Why go barefoot?

Question

It is healthy and comfortable.

Answer 1

I love going barefoot, shoes are too much of a hassle:) Sometimes you just want to walk through the mud and get a little dirty.

Answer 2

Did you know that there are some parasitic worms that can burrow into your body through your feet and reak havoc on your body? That is one reason why it is not healthy also did you realize that shoes protect your feet from cuts and scrapes?

I love to be barefoot in my yard on the soft grass in the summer and of course around the house, but never will I be barefoot in strange grass or houses.

Answer 3

Yo toes are the gateway to the soul. When Yo walk on dat sandy beach and feel dat warmth spread up thru yo feet, well thars a feelin that cant be beat, because the barefoot life is a specail treat. Oh Yeah!

Answer 4

In general, being barefoot promotes healthy development of musculature in the feet and legs, while excessive reliance on shoes tends to promote atrophy and weakness in those same muscles. This suggests that overdependency on shoes can have serious consequences. A study published in the September 2006 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that “modern shoes may exacerbate the abnormal mechanics of lower-extremity osteoarthritis.” Researchers concluded that maybe it was time to re-evaluate our daily walking programs, presumably to include time for walking barefoot.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/546308

In many parts of the world, reflexology paths and “barefoot parks” offer feet a chance to experience varieties of textured surfaces. In addition to biomechanical advantages of regular barefoot exercising, many holistic health practitioners believe the tactile stimulation underfoot while walking barefoot on natural surfaces has positive effects on body, mind and spirit.

Walking barefoot is also a good way to avoid athlete’s foot. Contrary to a widely believed myth, it is not the sole-to-ground contact that presents a risk so much as it is feet going back into the moist, dark, warm environment found inside shoes. Closed-toe shoes especially are ideal incubators for fungi and bacteria to live and breed. Allowing the feet to “breathe” also prevents foot odor.

Any overview of health issues regarding bare feet must include the developing feet of children. Dr. Lynn Staheli, who directed the orthopedics division at the Children's Hospital in Seattle for 15 years, documented that children raised in parts of the world where shoes are rarely worn had better flexibility, mobility, and strength, which resulted in fewer foot-related problems and injuries. In the 1960 classic “Take Off Your Shoes and Walk,” chiropodist Simon Wikler notes that children who go barefoot regularly develop stronger, healthier, and more functional feet than children who are generally shod. (He notes that a “constantly shoe-wearing tenderfoot” is rarely able to comprehend the innate capability of the human foot.) The following site covers such topics as when and when not to let children go barefoot, what doctors think, and parental testimonials. It also features excerpts from “Take Off Your Shoes and Walk.”
http: www.unshod.org/pfbc/index.html
Even various shoe manufactures recognize the benefits of nature’s original design.

Some have even developed designs that attempt to simulate being barefoot to some extent. Of course, anyone who desires to get that barefoot feeling, can simply save their money and just go barefoot.

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art” Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 5

Absolutely. I am barefoot or in nice flip-flops as often as possible. If it is deep winter then maybe slide-on slippers, but I abhor shoes - them babies are off as soon as I hit the door!!

Answer 6

Yes, it is healthy and comfortable. We don't need shoes as much as many people think!

Answer 7

Thank you but I prefer some arch support, and the protection from stepping on something

Answer 8

Because it just feels so darn good!!!!

It's healthy, and comfortable.

Barefoot Tex

Answer 9

We were born bearfoot.
It'll be weird and creepy if we came out of our mother's stomach with shoes on.

Answer 10

One way to show off my lovely feet.