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Barefo t Shoes Be er Balance:
Health Bene ts
There are more nerve endings in your
fe t than anywhere else on your body,
Joyful Experience:
except for the nger ps and lips?
When going barefo t or in barefo t
Strong muscles Going barefo t can take the stres and shoes, our brain receives more s mu-
tension away, bringing back the joys of
la on and informa on. By wearing
Barefo t shoes mir or the shape and everyday life. Walking barefo t re- tradi onal fo twear, our brains do not
the natural curve of the fe t, al owing minds you of your childho d, it gives receive detailed informa on about the
them to move as nature intended. you a fe ling of fre dom and absolute surface which can cause us to slip,
Thanks to the wide shape of the shoes joy. Research has proven going bare- stumble or even fal . Walking barefo t
(at the front and on the sides) a wider fo t lowers the blo d pres ure, overal al ows us to be aware of the imperfec-
range of muscles is engaged while tension in the body and the levels of ons of the surface we walk on, which
walking or run ing (as compared to the stres hormone cor sol. helps us to ke p our balance. Wearing
tradi onal shoes). Barefo t Shoes not barefo t shoes can improve one’s bal-
only strengthen al the muscles in the Acupres ure: ance
fo t, but they also help the fo t develop
in the cor ect way to prevent There are many acupres ure points
deformi es. on the fe t con ec ng to di erent
parts of the body. By s mula ng these
points, one can revitalize various body
Pain fre : organs. With the cor ect amount of
pres ure is ap lied to an acupres ure
When walking (and run ing), the point, the con ected body organ re-
he l-to-toe stride causes an impact on ceives a certain level of electro-s mu-
the leg that nega vely a ects the kne la on. Imagine going barefo t for
and hip joints. Wearing barefo t shoes your whole life. your fe t The ground
can help you to learn how to walk cor- ke ps mas aging and ac va ng al of
rectly, by landing on the bal s of your the acupres ure points on your fe t.
fe t (not the he ls as we al think). Soles of tradi onal fo twear do not
Walking the right way can help you to al ow for such con ec on, but soles of
avoid pos ible kne and other injuries. the barefo t shoes ful y sup ort it.
