I don’t know but when I was foot shy wearing socks felt normal so I’ll always feel uncomfortable being barefoot like my feet would get cold fast. Now Ive been going barefoot for awhile and now when I put on socks my feet feel to hot it’s unbeatable I can’t wear socks without feeling uncomfortable. Do feet adjust to the way you live ?
I can't see how a pair of socks would make a difference, you mean shoes perhaps? What has happen here is you discovered the side effect of going barefoot,it gets addicting! Unfortunately, even though we hate shoes and socks, they are still needed in life, especially for things like work. Your feet will change when you go barefoot, it will cause your arches to strengthen, your feet might expand, so anything on your feet may not feel the same anymore. It might be just a question of getting a different pair of socks, something a little more roomier, that's what I did, it helped. Of course, nothing feels better that bare feet, and we all know that here.
I could agree with this one. I'm to the point now that, if I've been somewhere that requires shoes and socks, as soon as I'm home and the shoes come off, the socks have to come off with them. It actuallys starts to feel weird if I'm not barefoot. Even in the middle of winter my feet are bare. Like you said, I'm pretty sure I'm getting conditioned to always want to be barefoot when possible.
As others have said, yes your and my feet certainly become accustomed to being free and bare. I can tolerate shoes and socks for a typical work day but as soon as I’m home the shoes and socks come off. It’s just natural to me now to remove socks with shoes.
Most of the time I have to sleep with my feet sticking out from under the covers. Otherwise they get too hot. I never did that when I wore shoes a lot. I have a lot better blood circulation in my feet now.
i can fall asleep with my feet uncovered, but at some point in my sleep i'll end up pulling my feet back under the blankets, and probably end up making a twisted mess out of the covers in the process. so it's simpler to just put them under the covers in the first place.
Largely speaking, the body is designed to gradually adapt to new environments and surroundings. Simply consider the act itself. When you first started barefooting, it no doubt felt uncomfortable if undertaken for lengthy periods, since the soft/connective tissue of your feet simply wasn't accustomed to the greater intrinsic movement that occurs when allowing the muscles to work independently of footwear. Since, the feet of bare footers move slightly differently, compared to those that spend a lifetime encased in footwear, it was only natural to expect that fatigue and discomfort would be encountered, not least in terms of their sensitivity to stepping upon harsher surfaces. Over time, however, your feet simply adapted to spending greater periods of time outside of footwear, as the depth of the fat pad in your forefoot developed, skin upon the soles became a little tougher (not necessarily rough/callus) and strength of muscles improved. Of course, due to improved strength and dexterity (as a result of regularly abandoning footwear), the shape of your feet may have also changed slightly, with greater height now possessed through the arch, visibly greater prominence in the forefoot and more even spacing/alignment of the toes. The aesthetic changes are no doubt incredibly pleasing, but they also remain functional, not least when it comes to maintaining balance and supporting the quick transfer of body weight. However, these are simply adaptations to routinely allowing your feet to move as nature intended. Within reason, by continually exposing your feet to the cold during winter months, it's something they've simply grown accustomed towards as your barefoot journey continues to evolve.
Your average foot is a marvelousy adaptive body part. In the past, the thought of barefoot walking on snow would've been preposterous to me. Today, I do it anyway, and don't give a shit. Except when the numbness starts to set in. Then you do have to give a shit.
It's best to walk barefoot whenever possible, on many differnent surfaches. Then soles become tougher and thougher and it'll be normal to walk barefoot everywhere.
