2 Years in Barefoot Shoes... My Feet Aren't The Same!

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The shoes that we wear everyday are causing a ton of pain throughout our body (feet, back, ankle, and neck pain), because they don't allow us to walk how we're designed to. In this video we explore the history of shoes and how how barefoot shoes have solved the problem, allowing us to walk naturally, having stronger more pain free bodies.
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[@jayehum5019]

Growing up in Western Australia, I went barefoot more often than I wore shoes. Playing outside was always barefoot. I married a Canadian and moved to Canada where my partner always told me to put some shoes on - even in summer. Within a year, I was a regular at the podiatrist. 10 years later, back in Australia and shoeless again, no more foot pain. As an English friend once commented on my feet, "I can see daylight between every one of your toes". 😄

[@cocospops9351]

Why did you put your foot on your friend's face? 🤔

[@manz007]

Hope you guys are still married.

[@areyouseriousrightnow7916]

bro i hope f mbfn

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Still married? 😂

[@SuperPhunThyme9]

I don't know anyone who's ever gone to a foot doctor.

[@ivanredinger969]

My theory on soul shoes has to do with concrete being everywhere and there is little to no dirt and grass to walk on for many people. I have noticed that when I go barefoot on concrete my feet will very quickly become sore, but when I go barefoot on any more natural terrain my feet are fine.

[@kingjim9619]

Magnetics bro

[@urbexingTss]

@@kingjim9619 what

[@shrutik9673]

@@kingjim9619 seriously what even

[@Super-Herb]

Friction. Concrete is like the most coarse sandpaper ever. Every step involves SOME slide and those micro-slides add up to literal burns on your feet. Nevermind the actual heat of some pavement. Grass and dirt are comparatively MUCH softer. Even gravel is softer than concrete because the poky granules move when you step and aren't rigid.

[@andrewhiser9965]

@@Super-Herb I would say that the soreness probably would be attributed more to the high density of concrete and not the high friction between feet and concrete. But your point still stands.

[@Kevin-ec2mg]

Something to consider, our ancestors didn’t walk on hard concrete surfaces the whole time. I’ve tried barefoot. I’m all in about having wide shoes with no arch. But I realized that a bit of padding prevents me from getting knee pains I got when wearing barefoot shoes….

[@lolandall915]

That is exactly the point. I study my masters in a biomechanical field and you are adressing the major problem with barefoot walking. Nowadays, we walk on streets, sidewalks, stone floors and so on. It's solid surface with up to no dampening. Our ancestors mostly walked in forests and on lands with softer and more divers terrain. Thats the big difference. Sand, forest like undergrounds or just grassy fields are the best and healthiest surfaces to walk on without modern shoes. But walking on a solid concrete sidewalk is just not healthy. Bones and ligaments in the ankle and knee joint will suffer in a long run. Little fun fact. Tribes in Africa which walk on the solid drought-ground often show Pes Planus.

[@mikehunt3420]

@@lolandall915what kind of should would you recommend?

[@lolandall915]

@@mikehunt3420 for running, a good running shoe that's not too soft. For casual walking, normal shoes with a proper insole to support the natural curviture of your foot and also maybe help with foot problems like pes planus or pes cavus. And if you do a lot of walking in a forest or on sand, maybe try a barefoot shoe

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

@@lolandall915 You realize bones and ligaments can be strengthened to the point of walking on hard ground with no problems? No you don't want to do it too much when you start barefoot walking as that can lead to pain and possible injury which is why you're supposed to ease yourself into it over time (and still take breaks as needed). I started running completely barefoot on grass at a local park over 3 years ago. Eventually I bought barefoot shoes 2 years ago for safety reasons because I nearly stepped on broken glass from a bottle someone threw near the area (off the grass) where I kept my reg shoes. The way you walk or run can be the difference between being comfortable and pain free or injury-prone. Traditional running shoes (or basketball shoes which I used to run in most of my life) had me running on my toes and 3 years ago was when it caused Achilles problems which made me have to stop running for a bit. Running in barefoot shoes on the concrete sidewalk was painful until I learned how to land correctly on the balls of my feet. I never got hurt after that. It was basketball shoes that caused me to have collapsed arches for a few months when I was probably in high school at the time. I never had high arches but I assume all the running playing basketball and other sports caused my feet to go flat temporarily. Going barefoot did the opposite. My arches are very strong and healthy now on any surface I walk or run on. Wearing reg shoes (even sandals with elevated heel) does nothing but cause the foot pain to come back and have me limping up and down the stairs again. I also do exercises to strengthen the muscles around my knees (have Osgood-Schlatters disease in my left knee since I was 10 years old so over 20 years, and tendonitis in my right knee since I was 16 from jumping incorrectly too much) many of which I learned from Knees Over Toes Guy like walking or jogging backwards, Tibialis toe raises and others. The barefoot training enhanced everything and my outer calves have grown like I've never seen in my life (I always had smallish calves compared to most of my friends of similar height). All those things have contributed to getting my knees on a healthy path (still in progress as I recently started doing the exercises again after a hiatus of 9 months or so). I doubt they teach you in school that the body can be built up to do amazing things over time. It seems like schooling discourages from doing many exercises that either strengthen the joints or that are for people who have strong joints already. I say this because I had a friend who went to school in a medical field for 4 years and another 2 years of post-grad education (used to some EMT work and is now a doctor's assistant if I recall correctly) and tried to discourage me from martial artist-like moves (that I trained my body to do, I was not reckless) such as wrist pushups which I only did occasionally on soft surfaces like yoga mats, grass or carpet (never on hard floor or ground). I've studied how the body will adapt and toughen itself up when exposed to certain stimuli. Proper education of this is necessary and should not be discouraged out of fear while unsafe "medicines" are promoted and encouraged (and cause joint pain, weight-gain, memory-loss, weakness, loss of consciousness ect. ahem Seroquel). But then again the point of academic institutions is to prepare you to acclimate yourself to their system so that's all they're good at. ***What "Tribes in Africa" on you talking about? "Solid drought-ground" where? Many parts of Africa are luscious and green so what region and what tribes are you referring to? North Africa like Egypt or Morocco? East Africa such as Ethiopia or Kenya? Where? This ambiguous "Africa" nonsense needs to stop. It has just about every terrain and environment you can think of so if you have no actual knowledge of location or peoples you can't give anyone a "fun fact."

[@pentachronic]

Our ancestors most definitely walked on rocks and slabs of granite.

[@user-iq5xw2xh4z]

Your smile and positivity are infectious. I never thought watching a video about barefoot shoes would make me grin ear to ear, during a rather down period in my life.

[@Down2Clownnn]

I was searching for this exact comment

[@CellarDoorx06]

Feel better, man.... ❤

[@devinsobay]

I am praying for you to feel good!

[@zekicaneksi]

youre gay

[@johannakimura]

Oh that's the sweetest YT comment I've read for sometime! Thanks for that and wishing more smiles and further laughs and hugs and bright horizons for you, fellow 🕊️🌄

[@travis6598]

Nike didn’t want people running on their heels. That’s called an over stride. Most people over stride because they are weak from a sedentary lifestyle not because of the shoes they were wearing. Go run a sub 3hr marathon in those toe shoes and let me know how you feel on the road. Now I can’t hate on the toe shoes completely, I raced 5K’s in the grass in these shoes which is a completely different impact then road racing. Minimalist shoes are great to help with feet strengthening which in returns offers great health benefits. But dude don’t go telling people to do all their runs in these even through “progression”. Countless studies have shown that using these all the time will result in injury if you are doing high mileage.

[@Peters3n]

Would you mind citing those studies? Never read any about that

[@Vivacomunismo]

I can’t say 3 hr because I’m slow but I’ve ran a 5 hr one and my feet were fine, also mind citing any of the studies?

[@guibovichchu1676]

where the studies are m8 Im waiting

[@angelquizhpe2473]

Dude, stop being an idiot. Who cares if Nike did it on purpose or wanted it. It’s had an effect. That’s not argue-able. But you know these guys wrote books on jogging, right? Jogging is bullshit btw

[@chrisdoesmusic]

‘Countless studies’ and yet doesn’t cite one. I’m sure Nike doesn’t care if you heel strike or not. The point is, modern running shoes encourage the same old instant gratification which we are all used to within our modern society. Want to run 5k straight away? Do so in cushioned shoes and risk nothing! The point is, there’s more to it and it has implications on the body which are overlooked. If one trains efficiently and properly, one can make whatever shoe their standard - including a minimal-barefoot running shoe. It’s entirely possible and honestly likely more injury safe once that appropriate transition has been completed. Your comment only proves your inherent ignorance and bias.

[@Arvolve]

I've also been wearing similar shoes for the past 2 years or more. Using them is perfect for walking on grass, soft soil, or any natural environment, but the moment they're constantly used on hard concrete, the lack of cushion starts to propagate the impact felt from toe articulation up to the knee and hips. So it me, it feels like we've somewhat designed shoes to adapt to our infrastructure, but in an ideal world, all hard concrete pavements would be swapped for synthetic running tracks to go with barefoot-like-shoes.

[@deborahfaiththompson3639]

This is a really good point. The impact of tar roads on joints is nasty and modern shoes are designed to mitigate that. At the end of the day, barefoot style shoes seem better suited to natural terrain.

[@storablesurvival8868]

I used to walk 10 miles a day in my five toes I never had that issue, but I used to go barefoot all the time so maybe that's why.

[@Tenksen]

I think ideally our paths should be natural as in ground and grass, like walking through a forest. Sadly convenience wins and we get tarmac and concrete. Recently the fb algorithm was filling my feed with comparison footage of ww1/2 areas with same location in modern world, The difference was actually quite disgusting. Back then there were many verges and greens and natural footpaths.

[@storablesurvival8868]

@@Tenksen Although I agree for the most part, I disagree that there as never a time where we've walked on solid relatively level terrain, mountains, roadways, dry dirt etc

[@joaohenriqueneuhaus2023]

Exactly. It's all well and good in theory, but I have genuine curiosity to know how many of the "Internet naturalists" would react to some of the "less desirable" consequences of having only soil and grass all over the place rather than concrete and modern materias. Things like MUD...

[@DanielZH]

Not only the video presentation is amazing, but the editing and all research behind it took it to the moon level! Thanks.

[@karolmaczek]

It's terrible. He didn't compare his results, talk about them after 2 years of walking..

[@popcopone5172]

@@karolmaczek true

[@DanielZH]

@@karolmaczek about the results, you're correct, there's not much information, I did watch it from a technical editing point

[@MostlyMoony]

Wore these from 2009-2012. I have had chronic ankle tendinitis since 2014 that has cost me multiple jobs. I don’t blame toe shoes specifically, I was born fairly flat footed. They did however change my feet just enough to cause major problems for my life the past 9 years. I did finally get my really bad ankle surgically reconstructed this year in April. Unfortunately, I had a mental block and had to relearn to move that ankle properly. I hope I am finally out of the dark and can put this nightmare behind me. Please take caution, I do suggest if you are flat footed or have really high arches pass on these. My other two friends who started wearing them in 2009 with me and they still rotate them into their footwear today. That is why I cannot purely blame the shoes.

[@hellcat7394]

Im flat footed and have an early stage of bunion. Any tips u would like to provide

[@kezibeeart3552]

As someone with chronic Achilles tendinitis I feel u, it hurts like hell

[@fannyaranda597]

I have the same problem. Are there any shoes that you would recommend in that case for people with flat feet? I have the same Achilles problem in addition to lower back pain. Any help is appreciated 🙏

[@MostlyMoony]

@@hellcat7394 I am by no means an expert on foot health. I can only suggest what I have experienced. In 2014, I converted back to traditional shoes full time. An issue I had to get assistance with was understanding how shoes properly fit. I was still in the mindset of “my toes don't touch the end, they fit.” I was also blind to brands, I loved Nike and Vans primarily. Come to find out I wasn’t getting enough space in my toe box, the narrow width was causing issues. I was also informed my shoes had NO support! Which I knew with vans obviously, but I learned that podiatrists (the five I have seen) advise you to stay away from nike as well. If you can avoid surgery that would be ideal, this was the main reason it took 9 years for me to commit to surgery. Secondly, I know it's a commitment financially but Medical Custom Orthotic insoles are a must. I have have a few made, my advice is avoid ones that just “fit” into the heal area. A complete custom fitted insole that spans the length of the shoe are the only ones that make a difference for me personally. I have learned these past three years (I have been unable to walk due to my tenditis not going away at all) that there really isn't a price limit i’d be willing to pay to be healthy. Last tip would be if you have seen a podatrist more then 3 times and nothing changes, move on to the next one. I hope this isn't all just information you've heard and tried calling with little success. Because, I have honestly been there before and my mental health was tested greatly. Wishing you the best!

[@MostlyMoony]

@@fannyaranda597 I will state I'm not an expert, I can just share things that have helped me. The only shoes I trusted wearing since 2018 are Hokas. They definitely aren't my preferred style, but my health greatly outweighs my vanity. My doctor who performed my surgery did ask if I ever tried ON clouds, I hadn't at the time but I have been wearing them ever since. You really want the models with the most cushioned support, Hoka Bondis (most cushion model) and Cliftons or ON cloud Cloudmonsters (most cushion model) Cloudstratus’ are ones I'd recommend. Though none of these suggested shoes are going to make a huge impact unless you are utilizing Custom made Medical Orthotic insoles, I know the upfront cost seems awful, but I myself will pay darn near anything to be able to hike and go to concerts again. With orthotics, don't waste and money if the insert just fits the heal area. You are wanting a custom insole the spans the entire length of the foot. My first set was a 280$ mistake because I didn't know any better. I really hope any of this information is new to you, personally I started hearing the same thing over and over with little change, and I started challenging my mental health as well. I wish you nothing but success and good health as you discover what works and what doesn't.

[@RinoXX]

Two thoughts on my barefoot shoes: 1. I love mine, my back and complete posture is way better since I use them. I can walk/stand all day now, without having a sore back or aching legs. 2. I still think cusions are important for sports. If you run a lot, the cusion simulates loose ground (instead of stones), where our feet are designed to work. Without the cushioning effect, the periosteum can get irritated, which has to be treated with heat.

[@tanayvalia1204]

Check out altra shoes they have a wide toebox with various levels of cushion

[@annabackman3028]

I believe it has a lot to do with not putting all your weight on the heel, neither standing nor walking. The hard impact the "landing" on the heel give you is devastating to every joint in the lower body. OF COURSE it's much more natural for both feet and body to let your feet do their job as intended for, but you can help the rest of the body, especially knees, hips and lower back, with just DON'T put weight on your heels when you walk (or run). You won't have the shockwave through the body every step, the shock will have a natural suspension spread out, also in the feet. It takes more muscle in the calves, which is a good thing, gives a better stability in your ancles, knees, hips and lower back. Which is good for the balance as well. I have a terrible lower back, 4 hernias and arthritis, and old injuries in both knees. Everything has been significant better since I started to walk without putting pressure, weight, on my heels. It took a month before it felt normal, and I didn't have to think about it. Not only that it has helped me with the sometimes hellish back pains and instability in my knees, it is easier, I put much less effort in walking, but probably the same amount of energy, now spread out, less wearing of the least hurting, or already strongest joints. It's easier to spring off, the power comes from all joints, not only hips with stiff knees. (Look at someone who hasn't been jogging/running since they were young or have pains somewhere. Stiff legs, landing every step either with a hard impact, bang!, or like "Ouch, ouch, ouch" , still stiff legs. The only thing that really moves are the hip joints, and you who watches can feel every impact, and how hard it is to to the whole body.) Through advertising we have learned to "land on the heel and let the foot naturally roll over to the front foot" " Our brand of shoes absorb the shock and you can run for ever!" Sure... Suspension in the shoes still make you land so the ancles, knees, hips and spinal column, especially the lower take the hit of a large part of the forward power. Look at the short distance runners. I mean competition, speed. They barely use the heels, that stops the speed. They land on the front part of the foot, let the foot, knee and hip use the forward power and don't bounce anything upwards, all forwards. They don't land in front of them, they land almost beneath themselves, and let the foot spring off with a lot of power from the toes, because they haven't had that break in their speed, they don't have to use effort in keeping the body upright with putting energy upwards to. No crash impact, just going forward. Of course you will need to push a little upwards when you run slower, but not using the heels reduce that.

[@DuBstep115]

@@annabackman3028 If you run, like 200m sprint run, you are going to put all that weight and force somewhere and it will cause a impact.

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@annabackman3028 tysm for the insight

[@jerichosamurai]

"Toe shoes, they're shoes for toes, and twats!"

[@krishnapradhancamp]

Just wanted to share my experience. After getting hurt all the time and after reading “Born to run” I switched to minimalist shoes. I ran with it for 5 years but after that I started experiencing pain in the bottom of my feet. I couldn’t run much and after running I would feel excruciating pain and had to give up running for sometime. Now I run with thick cushioned Hooka shoes and so far happy with it. I still wear the minimal but mostly for walking.

[@zippo_muk9254]

Yes but that’s likely because you were running on concrete. Not on natural ground.

[@gordonschiff3621]

@@zippo_muk9254 ok we should only run on sand. Not reality for most people. Many people will end up injured if they use the barefoot method.

[@kevinclark5086]

Sounds like planter ficiitis. Probably from pronation of the foot so arch is collapsing inwards.

[@NinjaThatLongboards]

@@gordonschiff3621 not sand, dirt trails

[@lukalalosevic200]

@@gordonschiff3621 Bozo ,no1 should run on concrete....it ruins your knees and ankles, every single person that trains or has any brains would tell you that . Always run on dirt or that fake gummy concrete ...

[@dlofgreen]

I don't think I am sold on this, but I am willing to listen and learn. I have had pretty extreme gout pain in the past and after 50 years of existence, I have found that my feet have flattened out and I wear a size larger than I did 25 years ago. What I really wanted to say is that you seem like a pretty interesting/cool guy and I enjoyed watching your video because of your personality.

[@lykandros7889]

I am from Argentina and i started using this traditional "ALPARGATAS" like 7 years ago (i'm 30), they have all the benefits you talk about and they are very, very cheap. Truly a big change for my feet, and I love them.

[@jasonstevenson617]

I have flat feet. I wore orthotics for 21 years. when I was in my late forties I read Ready to Run. I got rid of the orthotics, and I transitioned from the supper support shoes. I do woodwork in bare feet. When I am at home I rarely wear shoes. I lift waits, skip rope, high impact workouts without shoes. Note I took my time transitioning, it has been 3 or 4 years since I dropped the orthotics, I took my time, but now, I hike mountains, in sandals or minimals. I have had zero injuries. The only issue is I am still working on an ankle issue that I developed with the orthotics..... Oh yeah, I used to roll my ankles constantly (where the injury came from) because my foot was not flat on the ground.

[@perjohanaxell9862]

Interesting, I usually describe my foots as duck feets. Flat and wide. Have had som problems as well. This might be something to try.

[@jazzk4072]

Safety! Never, ever be in a workroom without full shoes. I usually had on metal capped ones my husband bought me. ;0)

[@StewartBirch]

Thanks for this Jason, similarly I've worn orthotics for decades and have been worried about trying out bare foot but the more I hear stories like this I think it's the way to go. One bonus of Covid 'working from home' has been less time in shoes anyway, so I think I'm on a good trend. How are your calf muscles?

[@gwk9985]

I also have a ankle injury because of orthotics. It’s so so frustrating. I wish I would’ve gone “barefoot” soonee

[@nathanroberts1708]

I got too much hardware in my right leg to distance run now however half way through my military career i learned about minimalist shoes and it eliminated almost all the pain i would get while distancing running . I used to feel old and broken distance running even in my low 20s using the standard big cushion shoes , then overnight i could run 4 miles pain free as a larger guy , even then i was 225 from all the weight lifting / power lifting . I think i need to start wearing them again when i go hiking , the only issue I've encountered with them is it is hard to do cutting movements in minimalist shoes so they werent good for athletic activity where you have to plant foot really hard and cut into another direction. I wonder if they have any out now that you can cut hard in .

[@mumba3263]

I've always hated shoes and, to my mother's dismay, went barefeet as often as I could. I still wear shoes only when absolutely necessary and this explains a lot of things I've found weird about my feet. Why my toes split as I walk, why my feet are so flat and wide and why I have such huge calfs.

[@IamJigle]

Bro you get huge calves from your mum or dad not from walking around in bare feet lmao

[@MarxismOfficial]

asd

[@thefatmanturtle4757]

Same

[@_wayward_494]

The calves have nothing to do with walking barefoot lmfao. Just walking

[@TWolf-gt6if]

Don't worry about your calves, they are just naturally gifted .

[@sarthakgrover61]

love the vibe dude made me feel so happy..

[@anthonyhebert-trudeau6995]

I'm still a long way from these shoes but flat shoes really helped me with general posture and lower back pain because heel cushions in most shoes tend to make your back arch forward.

[@NoHope_]

A bit after corona started I graduated high school and was extremely depressed, I pushed all my friends away and locked myself in my room till recently. This means I’ve sat at home without ever going out for years now. I mention this because the whole time I didn’t wear shoes or socks because I was in my house and unintentionally transitioned myself into this barefoot lifestyle I guess. Well my parents bought a treadmill a couple months ago and I wanted to get my life together so I put my shoes on and would try to just walk on the treadmill… it hurt… a lot. My shins would feel like they were about to snap just from walking and I didn’t understand. Well after watching this video I walked on the treadmill barefoot. It felt way better and now I understand that because I was use to not impacting my heel the past few years, the very abrupt transition to slamming it on the ground for 2 miles caused my pain. So thanks for this video you helped solve my problem

[@AimForTheBushes908]

Awesome story, thanks for sharing. Best of luck with everything.

[@mrtubeo]

Hey! Thanks for sharing this experience! For a Gen Z young adult you are very articulate in your writing. I assume you are intelligent and are a bit confused about the world? I hope you find GOOD people to surround yourself with. Stay strong andWish you the best! ❤💪🏽😎

[@Heimbach1966]

🤣 get off the Internet

[@antheablackmore5838]

Try grounding too !

[@AimForTheBushes908]

@@antheablackmore5838 you might want to elaborate on that. Some people might think you're talking about sticking a fork in an outlet. 🤔Unless of course... That is what you were talking about. 🤨

[@JAWSnAZ]

I discovered "Toe Shoes" about 15 years ago after developing plantar fasciitis. I was going to a Podiatrist and they wrapped my foot up with some really painful arch support. It hurt like hell to put any weight on it. I decided to do my own research and stumbled on Vibram Men's FiveFingers Trail Shoes. I made the same mistake of going fully into it and that was harsh on the entire body. Mike hit it right on the nose. Modern shoes have entirely altered the way we walk and stand. Every muscle in my body was aching from the realignment of my gate. I found some Toe Shoes made by Adidas that still had a full cushion and started easing into wearing them. It took a couple of months to be able to make the transition to the Vibram toe shoes and wear them full-time. I permanently cured my plantar fasciitis by rebuilding, strengthening, and stretching all the muscles and tendons in my feet. Wearing the Vibram toe shoes also reduced and eliminated my chronic back pain. I am not a Dr. but this is my real-life experience with toe shoes. I have no idea if they will help anyone else but they definitely changed my life. I learned that modern shoes and work boots had atrophied the muscles and tendons in my feet and going Cave Man style fixed them.

[@lilleilei169]

were you born with plantar fasciitis? please tell me how you cured it

[@PadillaL]

Thank you for your time on talking about this, everything that you've said you have is what I'm pretty sure I deal with as well and it's horrible for me I will definitely try this and hopefully I will get the same benefits as you did.

[@funchik93]

Nike have some sort of toe-shoes too. Unfortunately I have X legs, my feet collapse inwards. I'll have to go through some pretty intense physiotherapy before I can go "barefoot".

[@jimmysays6072]

Thank you so much for this, iv been struggling with plantar myself doe a while with real bad back pain

[@littleafsstuff]

Do you still remember the name of the Adidas shoes you used ? If so could you write it down here ? Thanks :)

[@jesuschrist7169]

I haven't worn shoes in 10 years

[@speak-the-red-letters]

It’s the simple things like this that make me want to break the third commandment

[@vWALDOv]

What do you do for work that allows you not to wear shoes lol

[@mjfan5748]

Omg guys I found waldo!

[@RobertoMezquiaJr]

Back around 2011 I got into fitness and working out a lot. I started with some Nike Lunar shoes, then transitioned to Nike FreeRun 3.0, and then I found Vibrant FiveFinger shoes. OMG it was a game changer. Absolutely love the strength and balance they helped me gain. I felt more agile and I was able to run longer distances for the first time in my life. I finished a few 5k's in them and I wore them everywhere. I got crazy looks but I didn't care because I was comfortable in them. Fast forward to now and I'm overweight, unhealthy, and need to get back into fitness again. But these shoes always come up on my mind and I think about how good I felt using them. I can say the same about my Nike or other shoes that I wore at the time.

[@_shmunk6816]

download run tracker and start running tmr! you got this bro

[@Muhammed-Ali123]

Shoes are not really important when working out and don't make a difference to your results. Also, running isn't working out. Working out is weight lifting or calisthenics and running is cardio.

[@RobertoMezquiaJr]

@@Muhammed-Ali123 whatever you say bud 👍

[@Inapparent]

An old prof of mine was one of the key researchers in this field. It should be noted that recent studies show running with a minimalist shoe does decrease running stability over time and hasn’t been researched enough in older populations. So if you’re someone who’s older, it’s best to consult a physio or someone in the medical field before just switching over.

[@HyperHrishiHD]

Yes. It’s not that sneakers and Nike shoes harm your foot.

[@driedvegetable5881]

Thats interesting,because I know someone whos running in these shoes and at is suffering from bad backpain at the moment.

[@blablawbl9880]

Actually because we were shoes our feet have gotten weaker and the gap between our toes has been lost due to not walking on rough terrain our arch is also way smaller than before because we don't go bear foot, and haveing the gap helps with grip. Now I'm not saying you should stop wearing shoes outside you can still catch types of infections and fungas people in the old says feet where strong enough to walk in freezing snow bear foot for days feet are literally not made like they used to be😂 so while it wouldn't be bad to wear these say if your on a boat or need extra balencing for stuff that you do needing balance, you don't need to worry about it unless you really want it. (Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄⛄🎄) And remember if your concerned about anything talk to your doctor your health is important and talking to them if free

[@blablawbl9880]

It's the gap that is the problem these shoes are too soft which makes you gap lower throughout generations because your not using it on rough terrain. What studies btw I want to know where you got that from to take a look at it

[@Flamingtaint]

Was the prof Lieberman?

[@bojolly3322]

As someone who grew up on the beach and spent much of my time barefoot until my mid twenties, running was always painful in running shoes. It wasn't until barefoot shoes came out that I could run and finally everything felt right. I also have very wide naturally spread feet. They are basically a fin or triangle shape lol. I've always wondered why shoes aren't the shape of feet. All that said, I do not recommend running on cement/man made surfaces every day in barefoot shoes. That is not natural either.

[@ms.donaldson2533]

I'm 52 and am forced to wear closed in shoes to work after a life time of being bare foot or able to kick my shoes off under my desk - it's killing me!! I just walk in after taking the shoes off and say "my fat feet hurt"

[@Cwoisson]

I just wanna ask if you have an arch on your foot? I do and Im wondering if barefoot shoes would help me run better even though I have an arch

[@bojolly3322]

@@Cwoisson I have an arch, maybe a high one. I'm not sure how that relates compared to more flatfooted people. My understanding is simply that our feet are designed to work without shoes. Shoes throw off the delicate mechanics of our feet. So when armor like protection isn't needed, anyone's feet will operate more naturally, in a more healthy way, without shoes. I'd say try it out but realize its like working out on a smith machine or pulley system your whole life and then going to dumbbells. You have to give your feet time to build the proper support muscles and coordination.

[@spaghetti5914]

I also always found walking very painful compared to others because my soles would hurt. I wonder if this plays a role because I'm used to walk around in flip flops a lot

[@bronsonleach3573]

@@Cwoisson Yes it would. I have a high arch and regular sneakers where hurting my knees and feet and I made a switch and feel more comfortable

[@delboi19]

Genuinely thought this was breakthrough content of something game changing, 5 minutes in it felt like a sales piece - thought i'd check the description out to check, yeah, gutted. Congratulations on the story telling business, it's very clever and good luck with the commission grab, you're doing great.

[@lynaachache4826]

his smile is so human , it made me smile

[@postalizeMike]

A free runner told me to ease into it with two hours a day, then four. I delivery drive so I'm jumping in and out of a van for almost ten hours a day. I wear minimalist shoes two or three days a week to vary my muscle use in the feet, legs and back. I can do full days in them but I had to work my way up... This video is correct, you do walk different... It's fun! 39 year old here

[@RJT80]

I did this by chance. I took all the covid stimulus (money our kids will pay for) and built out a basement home gym. I walk around 2 miles between sets each workout and started doing it barefoot to see what it felt like. Wow. Immediately it was a revelation. But trying to run like that right out of the gate would be a real bad idea. At least for me. My lower legs and feet were in a period of shock for a week or so but now my feet just feel stronger and my calves also got larger. Some evolutionary biologists have been pushing us to take off our shoes for decades. Now I know why.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

people who wear toe shoes are f words

[@Dang_Lin-Wang]

@@cagneybillingsley2165how so? I wear vibram kso evo toe shoes all spring, summer and early autumn for work. I'm a window/door fitter, I got stick for wearing them for about 5 minutes but the trades respect the fact I'm carrying 90kg+ glass over hardcore and doing hours of ladder work with 4mm soled shoes. After 6 years of that my feet are farking jacked... wouldn't change my footwear for the world.

[@MidnightMarrow]

@@cagneybillingsley2165 People that think they need ancient foot protectors because they are considered the "norm" are "f words". The shoes we have now days are simply better versions, if you can even say that of things ancient natives wore. They worked for what they needed and if anything they were better for our feet than the horse shit we throw on now. Most people have shoes so tight they get constant ingrown nails, their toes deform and their feet lose the arches. People like you who would rather shame something better for you for the sake of essentially fitting in and being afraid of change are idiotic. The added dexterity alone is a massive plus, I have been on the fence about trying them for some time now and I will happily try them regardless of what some moron thinks about it. They're my fucking feet, don't look at them.

[@71Dana]

I went through a phase trying ALL the barefoot brands. My issue wasnt the pain of transitioning barefoot walking & running, it was the luxury price of the shoes, & how ridiculously short the usable lifespan these shoes had. Keen footware was my compromise.

[@paccarcrap]

Love my keen sandals and I wear them 3/4 of the year in MN. I'm looking into getting some steel toe Keen shoes for work.

[@YaroslaffFedin]

V Trail 2 of vibram is quite durable, except for the sole if you walk/run a lot on concrete. I use shoe goo to restore the sole thickness if it wears out

[@trisbane4086]

Wear large water shoes. They should serve the exact same purpose and should not hurt the wallet.

[@tomashall4230]

Why wear shoes?

[@emillyyelen5169]

transitioning...

[@shekhawatharshofficial]

Thanks Man! was looking for something this specific! buying them via your link now, much appreciated the work you put for this video.

[@stevebone88]

I've been looking into the barefoot shoe for a while. I've had plantar fasciitis for 20 years, so im always looking for what's new there. Ive tried just about everything. I bought a pair of vivobare hiking shoes. I tried them yesterday for the first time. I went for a walk around the block, and by the time I was done I was almost crawling! My calves hurt so bad! I work out my calves regularly to help, but apparently I havent been doing nearly enough. Its not going to be easy, but I think its going to be better. Let the strengthening begin!

[@lxvedx731]

3:45 bro did not let her talk😭😭

[@mjslaw]

😭😭😭

[@MindfulGrinds]

Great video. I am about 3 months into my barefoot shoe journey. It has definitely been a transition. I look forward to your other health content!

[@danailtodorov2399]

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it !

[@JohnMoseley]

The single thing I wish I'd had when i switched was Emily Splichal's book 'Barefoot Strong.' As it was, I only got it eight years later, but finally it's helping me figure out my natural walking gait and helping me strengthen all the foot, leg, hip and bum muscles neglected by walking in regular shoes. Feels amazing. Can't recommend it enough.

[@JohnMoseley]

@Jason Hammond Sure, but there's much more. In particular, Splichal has targeted advice depending on whether you tend more towards a flat foot or a high instep.

[@YeetmanSkeetman]

I used to do barefoot distance running when I lived on my college campus. Big hippie place zero trash on the ground, safe place to do it. Highly recommend doing various exercises especially running barefoot semi frequently. Nothing else has ever increased the size of my calves so quickly and effortlessly. Always had skinny legs no matter how much I ate and worked out until I started this. Can’t do it too much anymore because I live in the city now and I will NOT go out without shoes but yeah I’ll hop on my treadmill in socks a few times a week.

[@shyannrulander4352]

At least for me, I need shoes on the treadmill. My feet hurt pretty quickly otherwise.

[@marcobarboza4432]

@HBMUSIC as long as you wear thick sock your feet will not be irritated and within my experience running on treadmill with sock has increased my endurance when I run with shoes outside.

[@blaynegreiner9365]

@HBMUSIC I would be really careful about the amount of traction they give. Busted teeth are a likely future.

[@livasommar5775]

I always injured myself at running before barefootshoes. I tried anything, but I always ended up injured after a few months. But then I started wearing barefoot-shoes - I can say same than you, it totally changed my feet for the better. My calves are insanely strong, my ancles very flexible and I love the sensation of actually feeling what's going on under my feet while I walk or run. Also my running improved a lot, I am faster and I can run so much further with these. The downside: I can't wear normal shoes anymore haha, I get instant knee pains from shoes with higher soles. Though Highheels are no problem anymore and I could wear them the entire day thanks to the new calve- and ancle-strength

[@griffin_booth]

great video and entertaining content, both informative and humorous, keep up the good work

[@nebula0024]

Been wearing barefoot shoes the past couple summers for various outdoor activities. I actually prefer it now, and you absolutely become more aware of what's on the ground. Your feet really do reshape and compensate, depending on what kind of terrain you're walking across. I'd definitely recommend people try it from time to time.

[@octarinisalim1015]

It's always the capitalist who create weird stuff that our body don't need. Create Shampoo even though our hair don't need them, processed food vs organic food, now barefoot is better than modern shoes.

[@markheinle6319]

or you know just run around the house and yard barefoot and then wear shoes when you should as well and dont worry about psuedoscience 'miracle' shoes that make you like cavemen (who apparently are the picture of health and if you ever met one he would have NO pain whatsoever or injury because ya know they only wore loin cloths and thats the key to all health issues for sure).

[@freshgapples45]

I’m good I’d rather not look like a tool with those stupid shoes 😂

[@markheinle6319]

@@freshgapples45 i wonder how @heymikehanna explains footballers (soccer) who run miles in soccer spikes constantly since they were like 4 years old. they must be crippled with back pain by the time they are 25. probably cant even walk by 28. right OP? if only soccer players had their vibrams!

[@alexandermuller8587]

@@markheinle6319 My feet feel the same no matter if I walk with barefoot shoes or regular shoes. The only thing that changes is that my feet are cold with barefoot shoes in the winter and I sweat in them in the summer. My feet also hurt a little bit after a long day with bearfoot shoes. I also tend to slip around more because they give less grip, which is pretty annoying in steeper terrain. All in all I like to feel the terrain and thus like barefoot shoes, but the cons overweigh the pros. Regular shoes are better for me. And I have the impression that this is the case for almost all of these livestyle trends. Regular stuff is regular because it works better for the majority of people. And thats that.

[@duskears8686]

My entire life I never had an arch in my foot and needed shoe inserts until I started wearing minimal shoes. When I started wearing minimal shoes I developed an arch and have never needed inserts since, even while wearing 'normal' shoes. I also noticed a great deal of strengthening happened in my ankles and I haven't rolled my foot once since acclimating to minimal shoes. I will forever love my minimal shoes. That said I recently put on a lot of weight due to medical reasons and these shoes are not a great idea if you're overweight. They went from comfy to painful when I reached about the 50+ lb overweight mark. So if you're overweight or obese I personally would not recommend these shoes.

[@AyanaSioux]

You make a good point because i was once 100 pounds over weight and that much weight is too much strain on the feet and knees.

[@DaniDani-zb4wd]

Then stop eating fast food and start doing SOME FKIN EXERCISES . You don't need to go to the gym just a few pushups and running should be enough

[@KneelBeforeZod310]

I would advise fasting cole Robinson. That way u could customize your eating program to the way u want it.

[@duskears8686]

@@DaniDani-zb4wd man don't be like that. Overweight people are already struggling with the drawbacks of their weight. They don't need you belittling them too. If you wanna help then offer constructive suggestions, don't mock them. Mocking fat people only makes you look bad, not them.

[@gameleworld810]

It's definitely not recommended to run if overweight, independent the shoes. There are safer sports if you want to lose some weight, with less pressure on your knees.

[@MasterFX2000]

I will try it out. Thanks

[@ChaotiX1]

I've been going straight barefoot for a whole day at least once a week. It's interesting to see how your body naturally changes the way it walks when you have no shoes. This past summer vacation I was barefoot on dirt and sand for almost 3 days straight, and my muscles definitely felt it.

[@tatjanaeberhardinger2625]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Mike. I'm over fifty now, and I just started my transition last month, after wearing conventional shoes - never high heals, though - from the start. When I was around twelve yrs old, my patellae started to jump out of the joint and got stuck, blocking my knee and down I went, in school sports or just outside hiking. So the orthopedic doctor told my parents that I have "weak tendons and ligaments" and need to wear always shoes with strong ankle support and rigid soles, e.g. basketball boots. Which I did until I discovered Birkenstock shoes in my late teens, and my toes celebrated their liberation. Meanwhile, I had developed lower back pain, strong knee pain and extremely weak ankles from wearing high-cuts for so long..... Long story short: I got my first pair of barefoot shoes and I'm wearing them all day long now, doing strengthening exercises for the feet and ankles as well. My back pain is significantly better already. And the thing I've learned for life: I will always question what doctors and others tell me and do my own research **before** I believe what they say.

[@SilverPaladin]

Doctors make money when you are sick, not when you are healthy.

[@krahser6914]

@@SilverPaladin not the doctors themselves, but the doctors employers. Doctors still get paid a wage even if they do well

[@jZamora87]

@@SilverPaladin you have a sad outlook on life.

[@SilverPaladin]

@@jZamora87 i just observe reality.

[@SilverPaladin]

@@krahser6914 in Canada the dr bills the government when you visit them. The faster they can get you out the door and the more often they can get you back the more they can bill.

[@toshiro1981]

7:30am rainy germany. You just brightened my day with your contaigous positive attitude

[@LuchaDCom]

this actually opened my mind...

[@aresjerry]

I started by wearing barefoot shoes on vacation and at home. Then transitioned to wear them at work. One thing I notice is my knees also had to adjust. Because the years of cushion shoes were pushing my center of gravity forward. So the gait and stride changes. Now I wear them everywhere. And now totally barefooted at home or around my yard.

[@jivkoaleksiev383]

I have a couple of issues with this idea. It sounds nice to use if you are doing outdoors activities in the summer, but in the place i live in it sounds a little bit more difficult. My first concern is the temperature changes. I live in Bulgaria, where the winters can get really cold(like -10/-12 celsius in the nights) and without the humidity and temperature protection, as well as the proper grip, that winter boots can give you, bartefoot shoes seem less feasible. My other concern is trash on the street - i understand these shoes can protect you from regular trash and little stones, but broken glass and pieces of metal on the street are quite common where I live in and even with the hightened awareness these shoes may give you I would much rather not to stab my foot every time i go out. Plus i dont think shoes like this can be very heat protective. When the temperature outside is -10 and you are walking at least ancle deep in snow, beneath wich is ice, i think my feet will frostbite pritty quickly. And in the summer, when the temperature can get to like 35/37 degrees celsius walking on hot concrete can be a challenge. The idea of barefoot shoes seems great, but i don't know about the application outside of like california.

[@Tolyanskiy]

Wow, must be nice to consider -10 at night as really cold weather. We have -30 right now at day lol

[@sielaa8406]

@@Tolyanskiy it is cold weather where we live don't compare your temperatures to our temperatures this ain't a competition mate

[@SyverEnstad]

I have Vivobarefoot winter boots and they are very warm at least down to -25 (haven't tried colder yet).

[@cplg2111usmc]

@@sielaa8406 perhaps the op shouldn't be saying the shoes won't work where you both live. Use your best judgment. If you have glass and metal everywhere that sounds like ppl need to clean up the town more mate.

[@disgustof-riley8338]

@@cplg2111usmc Yeah because we can definitely force that

[@scalku]

I started running cross country in high school and figured out I needed to re learn how to walk because my shoes were over cushioned on a day to day basis and my feet muscles weren’t as developed as ideal. I started wearing tai chi shoes to force myself to not have a super strong heel strike and it literally made me a much healthier person.

[@HombreFromNorthAfrica]

I love your videos ❤️great background Music choice

[@Journeymanlive]

great video ! i did the change a few years ago, and my feet changed. I went insanely slow at switching, like 20mn in the woods, then more. then upward motion, but still 20mn walks. after one year: first 1h of hiking, and so on. Now I feel great and can walk a lot longer without fatigue than with shoes. The stress of hiking if spread on the whole leg it's totally different, it doen't exacerbate the use of a few muscles. Our bodies are brillant miraculous designs!!

[@yourtechweekeveryweek6321]

i don't normally watch this kind of content but his camera personality is just so freaking great. i have no clue how but its super calming to watch his content. i wish more people actually had chill attitudes like this guy.

[@Alex-tu5vu]

yess he's cool

[@Animal_lives_matter]

I find him annoyingly chirpy. It's almost like he is drunk with amazement at everything. He's making claims as if they were obvious fact and that everyone is doing it wrong. Appeal to nature fallacy. Try running barefoot see how far you get.

[@Elementening]

and he always looks super happy

[@omi_god]

It's easy to be "chill" when you're young and pretty.

[@yourtechweekeveryweek6321]

@@omi_god that's a hot take

[@user-jg1ht3sf8b]

You have great energy🤙🏼

[@1321Evangels]

He's spot on! I love my barefoot shoes and the new muscles I've discovered!

[@Josh729]

I have been in minimal shoes since 2008 and haven’t looked back. I’ve been rocking Vibrams from day one and had about quite a few pairs over the years. My lower back and knee pains I had faded away and I noticed my gait and posture improved greatly. I wear them for everything everywhere. I love feeling the environment I walk on as well.

[@markheinle6319]

maybe you started exercising more when you decided on these shoes or being more healthy in general, but your frikkin toe shoes didnt make your back pain go away. all you doctors in here need to get a grip. i think your healing crystals might have gotten into your brain

[@Josh729]

@@markheinle6319 I was running already prior to wearing these. The extra padding in the “regular” shoes actually atrophies the muscles in the feet and keeps the toes out of the mix when moving and balancing. As a result, other muscles and joints receive unnecessary stress and also strain easier. We evolved to walk barefoot and shoes with cushioning in them bypass that evolution. Also, by putting yourself up on a platform with soles of “regular” shoes you make yourself a little more susceptible to ankle injuries. That is why I continue to wear my minimal shoes, toe shoes or otherwise. It has worked for me so I will continue to use what works. Thanks for your opinion!

[@DemoDick1]

My feet are at least 1/2 inch wider each thanks to Vibrams. Same resolution of foot, knee, ankle and back problems as you. I’m a believer.

[@sanic6663]

Working in construction, we wear steel toed boots everyday. The wide toes let's us have more comfort when wearing them. Because of its weight, our legs and feet gets stronger over time to bear the weight. The random crap on the ground like rocks, wood and metal makes us roll our ankles a lot, but it doesn't hurt for us since our foot adapted to the environment we work in. It sure is fun to see how different shoes and environment forces our bodies to adapt our feet.

[@the_arrogance]

I've worked for ten years in different labourer positions and can't work in steel boots anymore. Too narrow and too much stuff material underfoot. There may be a few brands with new boots out now being a little wider but they are still stupid to walk in for posture.

[@philmorton4590]

Thanks now I know why I love sandals, they just make my toes happy. Also less humidity means less issues skin wise, just healthier in the long run.

[@gray_san]

very holsome video bro great work

[@TommyEngdahl]

Started barefoot running 2015 and ran in Saucony Hattori for 2 years. Ran Lidingöloppet twice which is a terrain race over 30k in Sweden, Lidingö. I had started running in sand every summer vacation and found it to be very effective. Dont remember when i read the book "born to run" or where i learned about the stride. Setting down your feet in the center of gravity, neutral positioning of foot comes natural with that, pushing your hips forward, breast out and shoulders back. Bought Vibram fivefingers early on and was jibed by my kids and others looking. Enjoy your barfeet running. Its never gonna get freer if you dont take off your shoes entirely which i have been doing on som nice 10k tracks. Totally bare is fantastic

[@eitantaub5503]

Damn. Lived in Östermalm 2011-2015, had a couple of friends in lidingö. Beautiful, beautiful place, miss it very much.

[@AlkaDaddy]

I'm really glad to see people starts taking care of their feet, I'm thankful with you for the video!

[@capedbaldy2]

Dude you look so happy ;')

[@skrakim5416]

I really liked your smile and your vibe❤ .

[@dbraymore]

Thanks for sharing. Born up north taking my shoes off at home as not to drag dirt inside was the norm. Moved to the sunshine state in my teens and I am happiest shoeless wherever I can get away with it, I plan on expanding my desire to go barefoot to more places with barefoot shoes. Mike, I enjoyed your presentation, you have a really relaxed natural vibe.

[@FINDINGFITNESS101]

Bare in mind also that if the feet muscles aren't activated appropriately , the stress travels along the ankles, knees, hips, spine. I walk a lot bare foot, wear minimalist shoes and never wear shoes at home.

[@Golifa]

😂

[@Templateideas097]

It's the only transitioning I can get on board with.

[@wealthbuildingrockstar]

This! I wear barefoot shoes for every day walking and work but running shoes or padding shoes for cardio. Lift in barefoot shoes too

[@slovenageorgieva2792]

As a person who has always had space between their toes as well as always wearing flat shoes with the thinnest sole, I can tell you that this video is great! I've always found trainers extremely uncomfortable with instand pain in my calf and toes as soon as I've put them. From a young age I've run in flat shoes and everything was perfectly fine 😂 also when you go to beaches guys, try to walk barefoot there is much as you can!

[@big6pun07]

I enjoy running on the beach

[@gorisenke]

I wore converse for years. Only reason I'm not now is because vans slip on shoes are so damn convenient, and my converse are talking back to me while I dont have the money to replace them. I wish they had more toe space though.

[@slovenageorgieva2792]

@@gorisenke I agree converse and vans don't have enough toe space. That's why even if my foot fits in vans it feels very uncomfortable on the front part of my foot at least for me. That's why the only brand my feet can fit in is a Spanish brand called Camper. So far I haven't found more comfortable shoes for me.

[@gorisenke]

@@slovenageorgieva2792 I'll look into those. If its about the same but with the problem solved, I will probably grab some. Thanks for the information.

[@N8iveBEASTA]

Idk I wouldn’t want to risk stepping on a syringe barefoot 😅

[@BruceKarrde]

I do exercises like balancing and yoga barefoot. After a few weeks my toes react so much better. The balance is incredible.

[@Nytalite]

I've been wearing barefoot shoes since I was 16 (I'm 20 now), with my favorite pair being the Vivo Ultra III. As an autistic who avoided wearing enclosed cushioned shoes because I hate having my feet compressed, I was immediately attached to the concept. I can easily run in them at full speed, and I'm not bothered when walking on concrete with them. But I've now gotten so used to barefoot shoes that I can't even wear most cushioned shoes anymore, with the exceptions of certain flip flops and outdoor slippers.

[@Dixbe89]

I have been wearing the Vibram Furoshik as my daily driver for around 3 years now. I only ever wear “traditional” on special occasions. My partner absolutely hates it and I do get some looks but for me it is just no comparison to feeling every single thing under your foot while you walk, I even wear them mountain hiking and end up with no ankle pain after hours of walking…the odd shape rock makes me wish I brought some hiking boots but I’m soon over that I started off wearing them around the home only for the first few months, working from home helped me get used to them a lot quicker

[@georgerebovich3758]

I started wearing LEMs and CorrecToes toe spreaders a couple of years ago at age 75 to deal with a bunion that had been developing over time. After a few months the aches and pains in my lower back, knees, ankles and feet diminished significantly. I was maintaining my balance better, too. And, yes, over time the bunion has decreased and my toes spread more naturally now. It’s never too late to change and well worth it, even in your 70s.

[@spencer-janay25]

Which one do you use ? 👀

[@sirbughunter]

This is really inspiring for a guy that's slowly approaching his 30s and has bunions as well! 🙌 ♥ ️ Thank you for sharing this, and I wish you a good feet health further on! And hopefully a relatively long life, so you can see all the AI wonders that are about to emerge! 👀

[@georgerebovich3758]

@@spencer-janay25 I have a couple of pair of LEMS Primal 2s that I wear most of the time. I subsequently bought Boulder boots for yard work, etc., Nine2Fives for wearing with slacks and a shirt, and Primal Zens for light hiking. So, I’ve pretty much transitioned from traditional footwear. Not going back. I’m not claiming LEMS are best for everyone. There are a lot of good products in this market segment. If you’re going to try LEMS, I’d suggest starting with the Primal 2. They’re not expensive and give a good introduction. They’re also the most mature LEMS product from a development point of view.

[@JACk79457]

As a 23 year old with flat feet & bunions, you’ve given me some hope. Thank you for commenting

[@haqitman]

Recently on a lark, my wife picked up a copy of Born to Run. I'm not a runner but I tore through the book, super interesting and enlightening. Years ago I had picked up a pair of new balance minimus shoes and still had them in the closet, barely used. I didn't get it before but after reading the book it all made sense. They are now my go-to shoes. First was some lower shin pain but that went away after a couple weeks. Love how I can feel the contours and texture of the ground, my feet naturally conform to it and it just feels more natural and freeing, like being a carefree kid running around barefoot. My feet feel stronger and better. I don't see going back to "regular" shoes anytime soon.

[@toriwolf5978]

Omg I just found your channel so cute for a review subbed right away❤

[@lukeheath63]

Brilliant video my favourite is the croma roulette watch

[@mmitchellhouston]

Due to a skin condition, I was required to wear Birkenstock sandals for two years. Birkenstocks retrained my calves and toes. Even after I had to go back to close-toed shoes (worksite safety), my toes are still splayed quite a bit. I definitely prefer to go barefoot indoors whenever I can.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

I love Birkenstocks. I always notice them 'cause they're such a Caucasian person's shoe. A dude last year on '90 Day Fiance' wore then all the time, and we laughed all the time. #BIRKENSTOCKSARMY

[@aleksandramakari]

My mom wears them all the time,because her grandmother wore them all the time. She’s 100% Chinese. But, I guess she has good foot muscles because she has to have Ben wearing them for at least thirty years.

[@aleksandramakari]

My pair, however, is destroyed. I walk weird on my left, and the heel is paper thin on the shoe. Two years is all it took.

[@tommyjimenez6120]

Look up slip resistant barefoot shoes, I just bought some for my job

[@dr.JackieBright]

I have worn almost nothing but sandals on my feet for nearly half my life now except at work, and I've noticed that with regular shoes, not just my toes, but my entire foot gets forced into uncomfortable positions by my shoes. And it makes being on my feet for work incredibly painful. Of course, a few prior untreated injuries in my ankles doesn't help that, but at least with my sandals, my feet don't feel like I'm only using the outer edge of my foot to walk.

[@justinr9784]

I totally agree and I'd love to try this. Unfortunately I work in a restaurant with a strict dress code and our shoes have to be black leather, non slip and steel cap. That's limiting and not ergonomic or comfortable or anything. I get lower back pain that I attribute to this and a number of my colleagues say the same thing - if we could just wear more comfortable shoes it'd make our lives so much easier.

[@freakklomp]

i have been walking barefoot for years now. shoes feel weird and usually dont fit right, even if i would ge a custom made one. i wear mine when i go to the city or something. but when i am home or close by i would always just walk barefoot. it feels so much better and more natural.

[@lnz971]

0:31 i can't believe he butcher his feet just to show us the muscles! what a dedication! I hope he'll heal well

[@ThatOneGuy-22]

Bruh…

[@kadeadams2308]

.... this a joke comment or...

[@oneksq9504]

Loved your little video and your sense of fun. Just in the process of getting back into running. Experimented with fivefinger shoes previously but was too impatient so can attest to the pain in one’s calves. However this time around it’s going soooo much better because I’ve had a big break from running and can enjoy (with a big grin too, not a grimace) the relearn to forefoot striking. Calf pain so far is minimal and having a nice hard ball (ex croquet ball in my case) to roll my calves over in post run cool down is working a treat.

[@Reemtosa]

I have 2 choses from Vivo Bear foot (one of them for more than 2 years now). At first felt strange to feel the ground through the shoes but I got over it fast. I can't wear anything else now. They are extremely light and comfortable. Plus, the customer serves at Vivo Bear foot are really good. Highly recommend

[@MuellerNick]

Changed work completely about 4 years ago. From office to workshop, standing almost all day long. With required work boots (steel toes, S3). Then my heels and all my foot started to hurt. By Wendsday, I couldn't imagine how to make it to Friday. I bought "better" inlay soles. Didn't get better. Until I analyzed and informed myself. Threw all the inlays out. No longer tighten the shoes, but try to have an as lose as possible fit and give as much space as possible for my feet. Pay attention on how I walk. And bought barefoot shoes. Things are getting way better! I wear the barefoot shoes whenever possible. When going shopping, when having a walk, when riding on the bike. And now, the work boots are bearable again, the pain is almost gone.

[@KayleeVanTilburg]

I've been wearing vivo barefoot shoes for about a year now and the pain I used to get from walking in normal shoes has gotten so much better. And people always compliment me on my shoes, so definitely normal looking!

[@anthonyg5939]

Beautifull man, keep spreading the message

[@ThePlainsWalkerClark]

This is key for total postural alignment too; the feet are the foundation of the body! Fantastic video, spot on!

[@Super-Saiyan-Blue-Gogeta]

Basically just been barefoot at home for my entire existence and I gotta say that it makes your feet more sturdier along with giving them freedom to grow.

[@progamerali12345]

Imagine you step on a nail with those barefoot shoes 💀💀💀

[@reflective_shell]

I watched the whole video to the end mainly because of your positive vibe, it is so strong! Like you’re emanating some form of happiness to the world merely by talking, smiling, etc. Thanks for the information too, I haven’t dig deep into barefeet lifestyle but I do wear one pair of finder-splitting socks from time to time …and also I’m the kinda guy who would definitely wear that 1st pair of barefoot shoes you showed (those are really strange, I agree, but they also positively surprise me as a hybrid being, shoes which are socks-like))

[@viper100200]

Dude, no one cares

[@morice5683]

Viper,sir, please chill tf out @@viper100200

[@heatheninferos2231]

@@w1re817Pricks are gonna prick. They just hope that the person they reply to feels at least remotely as miserable as them.

[@RobertSimmonsAirship]

because hes trying to sell you something. These claims are nonsense and this is a modernized snake oil salesman strategy.

[@unfazedmonkey874]

wow you had the patience to sit through a 7 minute video well done you, your so brave and strong

[@LDacic]

3:52 look at my boy being confident and all in front of his date :)

[@solusquinto3086]

My transition was pretty interesting. After a motorcycle accident I always had pain in my lower back. The very first day wearing barefoot shoes I already felt my lower back loosen up and since then I never had this problems again. I can only recommend to try them out and feel for yourself how conventional shoes are putting your feet into very narrow cages.

[@dwindeyer]

@@fishy2939 I pretty much wear only DCs, just the plain black ones. they are hella comfortable.

[@solusquinto3086]

@@fishy2939 Thanks for the tip, I'll take a look 👍

[@theowels5773]

Interesting. Have you tried regular shoes since and if so have you experienced the pain returning?

[@solusquinto3086]

@@theowels5773 Heyho! Yup, I'm wearing a mix of normal and barefoot shoes. I don't have problems wearing regular shoes but they have to be wider now. My old shoes aren't fitting anymore because they are too narrow. My problems with my lower back haven't come back yet.

[@DANOVERBOARDvlogs]

When living in Australia I went barefoot much of the time from living close to and going to the beach often. My feet literally shed and grew anew being in the ocean and the sand and pavement. All the dead skin peeled away and new calluses and protection was built.

[@shmentleman9761]

I grew up in rural areas of southern Western Australia and never used to wear shoes unless I was at school or something of the sort. Running around completely barefoot never raised any problems and running through the dry bush land or over rough gravel roads was easy for me. However, once I moved to the city for university I obviously needed to wear shoes everywhere I went, and, soon enough, I was getting foot cramps whenever I ran because I started to condition my running to fit the shoes I was wearing. I also found that when I returned to the country my tender city feet were no match for the roads and the bush and I found that I needed to wear shoes in order to keep my feet unharmed. Kinda sad to be honest. I was also far more sure-footed and nimble in comparison to my city friends despite having the same athletic abilities as them, I assume this has to do with being conditioned to the natural way humans are supposed to use their bare feet to balance

[@ttrox35]

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[@blaynegreiner9365]

More like you are just used to running on a different type of surface 😅

[@martinkabic7900]

Depends on your weight, because if you are tall and heavy you cant realy walk alot barefoot because surface of feet is not big enough for your weight, for example my lowest weight was 90kg or 205lb and i was super thin i even had striations on my chest, you could see any muscle on me and vains on my stomach, and you can walk barefoot on grass and soft land but if you live in rocky area, its realy hard to do, and when you get older you get heavyer i am now 100-110kg and I hate walking barefoot on peebles. And if i had to run on concrete barefoot i would desteoy my feet ib few mins, but if i had barefoot shoes concreet and rough surfeces would still be bad. I like trail runners but if i go to mountains or waliking on sharp rocks i will allways go for hiking boots, and my boots are fool of scars from sharp rocks and stuff like that, if i went in monutains in those shoes they would fell apart in maby 2 hours walking. Its all depends where you live, i dont want to go in mountains in normal running shoes because they will probably fell apart, and these are probably not different.

[@shmentleman9761]

@@martinkabic7900 ohhh this makes sense, I grew almost a foot and increased my weight by 40% from age 15-18 this would definitely be a large factor

[@martinkabic7900]

@@shmentleman9761 that is reason why children can go barefoot around without much problems, but larger you are bigger feet you need but they dont grow enough my shoe size is 47.5 and they are not big enough. Every summer on peeable beach i sucks and when i was elementaty school i would walk all summer barefoot but now i would be mad to do it.

[@RecordingStudioLoser]

I switched to barefoot shoes for the last year. It was a rough transition... but i'm so glad I stuck with it. Toe Spacers where the biggest thing for pain reduction. Calf pain was real... a massage gun was a must. Now, my feet are much stronger... my archs are stronger.

[@christianperi]

Ive had a ton of soreness every single day for the last few months as I’ve switched into some minimalist altras. Did you have lots of foot soreness everyday for a few months as well?

[@wilwaren8571]

@@christianperi hii ! i switched to altra's a year ago and first month or even 3 months i had big sore feets like i couldnt even stand for 3 days straight because i did a full transition (actually i dont regret it) and then it just vanished the next day. now my feet, calves are waaay stronger and i have gain lot of balance aswell. i only wear those since. Have fun with them ;D

[@christianperi]

@@wilwaren8571 Thank you for your response. How long did it take till the soreness went away?

[@wilwaren8571]

@@christianperi your welcome ;D it took me 3 to 4 days after a months wearing them. I had this huge soreness spike and it went away. id recommend massage them it helpes quite a bunch to ease it!

[@christianperi]

@@wilwaren8571 Oh okay I’ve been really sore for the last 2-3 months constantly everyday. I’ve done some massaging and foot baths which seem to help. I hope it all just goes away one day soon

[@queersus7983]

i was here for the free foot content.

[@mari.be.86]

Great job, you're right. Most shoe manufacturers focus on aesthetics rather than ergonomics and health. Just look at people's feet on the way to work in the summer, for example in the subway. It's shocking how many people have deformed feet from bad shoes.

[@josiecv2798]

I've been using the Five Fingers shoes for about 10 years now : I only run with them (trail running and running in the streets), I used them for hiking, for canyoning, for kayaking. The've been the shoes I bring when I travel, because a pair (in my size) weighs about 130g. But you do have to run differently, not so much heels first, have to take smaller steps, and check where you're stepping... But I wouldn't go back. And in 10 years of using them heavily, I've only gone through 2 pairs.

[@voraciousbugz]

I've stopped wearing shoes as much as I can during the pandemic and my toes have started to spread out. I've got less ankle pain, and I've started to develop calluses so now going outside doesn't hurt my feet. I love this. My old shoes don't even fit me anymore because my feet are too wide. They were wide to begin with. I've decided to buy myself a pair of barefoot shoes after the holidays to see how they work.

[@gavinhughes6054]

I use wide toe boots for work since I have always had natural wide feet. I think they do the same for shoes but I'm not sure

[@michaelfurman170]

I grew up in south florida where i didn't wear shoes unless made to. Now I'm 54 and i still have splayed toes and my wife says i have monkey feet. But I used to go on hikes barefoot and I even played basketball on gravel (small stuff) and people couldn't understand how I did this. Now that i have grown up and have been wearing shoes for decades I still have the splayed toes but they are too soft to go barefoot. I'll have to transition back. One thing of note, I walk on the balls of my feet a lot and in a large house with old wooden floors I make the least noise despite outweighing everyone else by a large margin. Thanks for the video. You've inspired me to get back to where I started. I'll also say that walking barefoot, without any shoes, makes me feel more "grounded" and more connected. I'll add also that I am at my desk 8+ hours a day but I have a standing desk and I wear wide moccasin looking shoes that have ample toe area. I did this 3 years ago and it got rid of my shoulder pain (leaning on an arm wrest) and back pain. I highly recommend it.

[@AndinoKiwi]

I got my first pair of Vibram shoes in 2010. I used to run about 8 km 2 or 3 times a week. Went I got the FiveFingers, I was preparing for a half marathon. I went the next day on a 15 km run. Then I ran the half marathon for the first time a few days after that. I understand this is not ideal and you may get an injury, but I was fine.

[@burtmacklin6443]

I've been going barefoot all my life. When I found Vibram's over a decade ago it was a game changer. Last year I tried some running shoes and ended up with foot cramps so bad I couldn't walk for 2 days. The PT I went to took one look at my feet and knew the problem, it was hilarious. He showed me a few stretches to get me moving again and to avoid the popular foot casts people choose to wear.

[@streetbeast7078]

In Mexico my uncles and grandpa always wore huaraches even to work in the crop fields or construction they wore them by choice but they said it helped them with feet, knee, hip and back problems as they grew older and they would walk for hours going up into the mountains for lumber for their wooden burning stoves

[@1ButtonDash]

I might try a pair out.

[@jimjak6947]

I started wearing water shoes and am seeing a difference just from them being more flexible and far more toe room.Maybe its time to go a step further.great video thanks for this.

[@OuchMyNardz]

Started going minimalist a couple years ago, and went too hard too soon. Definitely got pains on a few occasions. Started with some Merrells with a Vibram sole, jumped around with trail-running shoes which had an open toe box and just a little cushioning. Now I'm into Altra's minimalist shoes. Pretty happy with those. A lot of the advice you gave holds up well. Have a cushioned shoe around for days where it's necessary. I use mine after Leg Day to help with soreness.

[@heymikehanna]

Ahhh that's a smart move, having both based on the situation-Nice! Thanks for sharing man and I'm super glad you've gotten into them :)

[@asbjrnhansen8477]

@@heymikehanna not really a thing yet.. but in german ballengang, in english forefood walking... fore when you walk quicker... still heel up hill though! forefood down hill es mui importande

[@JohnMoseley]

I just posted here recommending Emily Splichal's book 'Barefoot Strong' to aid with trsnsitioning to barefoot. Wish I'd had it eight years ago when I first went barefoot, but better late than never. Even after all that time, I'm still finding her exercises vital in strengthening the muscles - all the way up my leg - that were weakened by wearing traditonal footwear.

[@NinjaThatLongboards]

I love Altras. I have a bone spur in my foot that messes up my gait and they're the only shoes I can still hike in