You like to be barefoot.....so what would be a good activity to do in bare feet?

Answer 1

When a barefoot Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Gold for the marathon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, the whole world saw how functional a pair of bare feet can be. In the early 21st century, American Ken Bob Saxton maintains the Web site runningbarefoot.org, which has inspired
numerous runners around the globe to investigate the
benefits of running without shoes. As of March 2007, Saxton had finished 59 marathons running barefoot. That is equivalent to running halfway across the United States, roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Kansas City.

The number of barefoot runners has steadily grown over the past several years. Brett Williams, at right, ran the 2006 Salt Lake City marathon sans shoes. The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets took note of Williams accomplishment, and ABC News aired a feature on barefoot running in November of that year.

Before Richard Frazine’s 1993 book “The Barefoot Hiker” was published, many people who enjoyed barefoot hiking didn’t realize they had so much company. Since then, barefoot hiking clubs have formed throughout the world. To quote Frazine,
“Going barefoot in the forest is a very sensuous and
pleasurable experience. For some of us, it is an almost mystical experience.”

Barefoot hikers have described their shoeless approach as more about quality than quantity. Racking up the miles, they say, is not the objective. It’s more about appreciating and fully experiencing the sensations of every footfall.

Other activities suitable for bare feet include, but are not limited to, playing catch, soccer, karate, yoga, gymnastics, disc golf, tossing the Frisbee, biking, climbing, gardening, volleyball, or simply walking. While certain types of shoes can sometimes be helpful for certain activities, it is almost never necessary to encase the feet in shoes in order to
enjoy an activity or get adequate exercise.

Healthy feet can hear the very heart of Mother Earth.” Sitting Bull

Answer 2

xtended long distance walking events! I was once behind a woman who was doing a 5k walking race barefoot but with flip flops in hand. She never wore the flip flops. The asphalt was rougher gravel asphalt even if it wasn't painfully sharp. I myself have done 10k mostly on white concrete sidewalk, since I prefer smoother blacktop asphalt when it's plenty burning hot.

Larger flea markets! I once attempted one an hour before the hottest afternoon hours when the air felt actually hot on the face when I rolled down the window while drivnig on the freeway. Walking across the parking lot: OW, HOT! REALLY HOT! It had to be at least close to the middle 100 degrees F weather range, so I ended up "toe flicking" the toes and soles up in the air at the end of each step since it already burned that much. Inside the all smooth blacktop asphalt swap meet area: WOW! SERIOUSLY INTENSELY BURNING HOT! I way underestimated the heat since the parking lot was rougher gravel asphalt. I just wasn't used to that much quickly burning heat so long on the soles of the feet. I ended up going to shade twice walking the first vendor row. My soles blistered by the end of the second row. Too bad, because the swap meet had 12 vendor rows, but my soles just weren't ready for any more blistering hot walking or the blisters would probably get larger. I ended up toe flicking walking the parking lot back to the car. The blisters didn't get any larger, but they really hurt a lot even after draining them and even when sitting with the blistered soles not on the floor.

Answer 3

I love to go Barefoot everywhere 24/7. I do everthing in my BARE FEET.

Answer 4

Swimming, walking in the grass, watching a DVD at home with a friend, playing sports on the grass?

Loads of things you can do in bare feet - in fact, very little you CANNOT do in fact.

Mark

Answer 5

I like hiking barefoot, it's pleasant to enjoy all the different surfaces of the trail.

Answer 6

Taking a walk through a cow pasture while trying to dodge the cow patties may be a challenging thing to do : )

Answer 7

Walk around the house

Answer 8

Walk around outside in my carpet grass and water all my plants then drink from the hose then spray myfeet and sit down and drink iced tea.

Answer 9

Go fishing at the river and put your feet in the water.Wow I miss that.Just fish and enjoy the water on your toes...

Answer 10

A walk along the beach.