When I worked out at home I'd always exercise barefoot or at least in socks. Squats feel really different without shoes on.

@coachyvonnegrossi

Жыл бұрын

Same

@Bella-wp7wz

Жыл бұрын

How do you balance yourself..

@cps22001

Жыл бұрын

@@Bella-wp7wz it's easier to balance without shoes on.

@parafuegosarchive

Жыл бұрын

@@cps22001 unless you already altered your feet structure

@ijdioem8518

Жыл бұрын

@@Bella-wp7wz women☕️

My feet are so wide that they eventually break shoes. Society can’t contain me

@joshuaericsantos3552

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha same for me

@magnusbane420

Жыл бұрын

Same, and I spent 200€ on an extra wide pair with custom molded foot soles that lasted just as long as the 50€ ones I would wear before. Looks like I need to wear Crocs in Winter too

@trollsurvivor

Жыл бұрын

Same it hurts when have to get a bigger pair of shoes and my feet start slipping over the edge

@VaughnCamacho

Жыл бұрын

certain brands like new balance have wide footer specific sizes

@sash1ell

Жыл бұрын

Same issue here

My momma used to cuss me out for walking bare foot around the house with dirty feet saying I looked like a farmer without land 😂

@Tribuneoftheplebs

10 ай бұрын

😂😂

@Tyiion

9 ай бұрын

Your mom was hilarious!

@thezu9250

7 ай бұрын

Its always funny to watch American TV shows or movies where people walk around inside with their outdoor shoes. This is considered bad etiquette where I live.

@imheretocausetrouble2156

7 ай бұрын

⚰️⚰️⚰️

@Syrup1

6 ай бұрын

@@thezu9250they can wear socks

My parents have been always telling me ( in a teasing manner ) that my feet are really wide. But now that I know that this is a sign of normal and healthy feet, I feel relieved and thankful Hahaha 😅

@vlada

9 ай бұрын

Except when you go buy shoes and the too wide thing is a problem. If you got wide feet AND big feet, you are f***ed.

Just be stronger. Don’t let the shoe mold your foot. Have your foot mold the shoe

@321Tdog

Жыл бұрын

I did, now I have to buy new shoes 😔

@Big_Pudim

Жыл бұрын

Bro 💀

@justinmireles8006

Жыл бұрын

Be a man lol

@crietonfightin899

Жыл бұрын

How does this not have more likes😂

@ChrisPBacon1434

Жыл бұрын

bro's built different 😂

That Chinese old lady’s feet tho 😢

@ChrisPBacon1434

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I learned about that in class today actually. It was shown as a sign of beauty because a ruler saw a model do it and loved it so much that all the other women did it to themselves and their daughters in order to make them more favorable. Unfortunately, it wasn't made illegal sooner so there is still a population of old Chinese women who's feet are disfigured like that. Poor children were literally molded into becoming disabled.

@Singforfun324

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPBacon1434 partially correct,youre right it did originated among court dancers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th-century China, and gradually became popular among the elite during the Song dynasty. Footbinding eventually spread to lower social classes by the Qing dynasty (1636-1912). Towards the end it changed and became thar woman who wore the foot binding signified staying at home and making things like textiles,carpets, etc to help provide for the family

@ratking9411

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPBacon1434 another correction: the feet were not molded, they were broken and then repositioned into that shape

@georgewashington5746

Жыл бұрын

@@ratking9411 what🤯

@Cjgfiowodjgth

Жыл бұрын

Sign of beauty? The fack

I own a barefoot friendly gym for that exact reason. And I'm a barefooter as well. My feet hurt when I wear shoes, even sneakers.

@DrownInLysergic

Жыл бұрын

Name checks out

@Kameron-The-Crafter

10 ай бұрын

My feet used to hurt in regular shoes. The latter found its rare for shoes to have arch support. Most put sometype of foam that deflates after a week. Turns out walking on concrete in terribleshoes flatten you foot.

@Pbcvl

9 ай бұрын

your feet gonna be carrying every type of bacteria if you go barefoot there

@imheretocausetrouble2156

7 ай бұрын

Where is your gym? Is it in the UK?

@normalindividual4243

6 ай бұрын

imagine the smell

Me wearing flip flops: my methods are beyond your understanding

@opdgrow4life

Жыл бұрын

Other than the fact that flip-flops will absolutely destroy your feet and they are a horrible foundation to stand on. Your foot literally Hass to clean to the flip-flop with every step in order to keep it on, and the material used is almost always horrible quality and if you look at people wearing flip-flops just standing there you will see how caved in their ankles stance is. They are certainly beneficial to run into a store or slip on for a quick moment if necessary but absolutely not something that should ever be worn regularly

@empanada65

Жыл бұрын

@@opdgrow4life Mr. Ben Dover, I've been wearing flip flops for the majority of my life, and I can tell you with confidence, that I don't have a single problem with my feet, ankles, or knees. If you don't know how to wear flip flops, just say so.

@Danno5894

Жыл бұрын

@@opdgrow4life nah you not entirely wrong here, I’ve seen this first hand with some. I think this happens to sedentary folks, that also wear flops all the time. A co worker of mine has the kind of ankle position you’re talking about I keep telling him to take breaks from his flops but he lives in them. His feet look like soft loaves of bread.

@Tribuneoftheplebs

10 ай бұрын

Hurache sandals > flip flops

@vlada

9 ай бұрын

​@@Tribuneoftheplebsi love huaraches in summer but they are a problem since they bind your foot. At least the flipflops let you toes open up Personally I wear Birkenstocks style leather sandals one size too big (one strap across foot and thin strap that goes around heel) that allow me to open up my feet in the summer and year round at home. My feet look nothing like my coworker and friends who wear plastic basketball shoes from 7am to 23:00 every day. When they take off their shoes/socks when we go swimming, their squished little toes and side of feet are always red.

Yup, I'm convinced that I don't have feet problems despite doing ballet for more than 20 years just because inside my house and during summer I'm always barefoot! I've also noticed that in countries in which going barefoot inside houses is common ballerinas tend to have less messed up feet, and less bunions.

@shanerooney7288

Жыл бұрын

Barefoot inside the house?? Isn't wearing shoes inside just asking to track mud through the carpet? Do they wear shoes when they go to bed? Why go through the extra process of putting on shoes in the morning if you're just going to stay at home? This honestly makes no sense to me.

@qqqpq

Жыл бұрын

@@shanerooney7288 what

@5050TM

Жыл бұрын

@@shanerooney7288 I've seen some people in America wearing shoes while napping. It's weird over here. It's also gross.

@Isaac-eh6uu

Жыл бұрын

You are the feet fetish guy 😂

@victorotero3157

Жыл бұрын

@@5050TM I'd say that depends on the person my friend it wild all over the world people reusing mask to take doggy poop and then reuse it is an example 😂 then there also people who during the pandemic lick they're fingers wearing gloves after touching whatever garbage they could find just to taste heaven in they're mouth 🤯

I have been squating for a month now bare foot,and it's awsome

@dommyboysmith

Жыл бұрын

I was just about to say, my buddy is always barefoot and squats barefoot. Widest feet I've ever seen in real life.

@roywempor8395

Жыл бұрын

31 straight days of squatting?! what a legend, but idk man that is a lot of time I think you might want to take a pause

@marcovazquez-ou2pv

Жыл бұрын

Why would you squat for a whole month. That is just asking for an injury not to mention the fact that you are not going to gain much.

@martinjugolin2087

Жыл бұрын

@@roywempor8395 maybe he didnt Meant 31 continuous days, but is good to workout many days in a row

@martinjugolin2087

Жыл бұрын

@@marcovazquez-ou2pv people who often workout for strength/muscle gains do workout for more than a month, many days in a row. The way they don't get injured is because there are also rest days, usually the weekends or depending on your schedule, one day you workout one muscle ans tommorow another.

So nobody is gonna talk about how he just squatted 4 plates and held static with no struggle whatsoever?

@eternallyminded7

4 ай бұрын

The power of bare feet! 😂🤔 I work out at home barefoot, but I aint doin all that.😅

@footba11fan41ife

4 ай бұрын

That wasn’t 4 plates thoigh

@jboogs49

5 күн бұрын

That wasn't 4 x 45 lbs on each side

I always wondered why shoes have a v shaped when our foot has a way different shape

@metamaeta

Жыл бұрын

Because of oppressive societies like the british colonizing others and telling them that they are savages and belong in an institution if they don't wear clothing that hurts. "Beauty is pain" isn't natural, it came from somewhere.

@nickeni3050

Жыл бұрын

Ever since I found out of the lotus feet of China, I realized that it was all for trend and fashion

@Tate525

4 ай бұрын

​@@nickeni3050It's also for money, how else are podiatrists going to get majority of their patients.

This reason is why I pretty much only wear flip flops or go barefoot. My family always tells me about how my arches will be weak bc I'm not wearing shoes. Crazy how propaganda from shoe companies overshadows science

@n347f0x

Жыл бұрын

It's not even science, just nature. We're supposed to be that way

@akiko3688

Жыл бұрын

Nasty

@TheChurchIsLikenUntoTheMoon

Жыл бұрын

Look into xero shoes

@flysoup3607

Жыл бұрын

@@n347f0x science is the study of the world around us. Nature is part of that

@sillygooberment

Жыл бұрын

@@n347f0x Bruh science is from nature, or you might say studying nature

I'm a Pacific islander (micronesian) born and raised in America, when I went back to the islands I noticed alot of guys would go barefoot through the jungle and their feet were really wide and almost look like hands. They're fingers were really spacious in between and they have no trouble walking on slippery surfaces also this assist in the foot gripping strength when it comes to climbing a coconut or a tree.

@dreadedland540

Жыл бұрын

By fingers do you mean toes (not to be rude)

@billysbigworld6166

Жыл бұрын

I have really big hands for my age and wide feet and I can say I do see my difference in ability than others who don't have wide feet and have small hands

@pro-non9887

Жыл бұрын

@@dreadedland540 lol sorry English is my 2nd language

@ellederberryblue8377

Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean. In Morrocco I watched ppl jumps all over rocks fearlessly while I couldn’t trust my deformed western feet ... so sad to see what you’ve lost.

@pro-non9887

Жыл бұрын

@@ellederberryblue8377 hope u work on your deformed western feet you look like you could use some fearless rock jumping yourself.

I grew up in the country and wore bare feet. I didn't wear shoes every day until I was a teenager. My feet used to be so tough I could walk/run over almost anything. They have been slightly deformed from wearing shoes, but I can still easily spread my toes and prefer shoes that I can do it in.

Can confirm, my dad is from the Amazon rainforest and has some crazy wide feet and so do my brother and I. My mom is the small feet person since she was born in the capital 😅

@p2wg1llia

9 ай бұрын

how wtf

@p2wg1llia

9 ай бұрын

r u black(no offense)

Now imagine that some (american) people use shoes even inside their homes, 24/7... makes you think how unnatural we've become/how detached from nature humans are Edit: Please read replies before commenting, thanks!

@gabnrami

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there are some studies about what earthing/grounding is and how this help to your body

@ShanteRoxxane

Жыл бұрын

Who are these American people!? No one is wearing shoes 24/7 in the U.S. Most people take off their shoes once they’re in the house.

@janterri3539

Жыл бұрын

@@ShanteRoxxane There are freaks who wear shoes to bed so I’m not surprised.

@Demon09-_-

Жыл бұрын

@@ShanteRoxxane sadly I know a good amount of people who wear their shoes around inside their house.

@sunrae328

Жыл бұрын

@@ShanteRoxxane no they don’t lmfao. most american people keep it on in the house and take them off for bed. only asian cultures take them off in the house

I started spreading my toes and putting more weight on them and my sense of balance skyrocketed, it's like my legs are concreted

@BatkoBrat

Жыл бұрын

That's how it's supposed to be. I've been doing single leg deadlifts with just a small kettlebell of 5-10 kg and it made my balance so much better

@user-p6-3561

Жыл бұрын

Interesting thread...

Makes the foot way healthier too. Started walking barefoot this summer and it feels so amazing

I don't wear shoes I wear sandals Very protective too

@fuzzycat9259

Жыл бұрын

Love Sandals the best kind of Shoe

Something I personally noticed when I run it is easier to get in a proper running form barefooted than in a pair of shoes. To double up on that, I also find myself gripping the ground with my two big toes as I run which I feel honestly helps with ease emotion. When I would run in shoes I would do a lot of heel to toe running and it was giving me a lot of knee pain.

@ghost-fs7th

Жыл бұрын

Where are you able to run barefoot? Like on a treadmill?

@MACandanedo1

Жыл бұрын

@@ghost-fs7th good question a Grass field I have previously walked thru multiple time with shoes first... You want to be sure your not going to land on sticks or anything else that can stab the foot but a nice grass field feels great on the feet.

@Pugetwitch

Жыл бұрын

I need some type of shock absorption because that would just kill my feet and my ankles and knees, let alone my hips shoulders and back at the end of the run.

@MACandanedo1

Жыл бұрын

@@Pugetwitch oh it is pretty harsh It helps if the ground is soft, with the droughts we've had this year not to much soft ground. But if you are constantly trying to improve your running form while running barefooted, you will notice you find yourself running on the " balls of your feet" really for me is typically the balls two big toes on my feet that I find myself running on to help absorb the impact. The key to running like this is to make sure you keep your feet pointed the whole time which is honestly exhausting to the Cavs and lower leg. Honestly not as bad on my hips and knees as it is when I run and choose because I don't heel strike as much when I'm barefooted which keeps me from shocking my knees and hips every step.

@Pugetwitch

Жыл бұрын

@@MACandanedo1 yeah I have bad joints from years of lifting weights and I prefer to ride my bike when possible. The balls of my feet get shocked really bad and cause hip pain easily if I wear poor fitting shoes. I go barefoot all the time too, it's just running is really hard for me. I don't think I can run properly either cuz I've never learned to.

My grandmother has a certain amount of toe-binding due to the shoes she wore when she was younger, and nowadays in her early 70s, she's barely able to walk properly and always has sore feet. It truly is very important to keep the feet healthy throughout life.

I got kicked out the gym for squatting without shoes on:(

Makes sense i have wide feet and i grew up in the south and just went barefoot everywhere. I hate shoes. When i have to ware them i use a brand called 0 shoes which are basicly moccasins that look like shoes. But ive always had wide feet and high arches.

@Xellos357

Жыл бұрын

Xero shoes? Thats what I wear too :)

Now let's get the safety industry and OSHA onboard so I can buy steel toes with a wide toe box.

@needsomewater

Жыл бұрын

Right , I’m wearing work boots nearly every day I know it’s going to come back to bite one day

@jameswilkes451

Жыл бұрын

I'm a geophysicist and I have to wear toe capped electrician boots whilst walking outdoors in all weather for miles back and forth in fields. It's horrible at times. It won't be forever though...

@yay-cat

9 ай бұрын

Everytime I go to site I spend the next few days cursing the moronic safety person who insisted on this. Like blisters chafs aches and pains from my feet all the way to knees and hips to try and walk differently. Like really I’ll just risk dropping something like a iPad on my foot

@jackmyhre8759

9 ай бұрын

Thorogood boots make a nice wide steel Toe boot with plenty of wiggle room for your toes. Junked my Carolinas for them and never looked back. Most of my foot, ankle and sciatica pain has disappeared over time. Of course that pesky knee pain stays. But that’s from the abuse I gave them 😅

@karls5474

3 ай бұрын

A year old, but look into Jim Green footwear. Nice wide toe box with some steel toe models

I love martial arts because in the dojo we always train barefoot, at the beginning I was feeling with less balance, I thought it was normal because shoes gives you balance, but no, now I have stronger foot and toes, perfect balance and control for kicking, and walking barefoot feels super comfy while wearing shoes feels like a prison for my foot

@user-p6-3561

Жыл бұрын

Interesting man

@p2wg1llia

9 ай бұрын

i love girl's feet

So that's why I hate wearing shoes because of the uncomfortableness I just thought I was picky I mostly go bare foot anyways

Foot binding isn’t the result of wearing narrow shoes…it’s the practice of breaking and reshaping the feet of young girls in China as some sort of strange rite of passage.

@lakerphan17

11 ай бұрын

They did this by forcing their feet into extremely small shoes as young kids, so as their feet grew they “smashed”

@creepersonspeed5490

10 ай бұрын

They broke, bound then forced them into small lotus type shapes

@vlada

9 ай бұрын

As weird as the 1500's corset phase, the african neck stretching phase and removing foreskin for a sleeker looking wang and so much more. Humans have done a lot of stupid body modifications as rites and still do.

As an asian,i can say that this isn’t a problem for us seeing that we go barefoot in our houses our whole life

@kingnatsu818

Жыл бұрын

So true 😂

@wayge

Жыл бұрын

Most people do that

@martinjugolin2087

Жыл бұрын

Wait, don't Japanese use indoor shoes?

@hearthatbird

Жыл бұрын

Slippers too

@fran791

Жыл бұрын

@@martinjugolin2087 flip flops

Man I will...I will even not wear clothes no more..ill regain my natural body shape and it will shine.

@yerpderp6800

Жыл бұрын

YAAAAS QUEEN 👑

@mtflieutenant7693

Жыл бұрын

@@yerpderp6800 Not sure if that's what you call men in your country but if your mom saw me naked you'd have another stepdad

@dragoon260

Жыл бұрын

send pic for results 🗿📸

@d2a_

Жыл бұрын

@@dragoon260 yes, also for scientific research

I completely agree I hate wearing shoes most of my life I spent barefoot even in karate obviously I never found shoes to be comfortable and I and I actually do have a wide foot

Wait some people hust walk around their houses with shoes on? That's so weird

@leenone8456

Жыл бұрын

It's what you grow up with, not even thinking about it. Some people also leave the toothpaste open, or flush with the lid up. 🤢

@stanleyhape8427

Жыл бұрын

Some people have heel spurs and have to .

@leenone8456

Жыл бұрын

@@stanleyhape8427 True, but that's what house slippers are for- to avoid dragging chewed gum and dog poo particles all over the house. Heel Spurs suck, I use deer form house slippers cuz the foam is really thick.

@xpeter1000

Жыл бұрын

@@stanleyhape8427 like Lee said, you have indoor slippers for that, I don't even like sitting down in my bed with outside clothes let alone walk around with shoes on

I wear flip flops all year round, I train barefoot & over the years of doing this I’ve found it more & more difficult to fit my feet into a pair of shoes & I guess this is why

@Demon09-_-

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully their flip flops with ankle straps of some sort. As normal thong type flip-flop can cause their own problems at times. Definitely a lesser evil then normal shoes though

@rotcaka

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, why flip flops and not some kind of barefoot shoe or something? I really try not to wear those thong style except for short distances

@yoeyyoey8937

Жыл бұрын

Whats wrong with flip flops?

@Demon09-_-

Жыл бұрын

@@yoeyyoey8937 they cause your foot muscles to be worked in an unnatural way because of the loose back part. You can fix it by adding some ankle attachment of some sort. I'd say they can be less bad then normal over supportive shoes these days but they are not great for you either

@yoeyyoey8937

Жыл бұрын

@@Demon09-_- what does the flop part do though? Like why does it matter if it’s loose?

Before i even knew the research, i bought some wide box toe shoes and my knees and feet started to heal immediately. Now i also run barefoot and have seen improvements from there as well

@650tonyd

Жыл бұрын

I call bullshit

@somerandomboi8239

Жыл бұрын

@@650tonyd why my man? Share insights

@johnwillis5279

Жыл бұрын

@@650tonyd wow of all the things to choose to lie about...yup this is where I chose to get comment famous. Lol

@harrykelly1890

Жыл бұрын

serious question, where are you running barefoot?

@johnwillis5279

Жыл бұрын

@@harrykelly1890 the beach

Ok this is cool and all, but we have -20 celsius degrees here. I would not be able to go barefoot, as I would lose all my toes due to frostbite.

This is why I’m so happy I did so many years of ballet compared to other sports or extracurriculars Because those fabric show let you use your foot in a natural way so it helped really get balance and strength where it’s good

I stay barefoot as long as I possibly can. I always wondered why my toes hurt no matter what size shoe I wore. Ig it’s this! Would love to know where to get some affordable wide-toed shoes

@death3678

Жыл бұрын

You find any info on that i’d like to know too

@nostalgicgirrl6053

Жыл бұрын

At least the ones I’ve looked at online are hella expensive. Maybe you’d get a better deal if you go hunting for them at shops, malls etc.

@Mosstachio

Жыл бұрын

Merrell has some more affordable options (still around $100, but they last way longer than a $20 pair of cheap shoes). Vibram Five fingers has a variety of shoes with varying pricing, as long as you're okay with toed shoes. Vivobarefoot is expensive as hell but very very nice quality and longevity (pretty much all of them you will wear holes in the sole before anything else breaks). All of them often have discounts and sales around holidays and pre-seasons (summer and winter usually) if you can't afford them full price.

Barefoot shoes and water shoes were a game changer for me. Almost all of my lower ailments went away after. It's not just the width, it's the zero heel drop that corrects issues..

@acer650

Жыл бұрын

When you transitioned did you feel pain in your knees or foot?

@rashb3994

Жыл бұрын

@@acer650 They corrected my knee pain because mine came came from running shoes with a high drop. My feet were sore at first yeah, and maybe some knee pain if I ran at first. My Achilles were sore the most and longest out of everything but my calves grew a lot without trying in the end. It really was a 3 to 6 month process with first part being legs and feet kind of reseting. Feel free to ask any other questions.

@acer650

Жыл бұрын

@@rashb3994 I got barefoot shoes and when I run I start getting knee pain. It doesn’t happen when I wear typical shoes with soles cause I guess the support is there

@rashb3994

Жыл бұрын

@@acer650 It really is a baby steps with barefoot shoes, or you could injure yourself. So I would suggest just talking walks in your barefoot shoes, and stay running in your regular shoes for now. Especially if they don't give you problems. There's also transitional running shoes like Altra and Topo. Which have a low to zero drop, wider front to toe spread.

@xXJLNINJAXx

9 ай бұрын

​@@acer650concrete and asphalt aren't natural to feet. People never seem to understand this.

It’s all fun and games until you smash your foot with a 45lb plate

@gustafandersson237

Жыл бұрын

Or you slip 😵

@user-on7hg3cy1k

Жыл бұрын

Unless you wearing steel toe boots it will have the same effect

@yerrrboi8086

Жыл бұрын

Lord I rebuke it lol 😂

Yea I have narrow feet so got some birkinstock sandles and they litterely spread my feet out like crazy, good footwear is definitely a thing, good not fashionable.........

For anyone curious: I switched to the fitness Xero shoe and I will never look back. Improved my form and performance easily.

Wear sandles, slides, crocs, etc. As long as u aren’t crushing ur toes, u should b fine.

I’ve always had a flat foot

@dflaming1371

Жыл бұрын

I was born with ridiculously flat feet. After an injury in my childhood my knees hurt every single day. Aching, sometimes hot or burning, and the ligaments would cramp so hard I would just collapse and scream in pain. It was like my leg was getting twisted off at the knee. Doctors said I would be in a wheelchair by 30. I didn't like that, so I started a journey. The first thing I did was balance my walk. The insides of my shoes wore out before the soles, so I would intentionally roll on the outside of my foot and make sure I put pressure on the foot as a whole at the end of the stride. In a year, I wasn't walking on the inside of my feet or having my knees turn inwards. In another year, I had gained the strength needed to not focus on every single step and could walk naturally. Junior year I took up kickboxing. It was one of the hardest I've ever worked, and withing a month my knees, hips, and back didn't hurt at all. My body had the strength it needed to support all those old, ill treated injuries. Then I graduated and got a job. In half a year, it all returned. Poor working conditions cause horrible stress and declining mental health. I was in stiff shoes on hard floors, standing and walking and lifting over 10 hours for 5-6 days a week. It was miserable. The pain went from my knees to my hips, spine, neck and eventually shoulders, strains and injuries piled up until I was receiving another before healing from the first. After a transfer to a much better place, I started at square one again. I researched everything under the sun. I had to wear a light compression wrap on both knees every day. Then go home and work out to ensure I wasn't causing too much weakness from the support. It took 4 years for me to move to a tendon wrap, but it did reduce the pain, reduce swelling, and help me not twist anything. I put gel heel supports in my shoes. Not full gels as they can reduce foot stability, or memory foam as it only lasts an hour. During the worst of it I was also wearing a wrap around back brace, driving to work with a neck brace, and sleeping with braces and pillows keeping my neck still, joints supported and bent or lifted for relaxation. I had to get up at 4 or 5 for work and would do a round of therapy stretches as I found ones that helped. Three years of living like this, but it did cut the pain. A lot. It was a lifetime of injuries catching up, but they were getting dealt with all at once. It was brutal, but not as brutal as living in agony with no hope. I picked up a Katana and watched as my upper back, shoulders and neck all strengthened and fell into place. It was slow going, but I got there. At almost four years everything seemed fixed-except my actual feet. The meat of them was hurting with an all consuming ache and burn. I kept buying doctor recommended shoe after shoe and it got worse and worse. Because they were all narrow shoes DESIGNED to squeeze your foot for "support". My toes were all folded almost on top of one another. I bought a man's pair of work shoes, and my feet were still sore, but in a working muscle kind of way. The next pair were a mens 3e wide. I could feel my toes flexing and moving, as I watched my stride I noticed, for the first time on my life, I has an arch. Just a little bitty one, but still there. Now, as long as I keep up on my leg exercises--i never run downhill, and when I walk downhill I really bend my knees so the muscles take the impact instead of the joint, I work squats with slightly outurned feet and knees, keep up on back stretches-- I have a better body in my my mid 20s than I did as a child. Most people don't want to put in that kind of work. But there is no majic pill. I'm telling you it's worth it.

My feet is like that. Whenever I feel down, I just look at my feet, it makes me smile.

@vythe1029

Жыл бұрын

bro u are weird as hell

@squadingo6395

Жыл бұрын

Self foot fetish

I’m a martial arts instructor so I work barefoot every day on the mats and I’m always barefoot at home. My friends think it’s crazy that I can just walk outside on the pavement in the summer and be unphased because of how conditioned my feet are

@izzyh.3581

Жыл бұрын

Yo, hot concrete burns like a mf. I'm barefoot most of the time besides a few hours of work but I still have misshapen feet due to shoes. I even choose the wide toe box shoes but haven't gotten the "foot shaped " shoes just yet. My pinky toes still lack strength :(

@321Tdog

Жыл бұрын

Ryu from Street Fighter lol

“Squat barefoot” The entire football team looking at me take my shoes off for each set: 🤨😟

I wear vibram five ( toe shoes) fingers shoes all the time.

@Skaffa

Жыл бұрын

me too, theyre amazing

@franksworld9922

Жыл бұрын

@@Skaffa Right?! The first time I saw them I was in love. Been wearing them for over a decade.

@bushidofreakz

Жыл бұрын

But barefoot communities rarely promote Vibram five fingers. Maybe not barefoot enough in their standards. You might want to try other brand of barefoot footwears

@franksworld9922

Жыл бұрын

@@bushidofreakz fair enough.

Been squatting and deadlifting in just socks for years now. Has always felt good

@squadingo6395

Жыл бұрын

Bruh you must have grippy socks or floor else i would lose grip in just socks

Also, start doing judo. Barefoot lifting and athletics on a mat with a partner. Nothing is better than that.

That's why I wear toe socks, and shoes with separate toes when possible. Or Xero Shoes, they fit my feet really well and aren't super expensive, plus have some options that work for Canadian winters, when Vibram's lined shoes don't quite do it.

I finally found out why every shoe feels narrow. My toes haven't adjusted to the shape of the shoes since I'm barefoot like over 14 hours a day.

I did gymnastics for 14 years and I’ve started it again after 3 years retirement. We always train barefoot

@kurtlawrence5536

Жыл бұрын

15-18 hours a week in the gym

Japanese kids run around barefoot at day care, even on the dirt outside in the snow. I was amazed, I was in 3 layers and they just shorts and a shirt. They eat well though. Saw what they eat and yummy and nutritious as hell

@VinyZikss

Жыл бұрын

Shame they grow up to be in a very unhealthy environment, assuming it's in a city of course

@redhare8572

Жыл бұрын

I think Asian just like barefoot. My friend prefer barefoot when they playing soccer, its dangerous thought

whoa whoa whoa. no. foot binding is not the foot adapting to the shoe. it is where people literally break the bones in their foot and force it to heal like that. so that way they have tiny feet which was very attractive to people in the past. this is not adaptation. We wouldn't call a nose job your nose adapting to your face.

Damn am I glad I wore stupidly large skater and basketball shoes when I was younger lmao

Be careful switching to barefoot if you wear shoes a lot. I jacked up my feet trying to do barefoot and switch to barefoot shoes. It's caused significant damage to tendons in my feet and jacked up my hips! I'm not saying all this video is BS, I'm saying be careful and take your time.

@user-jp6fg3ui4y

Жыл бұрын

It’s because our body adapts to what we do

Totally natural squating on an artificial surface.

What about just socks?

A lot of you grew up wearing shoes inside your own house and have gimped, narrow feet now, don't you?

@mordecaibloodwings

Жыл бұрын

Asian gang no shoes inside house

@aikidoboynj

Жыл бұрын

I doubt you'll see much difference unless you maybe work at home or are constantly at home all day. These people with spread feet are in the jungle walking on all kinds of harsh shit, not on nice comfy rugs and shit lol.

1. Foot binding is not the feet adapting. It's the feet being broken on purpose, and then bound so that they heal a certain way. Bad example. 2. Idk about others, but i go barefoot anytime i can, even at work, and it has done nothing for my arches. Maybe it only strengths the arch if you have one naturally. But for me, who is flatfooted... yeah, no. It actually makes my feet and eventually my whole body hurt, and i have to wear shoes with orthotics for relief. Im all for going barefoot and wearing better shoes, but at least provide accurate info.

@lucasgroves137

Жыл бұрын

Never let the facts get in the way of a good Ted talk.

@bideny2

Жыл бұрын

@@lucasgroves137 lol facts need to get in the way of a lot of shit

@lucasgroves137

Жыл бұрын

@@bideny2 Yes. That's what it means, actually. It's the oblique version, favored by people who prefer snowflakes to hail.

I remember working out and doing things like weighted squats and deadlifts came so easy to me my mom used to call me duck feet because they were wide turns out i wasn’t weird for it and it actually helps with balance and mobility.

@GeraldGruenigMedia1

Жыл бұрын

Zach the fem boy? Gross

@GeraldGruenigMedia1

Жыл бұрын

@@nightbird8348 nah having a nose and being a fem boy are two diff things buddy, don't normalize being a fem boy

@SwagMaster_-xp4me

Жыл бұрын

I see.

people make fun of me when i wear sandals because my toes can reach each side of the sole. I'm just here like "my feet are normal cuz I'm not binding them inside shoes day and night" thank god i was right lmao

@zBepis

Жыл бұрын

sounds like you got some wide grippers broski. Flex on the haters

@markpagtama7954

Жыл бұрын

Im always barefooted or in flip flops most of the time, i only wear shoes when going to school, but my feet are naturally narrow, probably because of my chinese blood but i digress, i always thought that having wider feet would give me more stability and turns out im right. So i would really love to have a foot like yours.

It also Explains why South Americans especially Brazilians have such good control of the Ball in Football. As they play outside barefoot all of the time. ⚽️

@Pg-ch5nb

Жыл бұрын

That’s a bit of a reach

This man literally referred to foot binding as “feet adapting to narrow shoes” that’s not at all how that happened bro.

@Jessica-cc8om

Жыл бұрын

Lol that’s what I said hahaha

@Wyrmer

Жыл бұрын

Didn't they break their feet and stuff them into the shoe

@vanyel_etc8695

Жыл бұрын

The fact that it's possible for your toes to literally meld into your foot with foot binding is proof of adaption due to mutilation. Your body decides it doesn't need the nails anymore, so the nails drop off.

I was always wearing shoes or trainers and suffered with toe nail fungus, athletes foot and plantar fasciitis then when I moved to the Philippines I then started going barefoot a lot and cured all my previous foot problems and my balance and foot strength is much improved, wearing shoes and socks all the time weakens our feet for sure

people in india walk barefoot most of the tine and all of ee have our feet normal

As an indian who didnt wear shoes for most of his childhood, i can confirm, my feet was always wider and infact it lead me to wear a bigger shoe size than usual because most nike shoes are too narrow

I wanted to ask women who wear sandals or heels to work or social events where they feel pressured to wear things that are narrow and/or high heeled: have you found options that don’t hurt your feet and still look acceptable for such occasions? Can you please share the product names? Thank you!

didn't wear shoes in the summer and when I put my air forces back on it was really tight but I hadn't grew at all or gain weight.

I was shot in the head about 7 years ago and it really messed up my equilibrium

@Daniel-om4ce

Жыл бұрын

Hm

@ryanduncan6801

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-om4ce What what are you puzzled about

@bladequintaviousdinglebott2647

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t expect to see that

@shahul8222

Жыл бұрын

How were you shot?

@ryanduncan6801

Жыл бұрын

@@shahul8222 misfire

Bro peoples feet didn’t adapt to foot binding they literally broke the foot and tied it up with bandages so they’d be able to fit in those incredibly small shoes. The way you brought it up in this video is kinda misleading and dishonest.

@tpecky5835

Жыл бұрын

W comment.

The Chinese footbinding look was helped along by smashing the bones of the feet with a hammer at around 6 years of age. One of many cultural practices around the world to subjugate women. Fortunately that particular practice was abandonded about 100 years ago. There are still a few left to get rid of.

@swansong5960

Жыл бұрын

Spare the comments from your political virtue signalling. Not the place. Go find a university arts forum to plague.

@willw5868

Жыл бұрын

@@swansong5960 you must have some kind of actual mental disability

@AztecUnshaven

Жыл бұрын

@@swansong5960 that's not virtue signaling man, that shit really happened. It was fucked up.

@clayr9833

Жыл бұрын

@@AztecUnshaven so what is this discussion group supposed to do about it?

@AztecUnshaven

Жыл бұрын

@@clayr9833 Nothing. The original poster was simply clarifying the facts with that footbound lady, since the video guy had his info wrong.

I’ve been a pool guy for 14 years and have been wearing sandals almost every single day for those past 14 years. I’m so used to wearing sandals that very few shoes feel comfortable outside of shoes like vivobarefoot with an extra wide toe box. My feet look nearly like the example in the video.

I walk barefoot a ton and my toes spread but I’m flat footed as fuck

My feet are so nimble I can do calligraphy with them.

I'm barefoot at home all the time

As a kid i used to hide my shoes when I left my house, and put it back on when i got back, my feet looks like a hand.

Foot binding is more extreme and involves breaking the foot, you underplayed that

But I have also heard somewhere once , that our barefeet wasn't meant for hard floors like how we're accustomed to in today's era. It is better to walk barefeet on grass

One bad thing about barefoot squatting is if you drop a weight on your foot

@jameswilkes451

Жыл бұрын

Even so a shoe would make hardly a difference XD you would have to wear steel toecaps

BAREFOOT SQUATS! ASS TO GRASS!

Are flip flops healthy ? I remember reading an article 10 yrs ago explaining how harmful they are 🤔

Anyone interested in the foot shaped shoes in the video they are called vivo barefoot shoes

Is this why all my shoes are uncomfortable after 2.5 years of wfh 😂😂

Death, taxes! The sky is blue and Squat University drops feet videos!

Until someone makes a safety toe work boot this won't become mainstream.

@TheOGJeff

Жыл бұрын

Or just boots in general. The running shoes are making it more common though

@kyrollos0208

7 ай бұрын

@@TheOGJeff I see boots with wide toe boxes online nowadays.

My feet are as wide as it's supposed to be. I only wear sandals outside and walk barefoot at home.

I've always had a wide toe base. I have to wear a full shoe size larger even wearing 4E wide shoes. I can confirm that it really does help your balance. I've noticed that fall much less then alot of my coworkers and people around me in general.

Bruh footbinding is not an "adaptation" they literally have their feet broken purposefully to achieve it.

so that makes sense now why i cant run with shoes on.

I walk barefoot most of the day, and my big toes point towards my pinky toes. These generalizations can be detrimental to some individuals when not going to a doctor who knows of the genetic deviations.

Nah I’m good on them wide goofy ahh toes

Try taking off your shoes tho in the gym. They don’t allow it

The way my feet feel in shoes negatively impacted my career.

I walk near foot in the summer and it's done wonders for my feet I have bad ankles and I haven't hurt my ankles since walking bare foot so

I'm really loving all the wide foot love lately. It's something that made me cry growing up because shoes are harder to find.

So why shoes has a unhealthy design?

@Quatro921

Жыл бұрын

They dont. Its just better to wear shoes that give your toes more air

@FebbieG

Жыл бұрын

Style

that lady with the “binded feet” or whatever broke her feet on purpose or got her feet broken on purpose by her family. not because of shoes but because of beauty. idk why you included that but go off ig

I live in Alaska and there's a guy that walks around town in the rain, sleet and snow while never wearing shoes. I see him walking through 2 feet of snow barefoot. He's been in the paper a few times. I asked him once why he never wears shoes and he said they're just uncomfortable.

I agree to a point, I usually prefer to be bare foot only indoors during the summer when I go outside I always wear something on my feet like sandals or flip flops and my foot looks the same as it always has.