Let Your Feet Go Naked

Vibram FiveFingers

Have you ever thought of wearing your foot wear like a hand glove? Think of the flexibility you have with your fingers inside the various sockets in the glove, contrast this where there are no sockets and your hand is enmeshed inside as in a stocking- unthinkable. Enter Vibram Fivefingers, they are shoes that are meant to mimic the experience of running without shoes, and yet protect your feet from dirt and debris. Why would people want to run without their cushy trainers? Running without shoes can strengthen your feet, ankles, and lower legs and improve balance. It is assumed to be the natural state of the human foot, which unfortunately we have been taming since the advent of shoes.

The typical human foot is an anatomical marvel of evolution with 26 bones, 33 joints, 20 muscles, and hundreds of sensory receptors, tendons and ligaments. Like the rest of the body, to keep our feet healthy, they need to be stimulated and exercised.

Stimulating the muscles in your feet and lower legs will not only make you stronger and healthier, it improves your balance, agility and proprioception. Well there is a lot of logic behind this approach, and I recommend wearing FiveFingers for exercise, play, and for fun; just don't get caught in the office with it unless your boss is flexible.
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