What Are the Health Benefits of Barefoot Shoes?
Did you know that barefoot shoes can help increase your foot strength? In fact, Fayybek shoes can help you improve your foot strength by 60% after as little as 6 months. Barefoot shoes don’t just support your feet though, they also support your entire frame. Here are 8 advantages of wearing barefoot shoes:
Strengthens the muscles in your feet.
Barefoot shoes do not force your feet into a certain position, instead they hug the natural curve of your feet. This gives your feet more room to move naturally and in a more aligned fashion, which is what Mother Nature intended. Better alignment means you can build strength and move around more freely. With stronger foot muscles, you can absorb impact more effectively and can learn to properly engage the muscles in your feet.
Develops and encourages toe strength.
More toe strength means better biomechanical movement and better foot control overall. Why is toe strength important you ask? Well, the intricate bones and joints in your foot are critical for both balance and the posture of your lower body. Having strong toes (and feet) is important to stabilize your posterior chain.
Reduces your risk of ankle and knee injuries.
With barefoot shoes, your ankles get stronger, which is better for control and stability. Also, many knee and hip injuries stem from a collapse at the feet, so strengthening the muscles in your feet encourages better posture and reduces your risk of injuring yourself in the future.
Supports your leg muscles and Achilles tendons.
These muscles and tendons will be in a more natural position in a barefoot shoe without a raised heel, which leads to less injuries.
Improves your connection with your brain.
Your foot receives more sensory input while wearing barefoot shoes which means better communication with your brain, so you can walk and run more naturally. In feet, sensory feedback is essentially information our foot passes onto our brain, which helps us understand what’s underfoot and make decisions quickly.
Strengthens your foot arch and helps you absorb impact better.
Barefoot shoes help strengthen your feet muscles to help stabilize your arches. If you’re always wearing supportive shoes, you are not contributing to muscular strength in your feet.
Provides less impact on your joints.
You’re less likely to heel strike when running and more likely to have mid or forefoot strikes with barefoot shoes which means less impact on your joints.
Reduces the risk of bunions and hammertoe.
Your toes don’t get squished together in barefoot shoes so they can do their thing and splay out for added stability and fewer problems such as bunions and hammertoe.