How Much Cushion Do You Want In A Shoe?

[@peachystonerlol]

No one is handing out awards for being tough is something more people need to realize

[@sankara307]

You don’t need an award. You do not need an award for being tough. You do it for yourself. Would be a badass Goggins speech, but yes I agree with this statement, some people push themselves too far too soon

[@leonlu-u2y]

Not trying to being tough but I thought it would strengthen my feet, now I have blisters waiting to heal.

[@jabajuhamamgu248]

​@@leonlu-u2yWait for them to heal and keep doing it, don't overdo it, just get them small blisters let em heal and you'll grow thick callused skin, your souls should be covered in thick callases

[@seo_sea_soul]

I felt that roll

[@hermanatkinson2381]

Lol

[@DietDrPepper57877]

Literally just had it happen yesterday, left with a sprain 😢

[@mcgheefoulmouth6587]

that ankle roll made me feel a lot of past injuries.

[@Lioness_of_Gaia]

"Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." ❤

[@Jay-lo8bt]

Big fan of foot friendly shoes. I used to do everything in them, including running both road and treadmill and while it definitely helped my running form I indeed found my feet beat up and it just wasnt enjoyable. I believe we are definitely natural barefoot runners but where are the naturally occuring roads in nature? Now I run in cushioned foot friendly shoes and do everything else in barefoot shoes or just barefoot and running is so much more enjoyable :).

[@kemsat-n6h]

You lost me with the conducting electricity part. What does that mean?

[@gabeperez7565]

It's called earth grounding and how electronic frequencies in the earth can benefit us. There's plenty of in-depth videos on it

[@exhaustfumeaddict]

@@kemsat-n6h it’s likely bs imo

[@FluorinatedMonomer]

Lol currently have bruised feet from running 13mi in minimalist shoes on the rockiest trail I've ever seen. Hoping to get the first award for tough feet.

[@pip-pip5029]

What would you recommend for someone working in an office?

[@thebarefootsprinter]

Toe socks and take your shoes off as much as you can to let your feet free and those toes wiggle!

[@jeremyhasak1010]

Could you recommend a shoe that has a wide toe box, 0 drop, but padded enough and grip to do indoor wood floor athletics and gym exercises?

[@ShadeMiller]

altras

[@Ephem13]

Second to the Altras as I run in Escalante 3s and Racers, but I hear good things about the Topo ST-4.

[@maikus422]

leguano

[@justinwatkins7659]

I am a distance runner. Typically running about 60 miles a week. I wear the Altra Escalante and a lot of Xero shoes. I am wondering what your thoughts on carbon plate shoes are? I tried running a 10k in some over the weekend and my feet were very unhappy about it…

[@thebarefootsprinter]

If you’re competing, it would make sense to wear them to level the playing field against your competitors. No different than cleats / sport boots. They do have their advantages, but as you’ve noticed it usually comes at a cost! Makes doing the strength work, prehab, and rehab all the more important.

[@soothingbreakdown9878]

Any recommendations of brand for a bit of padding? As a city girl I want to reclaim my foot but sadly not the streets

[@Tatusiek_1]

there are a lot of brands. Feelgrounds, softstar, vivo, xero, belanka, peluva, merrel etc…

[@ejaptiankid]

If you’re looking for sandals I can recommend Shamma sandals. They offer a few different sole thicknesses, and I believe mine are 12 mm (and zero drop), which I have found to be a nice cushion as someone new to barefoot shoes. I have worn them for many activities such as hiking, traveling in Europe and walks around my neighborhood. I have the Trailstars Omega model and they kind of look like Tevas. Hope that helps!

[@reallymakesyouthink]

I would add there is nothing wrong with having different shoes to choose from. Some days after a hard run with barefoot shoes I'll put on normal running shoes for my rest day.

[@krytecs]

Escalate 2.5, 3, or Racer for short runs and casual sports wear?

[@glibmedley2314]

I transitioned to barefoot shoes last month, and for the last couple weeks averaging 5 miles a day on asphalt and concrete. Transition went fairly easy due to being fit, and doing nightly footsoaks to erase from my ankles and feet the memory of the beating they got that day.

[@texanboiii562]

Did you have to add the ankle roll? 😭

[@7verse]

Being barefoot only good, if you are in natural surfaces not hard tough surfaces, by walking for long period of times on hard surfaces, you will face heels pain. Avoid hard surfaces or have little bit cushioning.

[@mawiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Do these barefoot shoes protect the feet from sharp objects while you're on a hike? Like I feel like the hike won't be long because something's gonna jam into my foot...O-o

[@ybuburxyutcertyffyyneyb2680]

they are rubber and still have protection so yes

[@michaeljenssen8976]

Where to shop?😀

[@Tatusiek_1]

there are a lot of brands. Feelgrounds, softstar, vivo, xero, belanka, peluva, merrel etc…

[@PabloBridge]

cake

[@ethantownsend458]

What do you think of Altra shoe?

[@Gaius_Caesar_Ausgustus]

I switched from very thick and soft soles, to barefootshoes and hat food pain After walking 1 day in it, plantar pain and every foot muscle is now sore. Whats my problem ? I switched back to the big sole and my Pain is away

[@ashrise]

You felt pain because you aren't used yet to barefoot shoes. It's not recommended to start by wearing them for a whole day. You should start by wearing them for a hour per day on the first week. Each week, you increase this time by one hour until you reach the 8 hour mark after two months. At this point, most people should be able to transition entirely to barefoot shoes without injury. Some people may progress more quickly, especially those who already spend time barefoot, but caution is recommended. If you are experiencing pain again, it may be a good idea to slow down your transition time. You have a lifetime of healthy feet ahead of you, so don't rush it ! I strongly recommend you to read the article named "Safely transition to minimal shoes" by Softstar, it will give you more details.

[@Gaius_Caesar_Ausgustus]

@@ashrise okey thank you very much. Helped me

[@jailoutafreecard4414]

The equivelant of hearing that excersize is good for you. Then, attempting a 200-pound squat then and there.

[@Tatusiek_1]

start slow

[@willswanson2145]

Earthrunners maintain the grounding effect. They are the only shoe I know that is electrically grounded

[@Daneuwill]

What is the purpose of grounding?

[@ImmuneNimatoad]

​@WillMack38 Its supposed to help with a number of things. It's supposed to help with inflammation, sleeping energy levels and so on. It's a pseudoscience, there has been at least to my knowledge no actual scientific benefits from grounding.

[@ChannleDDD]

​​​​@@DaneuwillIt's pseudomedical homeopathic nonsense. Does literally nothing, except maybe make you buy products with bogus health claims.

[@DerPanzerLP]

Grounding allegedly has positive mental benefits, but the data is not sufficient to really prove it right now

[@ChannleDDD]

@DerPanzerLP It's more likely that what is actually happening is a placebo effect given by things grounding encourages (spending more time outside, removing stress, being active, ect) than any effect from negligible charge differences you get from grounding yourself (or more so dissipating your static charge). It's just a pseudomedical snake oil variation of "go touch grass."

[@growingathome4620]

Is there a shoe like vibram that have that office job “look”?

[@thebarefootsprinter]

Peluva shoes may work well for that

[@Andreas-ni2lt]

Depends on the office. I wear Xero Glenn and get away with it. More on the casual side, though, I guess

[@PabloBridge]

need cake. ready to bite it

[@ChannleDDD]

Had me untill the "grounding effect" nonsense.

[@realericanderson]

Gotta cover all the bases for the algorithms

[@Jason00000]

Does anyone have recommendations for minimalist shoes that meet every criteria (foot shaped toe box, flexible, flat) other than thin soles? It would be pretty nice to get some for my job as I’m on concrete at work and average 20k steps. Normal minimalist shoes only last about 2 months before my feet start aching daily because of the wear.

[@jailoutafreecard4414]

Vivos. Im on my third pair. Also crocs are decent

[@adsheff]

​@@jailoutafreecard4414how thin are the soles on Vivos?

[@InsulinRunner]

Sorry, I had the wrong brand. Merrel is what I've been using. The grip can get a bit slippery on wet surfaces, but other than that it hits every criteria. I tried Vibram before and it was neither big enough nor wide enough for my feet, and I used a bigger size than what their chart gave me. My feet cramped constantly, I only used them for a month then ditched them. Figured barefoot shoes might just be a fad until I found a pair of Merrels and I've used them now for years. DO NOT GET VIBRAM, they are a popular brand, yes, but it's because all their money goes into advertising, and not into the quality of their shoes.

[@d3rpn1nj47]

The grounding effect is bullshit, but I like the rest of the video

[@Youtub-kq3ud]

It is not, grounding is something you do bt connecting, energy doesnt flow trough rubber hence you don’t ground propperly, in energetic senses

[@d3rpn1nj47]

@@Youtub-kq3ud The absolutely infinitesimal mV quantity "flows" through you when walking barefoot barely does anything

[@HentaiWarlord]

​@@Youtub-kq3udthe mechanism described for grounding is not scientific at all, yes rubber insulates your feet from electricity but the only electricity you would get from the ground if you are walking on powerlines is static electricity which is created by friction of certain materials and such as body hair which you don't have on the sole. Any potential positive effects from this comes by a different not understood mechanism and the research has so far been inconclusive on any actual positive effects of "grounding". You can't claim grounding is the cause of any health benefits because you are attributing the effects to something that has no basis in reality

[@jakubkopak9954]

@@d3rpn1nj47Yes it’s super tiny but a lot of forces in our bodies are like this. It’s obviously not entirely scientific to assume it’s true but declaring it untrue also isn’t. Personally I’m ambivalent towards it until I learn more, but I generally hold a belief that if something was present in our environment during evolution then our body formed some kind of connection with it. Changing it practically never leads to positive outcomes. But since our environment changed it’s important to look at both sides of it - for example there might be positive impact from grounding but negative from absorbing industrial toxins through the skin

[@d3rpn1nj47]

@@jakubkopak9954 That could not be farther from the truth. There is absolutely plenty of terrible things that we are not exposed to anymore that I don't even want to bother to name them. You are committing something called an appeal to nature fallacy.

[@TheVeggieBurger]

Hey! Just some constructive criticism; I've noticed your videos are significantly quieter than all my other shorts that come across my feed and just wanted to let you know! I literally can't hear your videos when they come up!