Hi! I'm from Lithuania. I very like to go barefoot. Some words about me and my hobby: To walk barefoot for me is not only a kind of hobby, barefooting for me is only a branch of sport. I don’t allow hurting my feet and I always spare them. I never overtake my possibilities. I like to train my soles on the most unfriendly to humans's feet surfaces or being at sub zero temperature in winter. The main goal of my solesport is to gain barefoot experience and keeping my soles in good condition for variety hard surfaces. Hard surfaces like rough asphalt or sharp gravel give to my soles to be tougher and stronger. They getting more resisted against skin abrade and blisters, but it’s variety of sport. I name it solesport or soletraining. I like to train my feet on the most unfriendly to human naked soles surfaces: rough asphalt, concrete and broken bricks of construction places, debris, railroad sharp gravel, rocks mountain paths, when I walk barefoot. Extreme barefooting for me is not kind of masochism. Rough surfaces and frozen ground aren’t uncomfortable or painful for me. When I walk barefoot I don’t intended to inflict to myself any pain or suffer. I just like to train this part of my body. My exercises are similar to the sportsman that train any part of his body. In my case it’s only the bare soles. I don’t hate my feet while I treat them in so hard way. It is just for me a solesport. I invite you to visit my site http://leathersoles.narod.ru
Welcome, costals! Thanks for the link and for posting your views on the barefoot lifestyle. I often relate barefooting as a type of sport, as you do. Describing the conditioning of one's soles as physical training makes it more understandable for many and presents it as a reasonable and attainable goal.
welcome Costals. You just hit the best spot on the 'net for discussing barefooting. I agree that barefooters are not wannabe fakirs . barefooting is about pleasure and health, not pain. And it makes killer workout for calves and foot muscles, too. I suspect that many of us , by years strong of barefooting on every surface or climate, developed "kung-fu feet" without even noticing
Welcome Costas. I had never really thought about the concept of "extreme barefooting" - great perspective and it appears you are an elite athlete! We will all enjoy hearing from you.
Thank you for warm words and accept me here. I sure that possibilities of human's feet are not explored to the limit. Today i closed winter barefoot season. The true spring is came in Lithuania. While all day temp. was +8-9C. I updated my site. You can see my winter’s acquires http://www.leathersoles.narod.ru/home2.html
Some more about my last BF hike 25-27 km. About 8 hours long. Fine spring weather 10-12C. You can watch next videos: "Barefoot Spy" I walk like a truly spy thru snowy frozen peat bog in deep snow, slush and water along Lithuanian/Byelorussian border, near the road directed to the check point. It is about 12 km turn left to Lithuania. All field is near 2 km long. "Dog trotting" I walk by paws prints of big dog (or wolf ?) in restricted boarder area. This backtraces may belong to the Byelorussian frontier guard's dog because some left are visible men's footprints. Hunters? Possible. Links are here: http://www.leathersoles.narod.ru/home2.html New gallery: http://picasaweb.google.ru/Costasbft/MonumentVisit#
I moved to the new Youtube account. See some new videos from my last travel in Turkey https://www.youtube.com/user/costasbft
I visited new monument of died soldiers. A trip is dedicated to the Victory Day (9-th May). http://picasaweb.google.ru/Costasbft/MonumentVisit08052010#
Today i've very long, about 45 - up to 47 km. barefoot trip. I've visited three monuments located in three different places. The first place is a big village. It’s about 22-23 km. from the capital. After first 14 km. asphalt coverage has changed into gravel/sand country road. So, I’ve walked 28 km. along rough asphalt’s road, rest on gravel and sand. The second monument is at 25-th km. of my distance near very small village (no more than 20 houses), inside of old village cemetery. To its leads a mixed sand and gravel road. The third monument is located also in a country cemerery’s territory. It dedicated to the artillery battery’s commander, died here or somewhere near by. The monument is approximately at 36 or 37-th km. where country sandy road becomes asphalt again. Next day i continued my trip. Distance was 36-37 km. http://picasaweb.google.ru/Costasbft/MonumentVisit0607062010#
Hi, all! I've spent more one month in Poland being barefoot all time. Some new photos added to Picasa http://picasaweb.google.ru/Costasbft/Poland2010# http://leathersoles.narod.ru/home2.html
200 km. barefoot while 6 days. New gallery: http://picasaweb.google.ru/Costasbft/MonumentVisitAutum2010# I"ve updated my site http://www.leathersoles.narod.ru/home2.html
In South Africa,barefooting would be the norm in the past.Almost all primary schools were barefoot cultured , especially in country town,or rural schools.If you were from a non-barefoot culture or environment,you were soon inducted into the barefoottist culture and norm.WITHIN YOUR FIRST Three days,your shoes and socks would be removed by classmates.If you managed to remain in shoes for your firrst week,your teacher would order you the Friday afternoon to be barefoot the folowing Monday,shoes were forbidden!We went barefoot all year round,summer and winter,went hiking barefoot in mountains,desserts and forests,rock climbing,and scout day and night root marches,all bare feet! Even still today,the majority of primary schools are barefoot favouring. I am still a barefooter,and stil go mountain climbing,rock climbing,and hiking barefoot.The tougher and harder the route,the better the experience.Yes it's painfull,but rewarding. MY feet are callest,and the envy of many,and many have expressed a desire to be a barefooter. I only wear shoes at work due to the danger of body fluids and contaminated sharps.(bloodstained needles and ampules).
Wow, forbidden shoes in school. You would not have had to ask me twice. No one would be forced to confiscate my shoes and socks. Uniformly barefoot kids would eliminate expensive fadish shoes or sneaks as everyone would be the same.
My kind of school, interesting post. I'd be willing to bet that the kids learn better and don't compare themselves to the other classmates as much.
it's a fact.barefoot kids do learn better.Tempratures reached in excess of 48 celcius,and shoes makes one uncomfortable and highly irretated,and u could'nt concentrate .
