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Walking barefoot can help with better postures and alleviate back pain, but the same can be achieved with proper soles or shoe inlays.
These guys are probably just doing it for the clicks though... As if they'd have cut open their $20k shoe collection.
And if you like walking on bare feet, you can just... you know... not wear shoes to begin with.
Source: I like walking barefooted. I also have elephant hide under my feet and usually do short trips outside, such as take out the trash, barefooted. This includes during scandinavian winters. I have to stand still on ice for quite a while before it becomes uncomfortanle.
EDIT: "Our shoe collection is worth iver $20.000"... yeah, I call bullshit. That video is probably just ragebait to attract engagement and followers, similar to those incredibly stupid make-art-by-driving-over-a-paint-bucket tiktoks.
I also call BS. His foot looks too clean if they are going barefoot outside.
People in poor countries: he's too poor to afford shoes.
These dipshits:
I totally think it is not a thing. Just two random ignorant fools doing it (maybe, and maybe not).
Barefoot shoes are a thing though, with a very thin sole and a very direkt Response to ground texture. I have a small collection of these and i am a big fan of them. However, if i want to go completely barefoot (or simply forget my shoes again), i just donβt Wasser shoes.
What is the appeal to you of feeling the surface you walk on more directly? In my experience, having bulky soles enables your feet to take rough terrain for longer ( I did some multiday hikes in the Alps )
Also the soles (of B or A/B class hiking shoes) can have a very comfortable bedding, so it feels like a luxury item to me. I guess that's why if feels strange to me to that some would rather forgo them all together :-)
You have thin soles so you can tell where you are in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
I hike a lot in my barefoot shoes
I'd say the biggest benefit of feeling the surfaces you walk on more clearly is that my balance is a lot better
But the biggest benefit IMO is that the shoes being super flat improves my posture relieving some shoulder and back pain. And the shoes being super wide in the toe box also improves my balance and means I can walk longer with fewer breaks.
The last hike I went on with my barefoot shoes was 18 miles and I felt better than before I started
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Lucky for me, both balance and posture during hiking have not been a source of discomfort or pain for me before. Although I can imagine clambering over rocks might be faster with less bulky footwear because it's easier to balance.
I hike a lot completely barefoot, and let me tell you, it's amazing. Highly recommend. I've also hiked in barefoot shoes and minimalist sandals, but regular ol' not wearing shoes on a hike is like a spiritual experience.
It might sound silly, but different terrains tend to be βinterestingβ. I also feel it has an impact on how i walk and how i stand - so actually back problems and (minor) aches are either easier or gone.
I, too, travel the alps, nock mountains, katschberg mountain, Dachstein etc. I totally wear bulky hiking shoes in the mountains, though, as you definitely want the protection for your foot and ankles. However, i more often than not even hike easy trails in those barefoot shoes. I guess i just am used to it so much that those protective shoes feel too heavy and bulky, even if the bedding is comfortable.
But fir the day to day footwear you have to wear necessarily I almost always choose barefoot shoes over the few remaining normal ones. I will keep one set business shoes, one pair of winter boots and my mountain equipment, everything else will be gone quite soon.
Thanks a lot for elaborating. I can definitely imagine different terrains being interesting. Your explanation of when you would (and wouldn't) use them is very useful for understanding the appeal. If I ever find a nicely priced pair that fit me well, I might give it a whirl!
I'd also recommend something like my "Splay" shoes if you're going to try it. They're barefoot shoes that also have a wide toebox so that your shoes fit your toes instead of your toes fitting your shoes!
Before I switched to the wide toebox I also used boating shoes if you find some of those cheaper.
Things like converse are of course more mainstream, but at least have the "zero drop" aspect, so you're closer to the ground but don't quite feel the ground.
Everyone will say barefoot is bad for your knees, but that's really only true if you're running or jogging on concrete without letting your body adjust.
My feet used to ACHE at the end of the day, now they can still hurt sure, but it feels much more like a tired muscle instead of incorrect exercise if that makes sense.
All I can think about is how disgusting their feet would be. For me shoes are a berrier between all the dog piss/shit, and other grime and filth and are to be removed at my front door. No way I'd let these animals walk into home with those nasty feet.
I love walking barefoot and I cannot stand those two people who I have never seen or heard from before but now I don't like them.
Why would they not just buy some cheap shoes to destroy.
good question, but how they will get views if they dont destroy their 20k shoes?
By spending $100 at Goodwill.
They did. And then they lied about the value.
I mean, the whole destorying your shoes thing is stupid. And I give you winter.
But in the summer I walk around barefoot all the time.
Yes, asphalt can get quite hot, but it's usually managable if you walk fast or occationally step on some gras or surface in the shadow. It's also not that hard to avoid stepping into things. Also once you build up some callus you can actually step on some suprisingly sharp objects without really hurting yourself.
Adding to avoiding things, when the consequence of stepping on is a lot of pain, you get good at watching where you're going and adjusting mid-stride to avoid stepping on things that even appear sharp.
One of the nice side effects of shoes with soles is that you don't have to concentrate on exactly where you are stepping all the time.
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People just do stupid shit for internet attention
They should cut off their feet next so they can really be closer to the fucking earth or some shit. What a bunch of fucking morons.
Pretty sure this is also a good way to verucas and other infections.
I grew up being barefoot in the tropics, but in colder climates there are reasons for shoes.
A buddy of mine has sandal straps tattooed on top of his feet and that's usually enough for him to get away with being barefoot.
Looks like a YouTube stunt. I like going barefoot, but I just go barefoot (and carry a set of flip-flops for when I need to enter a business).
Poe's Law. But for TikTok morons/"influencers".
Is it a moron? Is it someone "pretending" to be a moron for attention?
They're the same picture.
A rare island of certainty in an otherwise bayesian nightmare
I hope it's not a thing, that's nasty. If you believe going barefoot is detoxifying I can kinda understand, like you do you, but on city streets? π€’
Even if that's how detoxifying actually worked, you'd still be doing the opposite on a sidewalk.
No, I don't walk barefoot as well, I just saw this video and the couple seemed like they're addressing a certain niche crowd, people that like to walk barefoot, so I didn't know if this is somewhat of a community of people that seem to like this.
Sorry I didn't mean you specifically. It was a general 'you'
fucking gross and dumb
This reminds me of the people that run the water to make people think they washed their hands without actually washing their hands. #justconductdisorderthings
Well, this is fake.
It must be because there is video proof of 2 idiots doing it.
As you said this seems like a good way to fuck your feet up with random trash on the ground, temp difference between winter and summer months.
I took up running in cheap home made huaraches using some vibram cherry sole rubber bought from xeroshoes a long while ago. Tiugh material that has not degraded in the 15 years I've had them (though i no longer run daily, so who knows how long they'd really last).
It solves the hot asphalt issue, improves running posture (you can only run with a short gait, and only on the balls of your feet), and builds strong callouses on your feet. When i took up other sports where pivoting on your feet was a common occurence, I noticed my feet never developed blisters like the other players. I attributed this to this minimalist, nearly barefoot running (and jump rope).
Finding a safe area with little debris on the ground is a good idea when starting out. But after a few months I was bounding up trails with a wide variety of terrain and surfaces, adjusting my footing quickly because the feedback to the nerve endings in my feet was so much more immediate than with shoes.
Highly recommend trying it at least once.
They are obviously not attached in any way when walking. They just flap around.
Yes
They talk about the benefits of being barefoot as if the grass required to give those health benefits is anywhere in sight. The city environment has as many chemicals as a natural environment has bacteria and vitamins. It really won't help them, and I'm surprised nobody noticed, since shoes aren't like skirts where the exposed part is always facing down, unless they were taking baby steps the whole way.
