Absolutely. When extreme weather and climate conditions come into the picture, like sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow and ice, that changes the situation.Which is why among other things, wearing something that protects the foot depending on environment is advisable
That footwear can still be ‘barefoot’. Barefoot simply means a wide toe box and zero heel to toe drop. I doubt Inuit people et al. built arch supports into their fur boots nor did they put the point in the boot’s midline. Do you?
One’s mileage may vary, depending on conditioning and such, and perhaps lucky genetics and pure luck as well.
Good point. As long as the insulation protects the feet from the cold. In my climate, I think of actually bare feet, or else the minimalist barefoot/toe shoes.
When I had PF, it took me a while to figure out the correct stretching exercises to fix it. Then it was a few weeks of dedication and it was gone. The exercises are actually very simple. It’s just standing on a stair step on the toes, with the heels extended out over the drop. Slowly drop the heels and stretch, then flex up on the toes. Work slowly. Repeat sets of ten or so, three times a day. For me, that fixed it.
Are they made of recycled Cola Cola pet-bottles ?Our feet evolved over millions of years and bipedal motion much later. We evolved to walk, barefoot, of course over rocks, sand, gravel, thorny vegetation etc. Even until the middle ages, footwear consisted of simple leather sheathing around the foot. It’s only in recent years that the footwear industry have decided we need arch supports, hyper-raised heels and soft cushioning that detaches us from the feedback our feet give us from the terrain. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that foot, leg and lower back problems have come to the fore at the same time.
Is that your justification for wear those high heel Louboutins at the weekend
Tens of thousands of years bare foot walking. Our feet are designed to to operate without ‘support’. There’s no such thing as a flat foot. Feet always have some degree of a functional arch, it’s just some are more arched than others.
KA CHING!(for the podiatrist)
You all know I’m a dyed-in-the-wool scientists who make decisions on empirical data and evidence. In my mid 20’s my feet started hurting and I was prescribed an orthotic insert. They did the job but I noticed I could never really walk around barefoot without foot pain. Then Karate training, especially with sessions with lots of leaping and lunging back and forth results is very painful feet. Then I thought about how primitive humans managed to hunt climb and use a sword in bare feet and my journey began. By sheer coincidence, my academic colleague began running (our intended) student projects on barefoot running which I second marked and the data wa compelling.
These are my everyday our door wear now (for the last couple of years) and I now have no…zero foot pain. They only cost £30 too!
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All of us here have a distinct advantage over the average Joe/Jane dealing with, or preventing PF. Whether it’s striking arts or grappling arts, we use our feet in ways most people couldn’t dream of. Most of us also stretch.
Probably.
Absolutely not and they’re only vaguely shower resistant! So I travel everywhere by palanquin
An we walk and jump around, barefoot!
My groin was much looser when I was a teenager
Well…I saw a lady in Bangkok who, with her feet, could…oh never mind…this is a family-friendly forum
A young boy at bell ringing once told me that his army veteran Dad wakes up in the morning, put on his boots and only takes them off before he goes to bed at night!
I have a pair in blackYou might try "keen" foot wear...wide toe box...
or maybe make your own
, Ötzi the Iceman was found in the Austrian-Italian Alps. He is the oldest, best preserved human body known to science at 5300 years old. Ötzi Man lived in approximately 3300 BCE and when his body was discovered he was still wearing one of his shoes, which are the oldest known preserved shoes in Europe.
Are you pretending you are a samurai, Gyakuto?
Pretending?
Tevas are the bomb. Been wearing them forever.
Is this why you talk to me?
This looks like ***** when a woman in heels walks this way.Also, have noticed the seemingly increasing number of people who walk with ‘duck feet’ (out toeing)? Just observe when you’re out and about and I do wonder if this might be associated with modern footwear. It looks really slovenly!
