2007-09-18 05:53:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
definitely. it is fun.
2007-09-18 05:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by KARMA IS IT THOU? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! It's much more healthy, and going barefoot only causes wide feet in the same way not wearing a 17th century corset causes women to have a 'wide' waist. That's how our feet are *supposed* to be, it's shoes that squeeze the toes together and cause them to be *narrow*!
Also going barefoot does NOT cause flat feet, or any other foot trouble, see below with more extensive info and a picture in the source (only thing is I'm not sure how any of the below applies to people who are seriously overweight, however obese people often have more trouble with legs and knees too, needing support in areas where people of average weight do not).
From "The Influence of Footwear on the Prevalence of Flat Foot," The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 74B(4), 1992, pp. 525-527:
In Europe and America flat foot is a common reason for attendance at a children's orthopaedic clinic, but in India children are seldom brought for treatment for flat foot. The few children who do attend with this complaint are from affluent urban families and they all wear shoes. In our clinic we have never seen a child from the farming community or from the family of a manual labourer who complained of flat foot.
And from "Survey in China and India of Feet That Have Never Worn Shoes":
One hundred and eighteen of those interviewed were rickshaw coolies. Because these men spend very long hours each day on cobblestone or other hard roads pulling their passengers at a run it was of particular interest to survey them. If anything, their feet were more perfect than the others. All of them, however, gave a history of much pain and swelling of the foot and ankle during the first few days of work as a rickshaw puller. But after either a rest of two days or a week's more work on their feet, the pain and swelling passed away and never returned again. There is no occupation more strenuous for the feet than trotting a rickshaw on hard pavement for many hours each day yet these men do it without pain or pathology.
2007-09-19 01:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes but normally I do not need to since most of my friends go barefoot in warm weather after seeing me in bare feet. It is great to be able to go barefoot during warm weather and let your feet enjoy the freedom not to mention how relaxing and comfortable it is.
If one of my friends was wearing shoes I would say 'why don't you go barefoot, it is nice and relaxing' but only once accepting their answer if it was a no.
2007-09-23 00:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used to live in Hawaii where many people do go barefoot all year round. They get wide feet from not wearing shoes.It makes some peole flat footed and can cause some ankle and knee issues.
2007-09-18 13:05:56 · answer #4 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try this site for more inspiration. http://www.barefooters.org/
There's also another one http://community.livejournal.com/barefootsociety/
I am always barefoot indoors and feel freer that way.
2007-09-18 13:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Midnightbully 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes! If for nothing else do it for those of us in Michigan who are expecting our first snow fall soon....
2007-09-18 13:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋