2007-09-12 11:00:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Any normal surface, yes. I like rocky trails and gravel roads better than grass and sand; even after more than ten years of walking barefoot I still enjoy noticing how tough my feet are and how well the body can (re)adjust to going barefoot. It's a free foot massage :)
I have never tried a bed of coals, I'm not too sure about the science/trick involved in that and while loads of people even with soft, always-shod soles have done it I've also heard sometimes it can go wrong, and I have no intention of risking my nice, tough, leathery soles for a stunt like that. Would hate to get burned and end up having to built up my calluses again, or worse get a serious burn that might not grow back as thick!
2007-09-12 12:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While loose gravel is a challenge because it's also slippery, I'm getting enough foot callus for walking on gravel asphalt or pebble embedded sidewalk to almost not hurt, even if I can feel the rocks pressing into my soles. Slower and smaller step sizes help a lot.
Each summer I do have to go through the necessary occurrences of blisters to regain enough exta-hot smooth and darker blacktop asphalt heat tolerance in triple digit weather, and during the hottest afternoon hours. A lot of that heat tolerance gets lost during the winter. Spring heats up too gradually before the early summer is consistently in the lower 90's, and then later summer heats up to the high 90's low 100's before my soles can stand for a longer time even using heat relief methods. A positive side effect is that the white spots left on the soles from healed and reattached blisters accumulate almost no dirt. Another positive side effect is that they look great as far as showing just how tough of a sole those white spots make the sole appear.
2015-03-08 10:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by AsphaltToughenedSoles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you toughen the under parts of your feet... Remember when we were kids we could walk on anything? It is because we went all summer in our bare feet.... Grant M in Pennsylvaia
2007-09-18 08:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
walking on rocky areas would cause extreme discomfort. Shoes are good protection and help keep the spine in Alignment.
2007-09-12 11:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It hurts to walk on big, sharp gravel. And hot black top is also uncomfortable. Everything else is okay.
2007-09-12 13:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by Running Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use to be able not anymore
2007-09-12 11:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by Crazy cat lady >^ ^< 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋