Go barefoot give your feet a chance to talk to you.
Our feet are amazing yet we often lock them up in shoes that limit their capacity to move and give us feedback.
Shoes often restrict the movement of the 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. The joints in our feet can become tight and stiff when trapped in shoes. Our feet are designed to move, flex and be supple. Along with that restriction is also sensory deprivation. Our feet are our connection to the ground, if we can't feel the ground beneath us, we can't connect to our feet. Feeling what is beneath us through our feet connects us to our feet. If we can't connect to our feet this can have a huge impact on how we move in general and how we balance.
Barefoot not only gives out feet chance to move freely but if we incorporate moving over different textures this helps us connect to the sensations through our feet - it can help to wake up the feet and it can maintain that awake-ness. Understanding our feet can help with moving better and feeling better.
The feet are a small part of the whole, Sometimes it's the smallest changes can make the biggest difference. Sometimes simply taking your shoes off and having a walk barefoot can be a small step to bigger things.
I found that the more often I go barefoot, the more I feel the restriction of certain shoes. My feet now ask for feet shaped shoes. There are some great barefoot shoes out there just google barefoot shoes. (Always measure your feet for shoes when standing). But nothing out weighs natural "actual" barefoot - when and where safely possible. I particularly like the feel of sand on my feet.
How many different textures are there in your home?
The black mat in the above picture is the backside of a
play mat I turned it over for different texture.
Sarsha
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