Barefoot and Minimalist Footwear Benefits? Past to Present Comparison

a quick summery: Pros of wearing armor: It protects you from your environment. Cons of wearing armor: It restricts movement as well as posture.

My dad told me that during the 1940's a lot of the children on farms would run about for the whole of the summer holidays in their bare feet. By the time it was time to return to school their feet would be like leather

And this is why wearing shoes indoors is even more insane than heel first shoe design on it's own.

I was in the Army for 19 years, lots of boots. Since leaving the Army I’ve been wearing sandals with rubberised soles. The difference with joint pain, mobility even leg comfort while sleeping has drastically improved. I completely agree with you minimalist shoe is life changing.

I've been doing some backyard archery during summer and I was so glad when I realized I can just do it bare feet and forget about shoes. Those colder late summer evenings with the cool grass under your feet, it honestly feels amazing.

Whenever people give me shit for being barefoot, I just tell them, “I WAS BORN THIS WAY!”

I may have said so before, but I do adore the plain green jacket. You look so smart in it!!

I'm a teacher of barefoot/minimalist running technique. Great video! One word of caution, there is more to barefoot/minimalist walking and running technique than landing on the forefoot. It's vital to also land close to or directly under your center of gravity.

I was going to 'watch later', but just couldn't go past getting a cheerful earful of your accent. And thanks! Now I've gotten some more ammo for when mum (who's a physio) makes fun of my wide feet because I prefer roomy boots and barefoot

There is an American company by the name of Lems that does a similar “barefoot” boot to the ones you show here. And not prohibitively expensive either. I’ve been wearing them almost exclusively for about a year and my feet, my balance and my back pain have never been better. Just one man’s opinion.

7:15 do not forget the hookworms and the rest of the parasites that affect us, of course they are not present everywhere so location matters in that regard

I’ve always gone barefoot as much as possible - even remember going outside in snow barefoot in my teens ( when on boarding School).. Now in my mid 40 I still go barefoot as much as possible, unfortunately my job requires me standing on really hard surfaces and that gives me back pain if I do it barefoot ( which I have done for years) so now I need to wear something while working for longer... but I still go barefoot as much as I can - inside and out....

I knew I was born to be a Hobbit!

As someone who spent most of his life barefoot, I can attest that there are definitely drawbacks to modern footwear. First time I wore modern athletic shoes was for a gym class in high school and they gave me shin splints within a couple days (from the heel strike and the strain of elevating the toes). My feet were also tough enough to run over most blacktop without pain (all but the freshest streets) and I never needed to trim off excess skin. But sadly, I haven't been able to run barefoot for years. Moved into a place filled with a plant called "Goat's Head," after the caltrop-shaped seeds. I can watch the ground and skip over cactus, sharp rocks, and stuff like that, but I can't see the goat heads on the ground, and one step can leave a dozen seeds stuck into each foot. Stuff like that forces you into thick-soled shoes whether you like em or not.

I'm barefoot most times when I'm in my house 😉 Seriously, I wear boots at work because I'm required to do so, as well as being on concrete for 8 hours; yer dogs take a beating. I'm a big fan of Birkenstocks and was very happy to see the line of footwear they brought out that was more than a sandal. My cousin's husband, who does a lot of bushcraft and has since he was quite young, wears a very minimal sandal. He really likes how his feet feel when they're not confined. The Freet shoe/boot is very attractive to me, and Merrill makes a couple shoes (of which I own a couple) that mimic a bare foot posture. Great video, sir, and please forgive my lengthy reply. Keep up the good work.

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Really interesting! I should go more primitive;)

I only wear shoes when going to town and so on, other than that always barefoot. Always walking on the balls of my feet, sometimes to the point of my heels are off the ground. Not so much 'tip toe' but the human equivalent to a digitigrade. Yes, the monkey feet trait to easily pick things up was unlocked a long time ago. It'd be nice if this sort of foot wear would catch on rather than being a 'specialty' item. When the toe shoe concept first came around I was honestly excited, and then disappointed when they became the butt of jokes and just faded away.

Now I understand why I find crocs more comfortable than regular shoes, they have massive amounts of toe room

around 2010 i dated this girl who was adamant about nature and living naturally, she demanded to be barefoot at all times. I respected it and thought it was cool, But i constantly begged her to wear shoes when we would hike in the woods etc because 1. It slowed down the group 2. She constantly got cuts and scrapes and i worried about infection. 3. Whacking her foot meant the hike was over... and on top of that most humans are filthy and there is glass, metal, needles and who knows what laying around most of the planet Anyway a year or two after we broke it off i found out she got lymes disease after she was camping and got ticks on het feet. She always choose self treatment/holistic medicines over going to the doctor so it went unchecked until eventually It really fucked her up, she gained a LOT of weight and was tired all time, lot of joint problems. Pretty much destroyed her way of life and love for the outdoors. All that said, Even i love kicking off my shoes for a few hours and chillin.. But always take precaution of any potential dangers and be smart. One bad slice from a rusty piece of metal.. A sliver of glass or poisonous creature can ruin the rest of your life.