Is it okay to do aerobics on carpet at home in bare feet?

Question

Or must you wear runners to absorb the shock? Every once in a while I might feel pain around my foot the next day but very rarely. Just wondering if I keep this up will it cause problems with my bones or feet etc later on?

Answer 1

As long as you do not pound heavily, it should be fine

Answer 2

It is different for every person, some people have no problems doing aerobics in bare feet but some do. You might be over doing it, I do pilates now instead of aerobics but when I used to I did it in bare feet and it only caused pain when I had long gaps in between a workout.

Answer 3

You might be mistaking the pain you feel for sore muscles. You do have many muscles in your feet that never get any sort of conditioning due to all the support given to them through shoes. It is definitly a good idea to do excersizing barefoot so these muscles get a work out as well.

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

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.

Like any other kind of excersize though, start out slowly and gradually build up to more constant and strenuous work-outs for your feet.

Answer 4

I would use shoes, just to protect your feet and make sure they're getting proper support. Your feet take on a lot of shock during aerobics, so shoes will help absorb some shock.

Answer 5

Always wear aerobic shoes (or similar) when exercising on carpet to avoid shock and prevent injury. Exercising in bare feet will cause injury.

I sprained my Achilles tendon by doing aerobics in bare feet on carpet.

Answer 6

maybe just put a nice cushy rug under your feet or a yoga mat to absorb some of the impact. When I excercise at home I always do it in my bare feet too.

Answer 7

I walked to the corner shop this afternoon after I got home from putting the beer in the pub cellar earlier in bare feet because my feet ached and i couldn't be bothered putting shoes on.

Answer 8

I do aerobics in my living room all the time and don't wear shoes. I never feel any discomfort at all.

Answer 9

i wouldnt i would go out and buy the mat what is suitable for aerobics

Answer 10

I'd imagine the only problem to be the possibility of slipping.

Answer 11

you should do it on a mat because you can do real damage to yourself and when your on the mat you have to be in bare feet, you can seriously damage it.