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Three times it is better to be barefoot than wearing shoes

Three times it is better to be barefoot than wearing shoes| TheNewsTribe.com

It may sound strange to you that sometimes walking barefoot is a good idea. It makes the muscles strong and relaxes you. Your feet are built on the architecture of your hands. Just imagine your hands are constantly covered with gloves? This is what happen also with your feet.

Wearing shoes also leads to a number of foot problems, since your feet are stuffed into unnatural restrictive bindings. Bunions, corns, hammer toes, Achilles tendonitis, pronation, degenerative arthritis, hip problems and back pain are just a few of the problems that are caused by wearing shoes.

Here are the few times when you can spare your feet a relaxing time.

In park

Go to the park and tread on the grass for five minutes with your shoes on, and then walk on the grass barefoot for five minutes. You’ll be astonished at the difference. You’ll sense much closer to nature, a lot more relaxed and a lot happier.

Your feet also have points for your eyes, ears, lungs, face, stomach, spleen, brain, kidneys and many other organs. Unlike hard flooring, grass is a soft surface that molds to your feet, so walking on grass gently stimulates these points, keeping your body in equilibrium and improving your overall health.

At home

If you tend to wear slippers or shoes at home, it’s time to stop. Your feet have around 72,000 nerve endings, but they start to die when you wear shoes for too long. Take off your shoes at home and let your feet reconnect with the floor. When you’re upright, your feet are your only connection with the ground.

This connection is very significant for your posture, balance and alignment. If it’s cold, wear socks, but evade wearing shoes. It’s a good idea to leave all shoes outside the house, or at the entrance, since shoes also tend to have a lot of mud, dirt and germs caked on to the bottom, so you’re better off not bringing them into the house.

At gym

You should keep your shoes on when you use machines like the treadmill, cycle or elliptical, but go barefoot when you do other exercises like push-ups, lunges, dead-lifts, crunches, etc. These are body weight exercises, and allowing your feet to come in contact with the floor will improve your stability, increase your range of motion, and ensure that you get better gains from your workout.

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