What is the big deal about being barefoot?

Yeah, now that I've been going barefoot for a while it's MUCH more comfortable than wearing shoes. The last time I had to wear shoes for an extended period was at my sister's wedding and my feet were terribly sore afterwards.

 

some people are more comfortable with, some are more comfortable without
personal preference, that is all

Personally, I don't like to wear shoes too much or go barefooted too much. I have horrible arch problems and my shoes provide support for that. Sometimes it is too hot on the sidewalk to go barefoot, sometimes it is too cold. I go barefoot during the spring/summer often if I am just going somewhere real quick, and am always barefoot in my house.

 

after some time you walk around barefoot your feet grow stronger and gain some degree of invulnerability, but you won't lose much sensitivity. yesterday i treaded on a thorny branch who remained stuck in my left heel with several big thorns : three years ago this should have made me scream in pain, now i simply removed it and went on. only a slight stinging sensation. but for the 99% of the time is just a lot of good and various feelings . and at the end of the walk you dont have to clean those stinky things known as "shoes" .
the adverse effect of going barefoot a lot is that when you have to put on shoes you may find that some of them wont fit anymore because your feet have grown wider (and this is no joke!) . oh, and you will get kicked out of some places, too

 

i like the tingly sensation i get after going for long barefoot walks.

 

it's possibly blood circulation that comes back to normality when you get rid of the restraint of shoes . most of all i like feeling the various textures of soil under my feet, the hot pavement and the cold marble floors, gravel and grass , muddy soil and sand. when im forced to wear boots i really miss all those sensations. oh, and in my experience going barefoot develops calves WAY more than the gym.

 

the sun on my face and the warm earth beneath my feet~ thats from some poem, cant remeber what one,.
i feel safer without shoes on, much less likely to slip. and as crazy as it sounds the feeling i get when i step on the ground is more than the sensation on the bottum of my feet, its like im conecting to something in a very personal way, realy hard to explain.

 

but beware of some slick pavements: where bare feet lose is on some man-made surfaces. that kind of floors are KILLER when wet, on rainy days I never go barefoot in some places like the railway station or the library: one can easily slip and fall even standing still (slope+water+really slick surface, figure out) but it happens with some shoes too.

it's not crazy, it's a feeling. you're connecting with earth. at least you disperse some static charge but who knows? it feels so good.

 

Today, when | went out to my horses` stall to clean up some of her... "fodder", | wore kinda big barn -mucking- boots. Normally |'m barefoot when | ride her, brush her, or just hang around her. But when it comes to cleaning her messes up, | wear sandals, or some sort of shoe because |'m not interested in ringworm pesteys. Anyway, | couldn't find my Tevas, so my only other option was to wear some humongo barn-boots. [They were three sizes too large..] When | went out to do my duty in the boots, she was all shakey and nervous at first sight of me/them. It was like she didn't even recognize me. Which was really weird. They basically scared her.

Bare feet are more natural "on" humans. Especially to animals.

 

You must mean roundworm, ringworm is a fungus not found in feces. Anyway, it's a good idea to wear footwear when cleaning the stalls.

 

My pets act the same way. I think one of them has a foot fetish...lol.

 

Aye, I like the way it makes my toes kind of crack and I get the little points of pressure on certain parts of my feet. I've never really had callouses on my feet, despite how often I go around barefoot... Which is pleasant, because I can easily feel the cool earth and even the warm cement.

 

I love the sensations, the comfort and it's really relaxing. I am lessed stressed when I'm barefoot. I guess shoes have their place, but I prefer a more natural approach.

 

For me, the main draw has never been comfort. In fact, between hard pebbles and strange looks, going barefoot often means enduring a certain amount of discomfort. But for me it's worth it. Something about feeling the ground under my bare feet makes me feel more alive and aware.

It's a preference, not a religion. If you prefer boots, rock 'em to your feet's content.

 

Not sure if anyone's said this, but walking barefoot is supposed to improve your posture. It apparently forces you to walk more upright or something.

 

To the person who wears shoes, the would is covered in shoe leather.
While I wear flip flops most of the time I am out and about. I wear them because they are easy to get off. I am barefoot at home, at work, and when I drive (I like to be in touch with my car.) I'm barefoot any time I am walking on grass. That feel real good! Walking on sand, or in mud. Another feel good. I go barefoot any time I think it is safe to do so. Love and peace to all barefooter. <(^_^)>

 

Wow here's a dormant thread that got resurrected! Nothing posted for two years and today,...

Personally, throughout my life I've only worn shoes as needed. When I was younger I'd kick off my shoes as soon as I was inside and run around in my socks. At the time I was self-conscious about my feet, so it was sock-feet, not bare-feet. About four years ago, I had corrective surgery on my feet and I'm no longer self-conscious about them. Going completely barefoot is just a natural extension of what I'd been doing all my life - just no socks. I like the comfort and freedom. As odd as some people may find it to be barefoot, they'd give even stranger looks if you were running around in socks-only.

If the weather and the situation allows it (i.e., non-formal), I expose my toes and my soles are on the ground. If it's cold, I grudgingly give in to socks or soft-soled mocassins indoors and sneakers outside. If it's a formal situation (e.g., nice restaurant, business event, etc.), then I break out the dress shoes.

 

The official temperature is 18 deg F (-8 deg C) at a small airport fairly close to my house. I just came in from shoveling snow (4-inches (~10-cm)).

As much as I like the like the lifestyle, this is not outdoors barefoot weather!

 

Today's high where I live was 15F.

Yeah.

Can't wait until April!

 

Yeah, as miserable as it was here today, I know it's worse elsewhere - and it's not even winter yet!

 

Gee! I'm I glad I live in So. Cal. High temp here today: 70°F :tongue: