus09 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great Video!!

  • @dreamgirrrl9
    @dreamgirrrl9 3 месяца назад

    This was a helluva breakdown! I got so many valuable takeaways. Some i knew, others I didn't. U were spot on about podiatrists recommending stiff soled shoes. But the ones I've been to recommend wide toe boxes, not narrow. U say stiff soles are no bueno tho 🤔 When they explain why, it makes sense. And when u explain it, it also makes sense. It's so confusing for me bc of the conflicting info. I dont like walking barefoot period. I always have something on my feet, even around the house. My go to is Adidas Adidalette Acua slides. They're wide, flat, with a molded footbed that gives me some arch support and some support under my toes. They feel fabulous, the most comfortable supportive shoe I own. I have bunions and no arches. Def have my moms feet. Genetics play a role for sure. Another reason I don't like being barefoot is i hate debris & hair getting on feet. It's like nails on a chalkboard lol. I like wearing socks bc my feet get cold and tend to be drier. Idk...ur explanations are so convincing and I believe the concepts. I just don't know if I cld adopt those changes full time. I may try being barefoot for a portion of my day n see how it goes. I dont wear heels anymore, or rarely since I started working from home 10 yrs ago. So that's definitely helped my feet tremendously!! I'm usually in my slides or sneakers. I rarely have sore feet anymore.

  • @cooldustin82
    @cooldustin82 7 месяцев назад +1

    One of the pictures you used in the video is from Softstar Shoes. I have several of their shoes in wide width. They're my favorite. I also have Lems Primal Zen. My feet have always been called hobbit feet because my toes are widely spaced, and when I was younger, my shoes always developed protrusions where my 5th MTP joint would push against the sides. Before I got my first barefoot shoes with a wide toebox, I was buying run-of-the-mill shoes in wide widths and just assumed it was normal for my toes to be pushing against each other.
    I'm of Chinese descent, and it's normal in a lot of Asian cultures to take shoes off before going into the house. It's uncomfortable for me to wear shoes inside the house. When I was a kid, sometimes I would be smelling dog poop and find it on the bottom of my shoe, but luckily I would never track it into my house. I always think of that when I see people wear outdoor shoes in their homes.

  • @CptAngelKGaming
    @CptAngelKGaming 7 месяцев назад +2

    Back with a banger!

  • @St.Maurice
    @St.Maurice 7 месяцев назад +6

    The G.O.A.T. is back!!!!!

  • @Toe-Knee--Mir-Toe
    @Toe-Knee--Mir-Toe 7 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful. This was extremely helpful. Thank you

  • @melusine826
    @melusine826 7 месяцев назад

    As someone who has had a chronic compression tarsal arch injury for last 5 months, I've been struggling so much. And I got rid of most of my heels ( which I didn't wear much anyway)... still sucks

  • @kristiannoetorres
    @kristiannoetorres 7 месяцев назад +1

    I absolutely love this video. This is how you advocate for the truth.

  • @ACarpenter89
    @ACarpenter89 7 месяцев назад +1

    I've been trying to figure out how to start barefoot running but I don't have access to any kind of soft land so I'd be starting on concrete and pavement

  • @LadySanya80
    @LadySanya80 7 месяцев назад

    Excellent and informative video. Exactly what I needed to know before purchasing a new pair of shoes.

  • @rcpaskus83
    @rcpaskus83 7 месяцев назад +2

    Love your videos

  • @martaxiaoping1261
    @martaxiaoping1261 7 месяцев назад +1

    Who else is spreading their toes as much as possible while watching this?

  • @dawnmaclearfitness
    @dawnmaclearfitness 3 месяца назад

    BRILLIANT! Thank you!

  • @melusine826
    @melusine826 7 месяцев назад +1

    Yup , misogyny never fades.
    Mostly it's been female fashion and feminist historians sharing this information, and they are awesome. It's nice to see a guys take

  • @charbela.2238
    @charbela.2238 7 месяцев назад

    Great video! Do u have a program for feet and knee pain?

  • @Atg.po1
    @Atg.po1 7 месяцев назад +2

    I missed you!!! 😢

  • @Onlylove994
    @Onlylove994 Месяц назад

    Absolutely important topics to rise!!!!

  • @smelly1060
    @smelly1060 28 дней назад +1

    6:09 people love to argue this but their success in sports is IN SPITE OF the damage to their feet. I've heard people say if they were so detrimental you'd so more athletes with barefoot-wear, but in sport just like other parts of our hypercapitalist world money and tradition trump genuine innovation performance.

  • @pioneercynthia1
    @pioneercynthia1 4 месяца назад +1

    "Is there any difference [between foot binding and high heels]?"
    Well, yes. Families don't break the bones of their daughters' feet to achieve a cultural standard. No one is forced to wear high heels. Even if women do wear uncomfortable high heels and take them off at the end of the night, they _can take them off_ at the end of the night.

  • @mistercharlie1374
    @mistercharlie1374 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you

  • @thecleanfreak
    @thecleanfreak 7 месяцев назад +1

    Welcome back bro. Love that Lain sound effect reference.

  • @arkmet
    @arkmet 7 месяцев назад +1

    People look at me weird when I walk on barefoot shoes so I can't just go with that

    • @arkmet
      @arkmet 7 месяцев назад +2

      I just walk barefoot at my house now

    • @Atg.po1
      @Atg.po1 7 месяцев назад +2

      Don't let anyone judge you. Remember that you are the one who will enjoy the freedom of having strong and healthy feet, while they spend hundreds of dollars on orthotics and remain closed-minded. Embrace the future with barefoot shoes!

  • @lutra-lutra
    @lutra-lutra 7 месяцев назад +2

    that was very informative, thank you very much

  • @BurgerKingNationalist
    @BurgerKingNationalist 7 месяцев назад +1

    Dude your outro video with the spinning camera is cool.

  • @sonzai5162
    @sonzai5162 7 месяцев назад +2

    Welcome back

  • @jguitar23
    @jguitar23 7 месяцев назад

    As a 58 yr old who has worn many types of shoes, I think shoes with form-fitting soles that are neither too rigid nor too soft work best. When there are little convexities for your heels+balls of feet, your foot slips much less inside the shoe so your toes are much less compressed. Wearing glove type shoes isn't great if you are doing a fast sport because your the toes can easily snag on things, also each person's toes are differently shaped.

  • @LucidDreamer54321
    @LucidDreamer54321 7 месяцев назад +3

    “We are no longer in the Dark Ages.” Most of the world was never in the Dark Ages. "Dark Ages" is term for a historical period in Western Europe.

    • @GrantGraff
      @GrantGraff Месяц назад

      @@LucidDreamer54321 The Dark Ages really only applies to the economic and political situation of Western Europe, and does not apply anywhere else in the world, nor does it apply to knowledge at least until around the Crusades.
      It is often though of that the Middle Ages were a time of little progress in technology and knowledge, but this is simply a myth.
      This only applies to the times around 1100-1500 and not directly after the Roman Collapse. But knowledge and thinking significantly improved in these times as well as technology. Many innovative and impressive technologies were invented around this period by Europeans including the Mechanical Clock in the 1300's, Eyeglasses and Harbor Cranes in the 1200's, Hopped Beer in the 9th century, and a more advanced printing press in the 1400's (China beat Guttenburg by about 700 years)
      Even in the field of knowledge Europe was advancing significantly compared to what we think. This is ironically due to the Catholic Church of all things.
      As today we think of the Medival Catholic Church as burning you at the stake if you tried to do math, back then most important ideas came from Monks as they were one of the only people trained in reading and didn't have to work.

    • @LucidDreamer54321
      @LucidDreamer54321 Месяц назад +1

      @GrantGraff Umm, uhh, okay? No clue why you are telling me this. Do you have a point?

  • @tz12346
    @tz12346 7 месяцев назад

    Great video as always!

  • @danquilty6580
    @danquilty6580 7 месяцев назад

    Ugh. Turf toe. Got it from a workplace fall of all things four months ago. Been barefoot for sometime.
    I wonder if I spent more time with foot strengthening exercises if that might've been avoided.
    Was wearing steel toe boots with no insoles that where a little too big so my toes had space and I think my foot moved inside the boot with the ball of my foot planted as I tripped and fell.
    Really not fun

  • @jguitar23
    @jguitar23 7 месяцев назад

    Of course there are very important & obvious differences between foot wrapping that wraps toes under the soles & wearing high heels. This doesn't mean wearing high heels for long periods can't harm the body, it can, but it is a much less severe practice. Walking on your toes as bound-footed women did/do is very debilitating and the process was highly painful & nearly/usually impossible to reverse.

  • @KR-ue1gd
    @KR-ue1gd 4 месяца назад

    How fascinating! I was not aware of the problems athletes have or the effects of athletic shoes like that! I assumed (prejudicially, it seems), that "deforming footwear" was limited to women's fashion, where being hobbled is a kind of Veblen good (conspicuous waste, perhaps? Conspicuous leisure, definitely.) I truly though sneakers for athletes were designed for good foot mechanics!

  • @joepheijen516
    @joepheijen516 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great! You're back!

  • @BurgerKingNationalist
    @BurgerKingNationalist 7 месяцев назад +1

    The truth will make you free. In this case literally regarding your feet.

  • @johntay3831
    @johntay3831 Месяц назад

    Fun fact: the foot binding was to prevent people from running away. It was used as an excuse for fashion. Sounds similar to modern day big shoe.

  • @michaelmisura8051
    @michaelmisura8051 3 месяца назад

    Hey I just found your channel and saw your video on curing your nut allergies and I want to do something similar. I’m just curious if you ate other nuts besides cashews only because I’m allergic to peanuts but not cashews. I’ve started out by directly smelling peanut butter so I can get used to the smell. I actually always hated the smell but now it doesn’t bother me. It’s interesting because it really is half a mental game

    • @GrownandHealthy
      @GrownandHealthy  3 месяца назад

      Thats exactly how I started..I accidently ate something with cashews (which I was allergic to, also.) But, i then started with the smell and then a super small (like the end of a toothpick) and progressed from there.
      I did it with benadryl on hand, just in case it went too far( it didn't for me).

  • @natalieterrazas2747
    @natalieterrazas2747 7 месяцев назад

    I still didn’t see the difference between the workman’s boot vs the farmers delight looks the same 😂

  • @melusine826
    @melusine826 7 месяцев назад

    Being cold sucks - I literally moved to tropical weather so I wouldn't HAVE to wear shoes all the time

  • @reggiw.4708
    @reggiw.4708 6 месяцев назад

    Just curious ... do you have any say in the advertisements played during your videos? I find it ironic you deliver such an informed video on the feet and how to be mindful of altering their natural shape in function in ill-fitting shoes (narrow toe boxes, inflexible construction, over cushioning, etc) only to have a 'commercial break' from Thursday Boots, which has a narrow toe box, etc ..
    Maybe I'm just fatigued and loopy from a long day and insufficient sustenance, but ...
    Loved the video.and information, nonetheless.
    Thank you!

  • @vkc9999
    @vkc9999 5 месяцев назад

    Hello sir , my hips move like girls while walking . How to change that movement and walk manly please please do help me .

  • @Onlylove994
    @Onlylove994 2 месяца назад

    How I can contact with you?

  • @melusine826
    @melusine826 7 месяцев назад

    Imagine how awesome these athletes could be in better shoes?
    I walked a flat 30km walk in 2018 and despite wearing what I thought were well worn in/comfortable sketchers.... within a week 6 toenails were turning black. Couldn't train properly for 5 month as nails coming off.. the 2 big toes still aren't right

  • @abaneyone
    @abaneyone 5 месяцев назад

    The information you share in this video needs to go viral. This is no less serious than eating a proper diet over processed junk food. I live and work in the Philippines where many people have healthy feet from not wearing closed shoes like most wear in America. However, many people don't like the look of their toes open and spread out, preferring the look of closed toes like many in the west. 🫤

  • @gayatricasey6618
    @gayatricasey6618 7 месяцев назад

    Hey so you mean to say toe strike walking rather heel strike.
    Am I right ?
    Improve me

    • @boidjohnson3407
      @boidjohnson3407 7 месяцев назад +2

      Aye, he's got a good video that talks about this called: How you walk can fix your Anterior Pelvic Tilt and Posterior Pelvic Tilt

    • @gayatricasey6618
      @gayatricasey6618 7 месяцев назад

      @@boidjohnson3407 thanks Sir !!!

  • @melusine826
    @melusine826 7 месяцев назад

    Ah..... you really need to update your understanding of corsets - check out Bernadette banner and similar dress historians

  • @batguy39
    @batguy39 7 месяцев назад

    Gadam

  • @adzinho-
    @adzinho- 3 месяца назад

    🙏🏻🫡

  • @Nnnnnnnnn-u6d
    @Nnnnnnnnn-u6d 3 месяца назад

    Can we fix knee hyperexstension ? 😊😊

    • @GrownandHealthy
      @GrownandHealthy  3 месяца назад

      Yes. Start by wearing zero drop shoes. I will show why in an upcoming video.

    • @Nnnnnnnnn-u6d
      @Nnnnnnnnn-u6d 3 месяца назад

      @@GrownandHealthy thank you 😊

  • @aCockerSpaniel
    @aCockerSpaniel 7 месяцев назад

    Yes you are back!!

  • @kenofeldmann733
    @kenofeldmann733 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great Video