You’re Ruining Your Feet
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- My sources listed here: bit.ly/3s3VCXE
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - The Problem (overview)
3:17 - The Solution (overview)
4:24 - A History Of Fashionable Pointy-Toed Shoes
6:00 - Shoes Deform your Toes (Scientific Studies)
9:43 - Balance
10:38 - Just a Few More Problems
11:43 - A Modern Solution
12:44 - Some Shoes Are Actually Foot-Shaped
14:25 - Minimal Shoes Help Improve Your Stride
15:29 - Shoes I Wear & Recommend
18:53 - Final Thoughts
Below are affiliate links; I earn a commission if you buy through them (at no cost to you). Most of the brands sent me free product.
Barefoot / Minimalist Shoes I Wear:
Xero: xeroshoes.com/go/JAKELEARY
VivoBarefoot: (10% off code JAKEL10 when viewing cart) bit.ly/3OQibYD
Tolos (10% off) weartolos.com/?ref=JakeLeary
Wildling (handmade): fas.st/t/ijBYSq2N
BeLenka (handmade, streetwear sub-brand BareBarics is included here) bit.ly/3P2rCUP
Peluva (five toe sneakers that don't look terrible, 10% code JAKELEARY) peluva.com/JAKELEARY
Best Price Point non-Amazon:
Saguaro (10% off code JAKELEARY) bit.ly/3sgi4gi
Best Price Point made in North America:
Splay (10% off with code LEARY) splayshoes.com/?ref=p6ii6mlj
Amazon Minimal Shoes Under $40
Skaso: amzn.to/45p7nWG
Whitin ("view Whitin store" to see other models) amzn.to/47q4oiM
Geweo: amzn.to/453qB4q
Wide Toebox, Thicker Soles (check the stack height and drop in shoe specs)
Lems: bit.ly/3quE2vl
Altra: bit.ly/444uvZB
Amazon: amzn.to/3rYkZda
Amazon Water Shoes Under $30:
$20 with holes: amzn.to/4424pqk
$27 no holes: amzn.to/3OMOurn
$20 with holes: amzn.to/47rizUI
Barefoot Dress Shoes (price: low to high)
Saguaro: bit.ly/3OMO9VD
BeLenka (handmade) bit.ly/442Gyqn
Xero: bit.ly/3YurgcJ
BeLenka (handmade): bit.ly/45p6Ofw
Vivo: bit.ly/4497y7E
Toddler Shoes:
Amazon (order full size bigger AND remove the insoles) amzn.to/47rYpK7
Wildling: bit.ly/45obKBC
...more coming soon
Handmade Minimal Shoes:
Wildling (Portugal) fas.st/t/ijBYSq2N
Ahinsa (Czech) ahinsashoes.com/r?id=i1kv05
Softstar (USA) bit.ly/45iwE4W
My Favorite Socks:
Balega (don't constrict don't shrink over time) alnk.to/3J43rej
Injinji (toe socks to help with toe splay) alnk.to/4Xtmj17
Balance trainer (code JAKELEARY10 at checkout) www.giboardus.com
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Special Thanks To:
Jeff and Julian @TheFloatLife for helping me film this.
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Wildling Shoes
and Realfoot for sending me shoes to test and review.
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Special thanks to @EarthRunners for letting me use their graphic for my thumbnail!
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Hey man I just to let you know I’m a med student and I did a presentation for my attending physician about shoes, osteoarthritis, bunions, and gait mechanics. The inspiration was you! Keep it up!
Whoa, that’s awesome!
This is THE 'feet' video I've been looking for to share to all people I care about. Nobody seem to understand how important foot care is, and nobody wants to trade fancy shoes to gain some health back. Thanks for this, I have a reference link to send to make people understand. Amazing work, I am subscribed!
I just can't wear narrow shoes.
They cause me devastating discomfort.
No matter where I go my toes must be wide and comfy, otherwise I am not even taking a step outside
@@Emanuele_Polisena Same here. I transitioned to barefoot shoes a few years ago, and I can't imagine how I could ever wear a 'traditional' shoe ever again
"Modern shoes are bad ! We don't have narrow feet !"
Also barefoot people : "I DON'T GIVE A F... IF YOU DON'T HAVE MY ISSUES"
Stop making it your entire personality and maybe people will listen.
@@terreausore2435 I probably never talked about the shoes I like to wear outside of this discussion, nor did the people who agreed with me I think, but at the same time I get your point: it can be a bit frustrating when people base their entire personality on something totally irrelevant to you and act like you agreeing with whatever their purely personal preferences are is mandatory because it's just "better" and it "makes more sense".
So, in this particular case, I think you are free to express your thoughts without getting judged, disliked, ostracized...
@@Emanuele_Polisena I deal with people basing their entire personality on their shoes and then getting dissapointed when I don't care.
As a martial arts instructor who spends most of his day barefoot while exercising, I wear open toed shoes on the daily and I began to feel crazy about how much I hated putting on “real shoes” until I purposefully went out of my way to buy “extra wide” shoes despite not actually having abnormally wide feet. This video made me feel less crazy
My cousins and I taught ourselves to hold pencils with our toes and write our names. I think that experience as a kid really reinforced for me that feet are not just walking stumps, but much more like hands.
If you're a monkey, yes :)
Yeah. You would be like “wait a minute those shoes are way too tight” if u had had that experience. Me on the other hand, my right foot seems to have long lasting effects from wearing shoes. It feels as if part of it never developed feeling like my other foot
you literally evolved from monkeys, stop questioning your existence...oh wait, its not your fault sorry!
Apparently part of the brain that's responsible for toes are of the same volume as the part that's responsible for our hands. Meaning, we are probably also more stupid in the "evil shoes" aka non barefoot
Last winter I took a third of my paycheck, went to a shoemaker and ordered custom made leather boots, made exactly for my wide, normal-toed feet. He said they're gonna look horrible, I said I want them to make people vomit how ugly, yet comfortable they'll be. He made a compromise, played with the toebox design a bit and made me something that's 95% classic boot yet my entire foot can stand on the insole with toes naturally apart.
That’s awesome! Did you notice any improvements to the rest of your body while walking with these custom boots?
@@Mopsie Actually, yes I did. I used to wear classic Timberlands, the yellow boot. They're comfortable if you want cushioning and warmth, but they're really narrow, the middle of my foot always felt like it was in a vise, like, the bone hurts, my toes were crumpled together.
In these, my legs relaxed, I noticed my entire legs aren't stiff and tense anymore, the pain at the sole made me unconsciously tighten up and try to walk differently in order to aleviate the discomfort.
I can now walk with the full pressure on the entire sole, flex my foot when doing a step.. My ischiatic pain went away in probably 2 weeks, on the back side of my left knee.
And the shoes cost me $350. Full leather, over the ankle, half-brogue, hand-made, Vibram sole. They'll probably last forever.
mate theres a dead animals skin on your shoes, what do you think the cows name was or did it not have one?
would you wear dog leather?
@@SarcastSempervirensthat sounds amazing. I might have to look into something like that for my husband. His feet are jacked squished together. Including his pinky toe his brother broke on purpose when he was little (his brother is like 12 years older than him) but overtime his shoes has squished his toes so much inward that that pinky toe never touches the ground AND lays more on top of the 4th toe too. His pinky on the other foot does the same thing but can actually touch the floor tho if he works at it with his shoes off. But natural position is pushed up onto the 4th toe.
And he needs boots for his job. I wonder if they could still put a metal plate on top of the toes for protection?
@@planedecodedSilence
For the longest time when drawing characters I found myself struggling to make out the shoes properly. I like using construction lines to draw and whenever I’d get to the shoes of a character, I’d always be stumped on why I made them look so weirdly wide.
Eventually I realized that my construction lines were ones that outlined the shape of the foot, and I had never really thought about how real shoes are narrower at the front and squish your toes.
I walk barefoot around the house and wear flip flops outside for as long as the weather allows it. I think my feet are generally not too shoe-deformed, and I think because of that I only recently found out how damaging shoes could actually be.
Jeans and flip flops are never okay. Shorts and flip flops for as long as the weather allows are for filthy hippies.
@@HighWireDiver sounds like someome has no taste
@@HighWireDiverdude you clearly never saw people who live near the sea lol they all wear slippers
Flipflops are one of the top causes of falls. Consider sandals with a back, especially as you get older, but anyone can get unlucky and hit their head on a kerb or similar when they fall
Yeah, my feet probably aren’t too deformed from shoes either lol because I’m also barefoot a lot of the time unless we go out somewhere. Although, where I live I think a lot of us take our shoes off indoors anyway
I've been furious about the stupid shape of shoes my entire life. Football boots being the worst offenders! I complained a lot about my little toe being squashed when trying on shoes as a kid, so my mum bought me the widest shoes she could find. I also wore sandals a lot, which tend to be wider for some reason. I think is big part of why Crocs are popular is because of the wide toe box, and the reason everyone said they were hideous when they came out!
I live in Tennessee, where you can actually find dress flip flops. In the middle of winter, quite a few people will still wear sandals. This is so validating.
football boots fr bruv. its absolutely murder for your feet and there are barely any wide options as per i've seen. we just have to soldier it out
I'm pretty sure soccer shoes gave me plantar fascitis when I was 10. Had to quit sports for a few years
@@maadhav_ No, make change
I might get hate for this, but, Crocs are actually pretty good. They’re actually shaped like feet, for one. They do have a lot of padding, so not exactly minimalist, but they’re great for the city and don’t smash your toes together. The “ugly” shape is probably why people think they’re stupid.
Discovering them was like a revelation, I have a foot injury from decades ago and probably half the time I was in a lot of pain when walking. Now my foot might be sore once or twice a year, and it’s mild.
Sometimes I have to wear normal shoes, and the discomfort is very noticeable. I always thought I just had wide feet and that having my toes completely smushed together was normal, but it turns out that modern shoes are mostly awful.
I (female) was always taught that having wide toes was ugly and that we'd only have pretty feet if they were tapered inward at the toes and now after this it really does resemble the old Chinese footbinding in a lesser torturous way.
Almost the day I left high school my largest two toes began to splay outwards due to not wearing shoes all day long, but the smallest two are twisted and hunched inwards, I also have less pain in my feet though get more torment for being 'ugly', 'clutzy' and 'man-footed'.
I started wearing Xero and Altra shoes a year ago, and as my feet/toes gradually widened out all my “normal” shoes became so uncomfortable that I eventually ditched them. I didn’t expect such a significant change at age 59, but now I have better balance and my feet are much happier.
Great video, Jake, and thanks for all the links to more shoe brands that I never knew existed!
Love. Xerox’s. I have several of their styles.
I am 58 and after seeing four different podiatrists in NYC, was told that the only solution for a tailor’s bunion is surgery as it irreversible. It seems like there is anecdotal evidence that this is not necessarily the case. Anyway, glad to hear that a change of footwear has helped and that your toes have widened.
Just tried the Altea Torin 7 and that is my new favorite shoe….😊
Just read your comment, searched on Amazon and found both Xero and Altra with hundreds of positive reviews.
But i never heard of these brands before. Wish they were less sporty and more casual with some leather on top. :P
Thanks for your comment.
I got xeros for trail running and they are incredible
I feel this is one of the weirdest social standard we have to let go of; wearing narrow toed shoes and shoes all the time. I realized when hearing about people who never wear shoes that their opinion on other subjects is probably ignored. Wearing shoes is a societal expectation that when not met makes people respect you less, for pretty much no reason at all. It’s just to fit in.
Yup that's most things in society
i honestly wanna go barefoot after watching this video. but my school definitely won't like that.
Isn’t it ironic - we wear shoes that our feet don’t fit in properly to fit in the society. Gosh, I’m so smart, I better write that down.
I want to wear shoes. If I don't I'll rip my feet up or step on used needles or something
@@turolretar write that down
Switching to barefoot shoes gave me my life back. I'd been suffering from debilitating pain for years and years, and every podiatrist I saw either told me to buy different inserts until I found one that worked, or told me I needed expensive orthotics and specially supportive shoes. The last podiatrist I saw was the first one to mention I have naturally low arches, and that was the catalyst for me figuring it out for them. It is infuriating to know I suffered so long when the solution was so obvious and so *cheap*
the cost is literally free
dont wear shoes
@@MartinLeong25 it would cost me my job, which I sadly can't afford without a second job to support it :(
@@MartinLeong25You must not work then.
I do have low arches too and i do overpronate a lot which starts to worry me, because i like to run and lift a lot. Has going with minimalist/barefoot shoes helped you with your arch? And how did you ease into it? I feel like going 0 to 100 with minimalist shoes, especially with running, is a recipe for disaster.
@@lululx3760 Definitely don't go from 0 to 100 for running lol. I managed to cause myself some pain by walking my mom's dogs too far when I first got them. It has helped my arches, and my toes are getting their shape and spacing back very nicely. I didn't really ease into it because of my particular situation, though. The pain I had from wearing regular shoes was unbearable at times, so it just swapped them out right away and never looked back.
As a child I was so horrified by my dad's feet, that I've always bought the roomiest shoes possible. It's ridiculous how hard it is to find shoes with room for toes, even in sizes too big in all the other dimensions.
Just a correction, historical corsets were worn by all parts of female (working) society and weren't worn as tightly as shown in historical media nowadays and therefore not as unhealthy as portrayed. Having tan skin nowadays is also a class marker and shows that you're rich and can go on holidays and isn't very healthy either. We should appreciate our natural skin colour by protecting ourselves from the sun instead of trying to be overly tanned or pale. I'm trying to find better shoes now, thanks for the historical facts and suggestions!
Came here to say that. I remember in our actual textbooks as late as the early 2000s we had those Victorian illustrations meant to mock vain women being presented as real medical diagrams. How pathetic. I wear a corset from time to time and have never had an issue.
Did you just say having tan skin isn't healthy? LOL. Maybe if you're ginger...
@@rageonyx going out into the sun for long period increases the chance for skin cancer, it also makes your skin age faster
@@Antonov-225 That is a lie. It is SUNSCREEN that causes skin cancer. And terrible modern products that make your skin age faster. Natural healthy sunlight is good for you and keeps you healthy and sleeping properly. Unless you're intentionally laying out there burning yourself to a crisp, there is no need to worry about the sun.
I think what you meant to say isn't that tanned skin is bad, but that sunning excessively is bad. Simply being outdoors and getting tanned isn't bad, it's actually what we're "designed" for and "protecting" ourselves aginst the sun too much can lead to health concerns. The sun isn't dangerous if we're out very much (as in, daily outdoors work, or movement). The danger lies in sitting indoors most of the year and then laying flat on the beach/lawn in the summer and burning yourself.
Toe-squishing is something I noticed after a year and a half of lockdown started easing. I hadn't worn shoes very often during that time, and especially not close-toed shoes. When I did wear my (previously comfy) tennis shoes then, my poor pinky toe was all squished and my whole foot didn't really feel good after walking. Weird thing is, I just thought "ugh, I'll have to get used to shoes again" rather than "why are shoes built to make my foot uncomfy"
I had the same thing, except I identified it was a problem with the shoe size (just not exactly what).
I've exclusively worn minimalist flip-flops and/or walked barefoot for about 20 years now, and my toes have returned to their natural splayed orientation. When I see the feet of folks who've worn sneakers or other oppressive footwear their whole lives, with their big toes pointing inward and all the toe spacing looking super squished, it honestly disturbs me. Also, I LOVE that you called them "foot prisons". This is exactly the term I've used to describe modern civilized footwear for years now.
How have you gotten around work and other areas where closed shoes are 'necessary'?
@@jessy1982 I've always worked for myself/from home, so work footwear has never been an issue for me in my particular life. Sitting here working barefoot atm, lol. I live a very unconventional life, though, so I'm sure circumstances are different for other people.
@@robinmarks4771 That's cool, im happy for you.
@@jessy1982 Thank you! :)
Moving from the city to the woods in the country has taught me to appreciate and connect with the Earth. I spend most of my time if not working barefooted in the grass and sand. Grounding is so amazing and has many health benefits..I hate to wear shoes
As someone who lives in an inland part of Australia, we are made to wear closed-in shoes at schools, and strongly expected to wear ‘normal’ shoes in public spaces. Anytime I got to visit coastal cities I was so much more comfortable because I could go barefoot most places with no real scrutiny, and walking felt so much more normal, ironically. I plan to spread this to others, I know people with bunions who are in so much pain all the time who probably have no idea these better shoes even exist.
Throughout my childhood I held my stubborn stance and refused to use the shoes too small that mom bought me until she gave up and let me pick the size "too big". Her definition of "right size" made my toes squeeze together and hurt. I have an especially wide foot so usually I get several centimeters of empty space at the tip - better than pained toes when wide shoes cannot be found.
My mom often overstimated the size of my feet so I got shoes that were too big for me and it's prolly why my feet are relatively healthy to the point I even "walk wrong", primarily with my toes and knees in a "gallop", in spite of almost not exercising through my entire life (depression)
I also did not wear shoes outside of school and going out and more often than not they were sandals
The pinky toe is pretty affected and my big toe a bit squished in but they are not fully shoe shaped
Since forever it was almost mandatory to get the first shoes of a child "sturdy" but in actuality they should allow as much movement as possible
same I've always worn one size above what I was told I should wear, everytime I tried the supposedly right size my feet felt like they were in a prison of their own
same it's expected for woman's shoe be narrower for some reasons, and I just chose to wear croc all the time. they call it man-like. I dont care my feet are happy so im happy
I feel so validated watching this because I’ve always preferred being barefoot over wearing shoes.
Same
Same
Same, the light shines in between my toes
Same. The shape of shoes always made me uncomfortable.
You are from america, aren't you?
I've always felt like this was the case. Every pair of shoes I wear starts to hurt after some times, i was always aware that my toes start being squished in and that that is probably not supposed to happen as a human.
I can barely move my 3 middle toes, the one next to the big toe (do they have names???) isnt moving at all.
That you for making this video and spreading awareness. I'm glad that I'm still young, so I can surely still make my feet more healthy by buying shoes that actually fit a human's feet.
It's just so confusing to me how we design things as trivial and arbitrary as SHOES to be bad for our feet. Why not just make naturally fitting shoes?????? It doesn't even look that bad imo.
Edit: This whole situation just feels like a numbed down version of Chinese foot binding. It may not be as brutal, but it is hurting our health, balance, bone structure and possibly the evolution of the human body, for.. beauty?? The picture at 2:24 really reminds me of those photos of Chinese foot binding victims, how their toes and lumps of skin and flesh was just crowded together.
Edit 2: Whoops you actually mentioned that in the video ^^'
Edit 3: It's been 2 days since I wrote this, and I've been doing some exercise and just walking more barefoot. In just two days my 3 middle toes can actually move side to side now!
Awesome! You're never too young nor too old to start. Today is the only day you will ever live in! Start today!
I’d never thought about this before. This is absolutely bizarre, I thought we were past the point of letting fashion take priority over health (well, for the general population at least). To hear that something like this is happening to what’s probably the majority of people on earth is mind boggling.
I think this problem is even more prevalent for people that wear shoes indoors. I don’t wear barefoot shoes, but because I don’t wear shoes in the house, my big toe is only a couple degrees in from being straight. My toes mostly have a natural splay even though I wear an average shoe when I leave the house
Could be flexibility too, forgot to mention that in the video but some people are just more flexible and go right back when you bend them with no problems
@@JakeLeary that makes sense, as I am very flexible. Didn’t think about that!
I literally just use crocs all the time. I don't care if people say they look ugly, they are the comfiest and most durable footwear out there. Comfort over looks the whole way!!
Yeah I wondered that too. I’m not very flexible, but I spend a lot of time indoors and we don’t wear shoes indoors in my country, and I could splay my toes really wide without thinking much about it
Who tf wears shoes in the house 😂😂
I skipped sneakers as a teenager due to athlete's foot (nail-skin infection). Turns out sneakers compact the toes too much. So I opted for wide footed Finnish safety boots. I wore those boots for over 5 years everywhere: school, work, funerals, restaurants, sailing, mushroom hunting etc.. because they were essentially clean black "combat boots" with a wide space for toes so they wouldn't chafe the toenail to the edges, and additionally they were warm, water proof and durable.
Any recommendations for where to get a pair?
Never been able to find combat/work boots with a decent toebox aside from Mini-Mil, Danner Tachyon, etc. I usually have to go up a few sizes to prevent toe constriction. Care to share what boots these were?
@@Pellagrah they were a wide feet (leveä lesti) version of Sievi boots. They discontinued the model I most like, but the foot measurements they use are still the same. So with them I can use size 43, but for foreign shoes I typically take 44.
The models have "XL" in title which are wider. I don't know if these are available internationally. But other workwear might have similar. Though I have never found one as comfortable.
@@PahaLukkibrody has no swag 🤣
i once wore combat boots to school and almost fell over the stairs lol
I’m into alternative fashion and it’s such a shame these kinds of shoes aren’t made with being fashionable in mind, I guess I’m just forever doomed with uncomfortable shoes 😅
Learn to build your own alternative fashion shoes!! If cosplayers can make armor, I'll bet you can make your own shoes, and make them awesome!!
Man you saved my life with this video, as soon as I saw it 4 months ago I started my transition to barefoot and I'm feeling better than ever and my back pain keeps on reducing daily.
Incredible! I’m glad to hear that!
I’ve been on this idea for a while because of my own common sense. I’ve never seen anything put together so well, with references, explaining it. Definitely sharing this. Bravo Professor.
Great to hear, thanks! What shoes do you wear for Onewheeling?
@@JakeLeary Vans wide slip ons for street and I prefer Vans high tops for extra protection. But both with flat soles. Always flat soles. Same for my kids. I never gave thought to the “point” of the shoe though. Very interesting.
I love my toe spacer socks
@@queenelizabeth4242what socks?
@ibrahimfire8177 you can get toe socks which are kind of just like gloves for your feet. Much better for ventilation and circulation.
Ever since I was a little kid I was berated by various shop keeps for wearing wide shoes, with their argument being I won't be able to fit high heels as and adult. As a middle-aged woman I never ended up giving a flying hyuck about high heels, but I've noticed it's getting progressively harder to get wider shoes made for women. I have to resort to buying shoes meant for teenage boys, or proffessionals, like nurses. Aside from getting narrower, the shoes are getting flatter too, I have a quite high arch in my feet and some sneakers and winter shoes just won't fit, because they're squeezing the top of my feet, cutting out circulation to my toes. At least sports and trekking shoes are all still pretty comfortable, but casual sneakers and slip-ons are getting progressively worse. Not to mention regular flip-flops, they're getting flatter and flatter soles, it's like walking in two planks of wood.
I've noticed shoes getting narrower too. Shoe shopping is no longer a habit for me, mostly because they all suck.
"Like walking on two planks of wood", you've perfectly described my flip flops 😓 I knew something had to be off with these things, flip flops didn't feel like this when I was a kid
Just buy sneakers
@@cyclesofstrength can confirm ive had the same experience ! shoes for women especially suck. I tend to look for minimalist unisex shoes these days, and thanks to this video I will try barefoot shoes now
isnt a flat sole good tho (talking about flip flops)
I think it's interesting to see that this idea of a "natural narrow foot" also translates into things like prosthetics.
I'm an amputee and I wear a prosthetic leg, the prosthetic foot I have (which imitates the look of a natural foot) is narrower than my actual flesh and bone foot. The toes are all squished together to make one smooth mold for the rubber, and even though I recently got a new foot with a toe notch between the big toe and the others so I can wear things like flip flops once again, my prosthetic foot is still narrower than my actual foot.
And thanks for all the resources for different barefoot brands to look into! I've been wanting to get some since learning more about foot health and the barefoot movement, but the price of entry for a lot of brands was rather intimidating to me.
That is fascinating, thank you for sharing
As a kid growing up poor, it was hard getting new shoes after I already grew out of mine. Some people truly don’t have the choice to having messed up results without knowing it’s actually wrong as a kid.
One huge tip my father gave me especially for those who have flat feet is, have a tennis ball or something similar under your desk whenever you're home and start playing with it, rolling it and such! it helps so so much you won't believe me until you've tried it!
Yes or massage balls.
Yeah, my dog isn't going to have that 😂
im gonna try it!
I believe the reason for flat feet is weak muscles in the foot.
I used to have way flatter feet and larger feet.
But I started to do lots of various types of balance training.
And my feet got way stronger and as the feet muscles got larger and stronger my feet got smaller in length, because the flatness in the arc disappeared and the foot got back that arc.
And I see that in people who have flat feet, their feets look very week and with under developed muscles.
I also do that exercise with a ball where you try to almost grab it.
But if find a tennis ball is way to weak, so I use various massage balls instead.
@@cajampa yesss you're absolutely right! basically everything you said has been my own experience and learning as well.
What I started with was the tennis ball cuz most have something similar at home, but what I personally use are these pointy spikey massage balls idk what they're called but they're much tougher and the pointy/spikey stuff are even better!
the most important thing is that WHEN you realize or learn you have this, unfortunately because of circumstances took me a long time to actually do something about it.
This is...one of the most enlightening videos I've ever seen in my life. As a young Chinese woman, I've always been self-conscious about my wide feet and in an effort to appear more "pretty and dainty" as you say, jammed my feet into uncomfortably narrow, stiff-as-a-brick thick soled shoes for too long. I just had major knee surgery this past spring to correct a genetic issue and have been going to physical therapy 3x a week since. This has opened my eyes so much and I can't wait to try barefoot shoes to not only support my surgery recovery, but support my feet health in the long-term. Bravo on the great work and thank you for spreading the word!
Don’t be self conscious about your feet! “Small dainty” shoes don’t look any better! Your natural feet will be most beautiful on your natural body!
keep us informed! would love to hear about the improvements
right..?! i have a severe bunion thats gotten worse as i became and adult. i've been skating since i was a little kid, but i continued wearing skate shoes after i stopped skating as much due to a bunch of skating injuries. i've been told most of my life that the bunion thing was genetic because my aunt had them really bad to the point that it required surgery...but i always had this hunch that it had less to do with genetics and more to do with the insanely restrictive tight shoes that i was forced to wear throughout childhood. i played hockey when i was really young and one of my defining memories of the sport was how painful it was having the skates double laced so tight to the point i was on the verge of tears. in retrospect, it sort of makes sense why i quit the sport. i was told i was being a baby and to suck it up. it makese sense that i kept wearing skate shoes after i slowed down with the skating, theres just so much more space for the feet to hang breathe in those types of shoes. i'm going to walk around barefoot more and do more research before i get surgery to deal with the bunion.
@@skittlezthatkittlez godspeed and good luck 🫡
Awesome. Just be careful with the barefoot shoes. Depending how badly your feet have been deformed and for how long , it might feel painful to walk with barefoot shoes. Some people misinterpret that as the shoes 'not working' and blame any trauma they acquire on them. There's various youtube channels that help out with how to re-learn walking barefoot. And remember that some symptoms might not be only due to foot shape. Joint health is also dependent on not being overweight and being sufficiently fit, and eating healthy food that contain lots of fiber and high on anti-oxidants to keep bodily inflammation low. And in general being informed about scientifically arrived at knowledge and concepts can be helpful in countering traditional values or habits we might have acquired that hurt us.
During the pandemic my feet straightened alot. I wore mostly flip flops instead of shoes because I was working from home. Now that we've been back at office and started wearing shoes daily, i see the change in my big toe. I always very self-conscious about the toes and never wore sandals outside. Now I know why. I also understand why Camper shoes (Although very expensive) feel so nice to wear.
Never seen this channel before, but i love how the information was presented! A very no-nonsense, straight to the point, yet fluid delivery; thanks!
Recently as a hobby I took up making my own boots. All the way from scratch, sewing the upper, attaching the welt, gluing the soles on, etc... I actually added leather to the shoe last to make a wider toe box because all the shoe lasts I could buy were narrow toe. Now the outline of my bare foot perfectly matches the shoe last with a little extra in length for when I squat and my latest pair of work boots fit amazingly with zero foot fatigue at the end of a long day on them. I'm really glad someone is creating awareness of this issue.
That is extremely cool
that's amazing
awesome!
Send a tutorial pls
it’s kind of crazy that youtube recommended this video just after i started considering going barefoot more often, due to a worsening bunion on my right big toe. it is making it very painful to wear shoes, even ones with wide toe boxes such as crocs, but being barefoot gives me much needed relief. i am already barefoot quite often due to the fact that i work in martial arts (karate instructor), but i never realized just how bad my shoes are for my feet, and how lucky i am to be able to participate in a sport that allows my feet to be the way they want and need to be. very grateful you made this informative video :)
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Nice
It's ALMOST like they track your searches WOW.
I highly recommend trying out toe spacers and "barefoot" shoes. There are plenty of barefoot shoes that look really good/normal or have plenty of function. Toe spacers may be painful at first but it may be worth it.
Google, alphabet has us all chipped already. Embrace it. 😊
This is a great way of getting all this information in one place! I've heard a lot of it before, just not so well summarized and compiled. Thank you for making this, it's helping a lot!
8:50 bro, I’m so glad this video exists. Hopefully I can have no pain one day, it’s because of people like you sharing this knowledge. Everyone thought I was weird, now I’m meeting more and more people who know what these shoes can do to you. I appreciate you.
As a dancer I grew up in shoes that had narrow toe boxes. Especially in Pointe shoes I took a break from all dancing for four years. Spend a lot of time outside walking in my first pair of barefoot shoes. I went back to Dance last semester to find I had immense balance, a lot more flexibility, and I had overcome a lot of issues that I had been experiencing through my feet, knees, and hips. Thank you for spreading this information.
He's definitely exaggerating though, most people wearing modern running shoes which are made to be wider aren't going to be having this issue.
@@Name..........go ahead and keep thinking that
Are you going back to pointe or just dance in general?
Oh hey, I saw this comment right as I was thinking of my friend who does ballet. If you're comfortable sharing, I was wondering what you do to help avoid these issues now that you're dancing again?
@@coolnamedude7559 I’m going back to pointe shoes. They have a lot of new technology. integrating, toe spacers, similar to the ones seen in the video along with a more variety of sizes to suit different foot shapes. Strengthening exercises are also very important. Lots of people use Thera bands, but I prefer using my body weight to strengthen them as I balance doing exercises.
I've always suspected this from how uncomfortable I've felt in typical narrow shoes, feels great being validated with a well put together video
Same. I hated shoes as a kid; even in my 20s removing them is the first thing I do when I get home. My shoes always fall apart quickly, and I am the only member of my family who isn't developing bunyans. Still, curling toes seemed so wrong, like my shoes were prompting me into something unnatural. I never connected the dots as to why the shoes were made like that.
Got my first pair of minimal shoes years ago and it's such a nice difference. I've even seen whitin now has a model that looks like vans, really nice, casual, minimal looking shoe. And they really aren't that pricey.
I'm really glad I started seeing this type of content ~2 years ago, when I was 13. At that time I had always worn shoes and they always hurt my toes and felt uncomfortable. But that year I decided that I was going to at least start improving my foot-health by not wearing shoes. I've been wearing sandals nearly exclusively for almost 2 years now and it's amazing. I don't have random foot/toe pain anymore (besides when my toes had to readjust to not being compressed). So glad I was able to start early
I started having problems almost six months ago, but I hadn’t really felt anything bad until a year ago. I’ve lived in the country my whole life, and we have a lot of bugs and stickers in certain areas, so I was too scared to go barefoot anywhere. But about a year ago, I was like “you know what?” and just started walking barefoot around our property. Months later, my feet are hurting (go figure). Took us a couple weeks (and too many pairs of shoes) to find out what barefoot shoes are. I have a pair of whitins now, and I’m going to look into some more brands.
Now to get the rest of my family to ditch foot prisons
Thank you so much for making this video. This is perfect to help share the word in a way people can sit through more engaged.
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We out here riding onewheel in barefoot shoes
Ohh yeah brotha we riding one ones no shoes
So true
Ye boi
For about 10 months in my teens I didn't wear shoes once. I would wear moccasins to school but would take them off whenever possible. I even had a few teachers that let me go without them. I eventually went back to wearing shoes from social pressure. Thank you for inspiring me to give it another shot all these years later
That thumbnail is cursed
I did some moving gigs recently. Stepping off the truck with a heavy box, I landed half on the curb with my foot. Normally, I would've definitely gotten some sort of sprained ankle or other injury from that. I was wearing some wide toe-box, zero-drop shoes though, and was surprised to find that I was completely fine afterwards. Maybe too anecdotal, but I really do think there's a lot of good to come from barefoot shoes.
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Thanks for not clickbaiting the shit out of this. And for the overviews right at the start. Wonderful value.
This is so eye opening.
I feel like this helps me explain why I never liked getting new shoes. Either my toes felt cramped, or it slipped off my heel if I tried to go bigger.
I always wore sandals when possible
Me too.
I was told I have man feet once. I honestly take it as a compliment because it shows that my feet haven't been distorted by shoes. My mom also said I always looked like I was wearing clown shoes every time I got shoes that fit, because obviously I need shoes that are wide to fit my feet. I also take that as a compliment. She was always so upset, but the shoes WEREN'T too big, contrary to what she seemed to believe. My feet are actually just that big, because they're wide, because I don't compress them.
Yeah, a bit weird that some parents don't even bother to research to prove themselves wrong instead of just literally going against their kids wellbeing by being pretty damn ignorant. Cool stuff for me though as my mom works on the foot side of medical things and pretty much introduced me to the barefoot shoes.
I struggle a little with finding shoes too, for the same reason! My feet are wide! Like, almost every shoe box in stores are typical, to thin for me and feel like the sides of my feet are being squished, and then the tip and back are fine.
theres no such bs as that shoes are shoes
she needs to think
some people just have wider feet it might have nothing to do with 'compressing your feet'
I’m barefoot most of the time, and I have been trying to find good shoes for walking this fall. This is incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Been spending the past week randomly getting videos that completely upturn a part of my worldview recommended to me, there's so much that needs changing in my habits...
Every single point you make makes so much sense. I remember someone saying how we as a society developed technologically so much, yet at the same time we produce shoes that are uncomfortable and designed without our health in mind, basically torturing our feet.
our feet will adapt
Read Ted Kaczynski's book Technological Slavery, you will feel better.
@@Pbcvlclearly not, with half our elderly having severe bunions lmao
I mean 60% of the things we do this era are unhealthy for our body,starting by eating too much carbohydrates and fat.
@@HYDROCARBON_XD too many carbohydrates and sugar* fat is how you should be fueling yourself. What do you consider the proper fuel?
Im from tropical asia and moved to west as an adult. About 4 yrs later i was facing constipation issues. I went to doctors etc never figured out what could fix it fully. One day i noticed my little toe went shrimp because of bad shoes. Switched to widetoe box shoes. And guess what my constipation disappeared. I figure it was because walking in regular shoes didn't work my abdomen muscles enough.
Edit: they werent just widetoe box but the barefoot no padding with wide toe box shoes
Very curious
That is extremely interesting. I wonder how much it’s affecting other people similarly.
I ordered some barefoot shoes yesterday and they’re arriving today 😊
I think you just changed my life. thank you so much. Everything i could ask, you have included in that one video.
This could explain why I struggle so much finding shoes that fit. My feet are super wide, and I spent most of my time barefoot as a kid. And then in my teenage years I was a nerd staying home playing computer games 😂
omg this makes so much sense now. As a kid I didn't like the look of pointy shoes, mostly wearing sandals or barefoot. My uncle also taught me to spread my toes out when kicking. I struggle with shoes and always thought my wide feet was the problem but this gives a different explanation.
Why would you blame your foot for the shoes fitment issue? :)
Excellent video, thank you for bringing it all together, a great one to share. It's insanity, modern shoes. Beautiful to see all the foot-shaped shoe options now that we didn't have 10-15 years ago, now we just need them to be affordable and the norm!!
Thanks! Affordable is definitely here, it will be a while before it’s the norm
I truly appreciate this video. I discovered this some time ago, and my toes have 'mostly' returned to natural shape ever since I started working from home (I only wear shoes for 45 minutes when I am walking). And this video covers this subject wonderfully-- so many cited researches and solutions.
Unbelievable! For my entire life (I'm 56) I thought I had "Fred Flintstone" feet and always sought out shoes with wider toe boxes but shopped within popular brands, I had no idea such shoes that FIT feet existed and figured I just had the oddest shaped feet. And... just like you said, wide sized were no help, in fact it made it worse because my foot slipped harder into the toe area and it crammed my toes even more. The only thing I wish you'd mentioned were shoes shaped properly but with cushion and protection, like for hiking, mountain biking, etc. If you can recommend any brands that have these super wide toeboxes I"d love to try them out but will also try some barefoot shoes as well. So far I found New Balance, Asics, Five Ten and Altra are the only brands that offer some models with acceptably wide toe boxes but sometimes they change the models and all that goes out the window. I've sent back many sneakers recently due to this.
Of those you mentioned, Altra has the widest toebox (they sell models with 3 various toebox widths) and in the description there’s links to Lems which make shoes with thicker soles for hiking
@@JakeLeary Thank you for the reply and yes, the Altra's are my current go-to hiking boot right now. I actually went into an REI and told the salesperson I don't care what it costs, who makes it or what it looks like, I simply want something that accommodates my big toe (I took of my shoe and showed him) and he had me try on. a few different brands and the Altra fit the bill. Now after seeing your fantastic video I realize perhaps I have healthy non deformed feet thankfully and it's the ridiculous trend towards shoes that don't fit feet that's the problem not my anatomy. I'll look carefully through your links when I get home from work tomorrow and start exploring this new world of better foot health you've opened my eyes to. Can't thank you enough for making this excellent video.
i've been using shoes my entire life because i've developed an extreme horror for walking barefoot, but this video has opened my eyes. I took off my shoes and saw how inclined it was and i hate it because of how true everything you say is. I'll likely use sandals from now on
you could also use crocs
I wear only barefoot shoes sandals or walk barefoot with preference to walk barefoot
@missifffo3049 crocs don't provide much protection and can actually worsen conditions such as athletes foot
I would really recommend walking barefoot at home without socks (if you do wear socks, make sure they stretch easily and dont keep your toes together)
@@Niwan8idk I’ve always been a germaphobe and my brain just won’t let me. I just use flip flops my brain still thinks it’s disgusting
A fine, informative video Jake thanks. Pleasure meeting you at Michael's show last weekend.
Hey Tom! Thanks for watching
It’s very hard to find wide shoes out there. Even more frustrating is when brands change models or factories, so a wide shoe that used to fit you, now doesn’t. I remember reading a blog called “wide with agony” for wide shoe selection advice
Yep, started paying attention to my toes for the first time in 36 years. Been working out barefoot for nearly a month and the changes in my feet are pretty dramatic. I used to be terrible at balance, but now I can stand on one leg with little problem. The funny thing is that I tried to work out barefoot years ago but stopped because it hurt my feet. I tolerated the pain this time and it went away after about two weeks as my foot realigned itself.
I've had "clown" feet my whole life and have always felt like I was somehow wrong for the way my feet were shaped. Like, I've always needed shoes that were three or four sizes larger (longer) than my foot, just to have a large enough toe box, while my heels would chafe against the shoe with every step. When I was in the military, I actually took the time to write a company that made boots for us to ask if they made odd or specific sizes like mine and they shut me down instantly. (The boots I had to wear would cause painful corns on my pinky toes or blisters on my heels, depending on if I wore too large or small of boots. Sometimes both issues at once.) Even though my feet have been in great pain for many years, it's awesome to learn that my foot structure is natural, rather than cursed.
I've had the same exact experience! I'm glad that there's more people like us out there who listen to what their body says instead of society
I've always wondered: are others just oblivious to these kinds of problems we have or do they really not have them because their feet are 'normal' enough?
In Switzerland we have a guy who makes custom military boots but he lives in the middle of nowhere and never delivered my shoes and he told me that my foot is shaped like that because I am of Asian migrational background
One of the best informative videos I've seen on UA-cam! 💯
I appreciate that!
I'm really glad to see more people bringing this to attention. I always hated wearing shoes for this exact reason. They'd always end up squeezing my feet (you mentioned horizontally, but also vertically. My feet are not flat like some shoes tend to assume). Any time I pick out shoes I have to select the ones that fit and don't hurt my feet. Naturally, all my shoes are running shoes made out of soft/breethable material, a flexible sole, and slightly longer than my toes in front because I picked it based on the width.
Of course if I'm at home I'm barefoot.
Today I learned that one of the shoes I have are called "barefoot shoes" :D Great video!
When I was a teenager, I joined the cadets and got my feet in some boots, and instantly grew a preference for them. I've just compared the toe box of my current boots and my current shoes and I'll give you one guess which is wider.
I'm not saying they're perfect, they won't be and they still have many of the shoe problems you've talked about, but now the reason I find boots more comfortable and more stable makes much more sense.
OMG I truly needed this I’ve always felt like my feet and modern shoes were incompatible. I’ve always struggled with balance and generally feel insecure in most shoes i wear even the big name brands. Totally gonna try out a barefoot/wide-feet style shoe next!
Thanks for listing the sources! I'm doing a paper on this for my coms class 🤗🤗
Awesome video! Thank you for the information, I will use it!
It's almost suffocating being in a society full of people lying to themselves and being lied to by people with power and responsibility.
This kind of information should be common sense, not a rare unicorn youtube video that comes off "eye opening".
Thanks for discussing this subject.
I agree
you know that yankees are not common and the rest of the world lives differently?
Yeah, true. I guess it comes down to corporate greed, as per usual. You're supposed to buy new shoes as often as possible and ideally those medicinal inlays, or whatever that's called in English.
@@hah-vj7hc Corporate greed doesn't account for blue pills continuing to lie to themselves about their bubble of a world.
@@incaseofimportantnegotiations Thankfully yes the rest of the world may live differently but do you think haute couture is a Yankee thing? I'm speaking about the society I belong to (western society), and unfortunately it's not an honest society.
I've been wearing minimal shoes exclusively since 2008. Back then, Vivo barefoot shoes fit me perfectly. Unfortunately, they have become narrower over the years to appeal to more fashion conscious customers and now crush my toes just like regular shoes. Thanks for the referral to Realfoot. I'll definitely check them out.
I have that same problem with Vivo. I wear Zelens from Xero Shoes w/toe spreaders from Correct Toes. My pinky toe pushes into the outer cloth lining, but it isn’t uncomfortable.
Get Xero’s huarache sandals. 4mm soles with a traditional thong strap. It’s as close to barefoot as you can get.
Biggest problem I see is that the specialist shoes are really faaar away from being wide. Boots for an example in construction or anything else that mandatory to wear protective gear.
Love this video! For most of my life I was allowed to not wear shoes at home or when outside (unless I was walking on a road) and I noticed that each year of school my feet would literally change shape, because in the summer I would pretty much never wear shoes unless I had to go in public. I feel like that should be more of the norm.
I've been falling down a rabbit hole lately of realizing how much we've screwed up our bodies and minds with little things we hardly ever think about.
Did you know eating hard foods as a kid makes your jaw develop wider, which prevents crooked teeth? We made our foods soft and easy to eat, costing us thousands in braces or a lifetime of having crooked teeth.
I have always enjoyed going barefoot whenever possible and wearing loose comfortable shoes when barefooting was not possible. As a result, I have feet that are wide, strong, and healthy i.e. a normal human foot. I am also a retired nurse and saw thousands of feet during my career. I would estimate that 99.9% of them were horribly deformed.
I have a friend who wouldn't stop recommending them to me after having serious knee and hip issues in my early 20's. I was also skateboarding, getting Vans and Reboks flowed out to me... I had no idea how much they were destroying my body until I decided to work as a trail worker in the moutains and I couldn't support my pack on my back because my foundation was incredibly weak despite of my physical training. They got me on barefoot shoes and I absolutely cannot go back. Thanks for this video, something simple I can share with curious people! Also, Float Life!!!
I’ve been wearing minimalist shoes since learning about proper foot health because I got plantar fasciitis in both feet at once after being extremely sedentary at my job for 6 months (and likely lots of buildup before that), and it’s helping strengthen my feet! I still experience some pain/soreness from the inflammation, but I believe this will help reshape my foot and strengthen my muscles in time so I won’t need serious surgery or be in debilitating pain from abusing my feet any longer. Thanks for the in-depth video with all your research and recommendations. I appreciate what you’re doing for everyone!!
Wow thank you!! Knew a tiny bit about this but you really broke it all down
Just watched this again, and I wanted to highlight a small bit that I really appreciated. You mentioned how you don’t think assembly line work is a good way to be a human being, and it’s good to support this as artisan work. That’s very well said, and the simplicity of it is powerful. Cheers sir.
Thanks! I think I originally heard from Daniel Pink the idea that creating something from start to finish is a better way to be a human. The following from ChatGPT: "One notable figure in this regard is the British craftsman, designer, and writer William Morris. Morris, a prominent figure in the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century, advocated for the return to craftsmanship and the rejection of mass production.
Morris believed that the industrial revolution and the rise of assembly line production had dehumanizing effects. He argued that the separation of tasks in the factory system resulted in workers losing touch with the creative process and the joy of making something with their own hands. Morris advocated for the revival of traditional crafts and the integration of art into everyday life, valuing the holistic experience of creating objects from start to finish.
In his influential book "The Craftsman" (originally published in 1901), Morris highlighted the importance of craftsmanship, craftsmanship being intimately tied to the human experience, and the need to reclaim the dignity and fulfillment inherent in skilled manual work."
i think i still prefer all the benefits industrialization has given us
@@emraefwhile morris is a bit radical in his take I think there’s room for both. For essentials mass production should still be there; but for things not as essential (works of passion) I think adding the Human Touch would improve the experience for all parties involved
@@JakeLeary which is just rephrasing what Marx said about alienation of labour in the late 1800s
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Matthew 7:13-23
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
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19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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Maybe they are more regional than I thought, but I was suprised that Vibrams weren't mentioned at all in this video, either for or against. As someone who went mostly barefoot well into my teens and always bought wide shoes to be comfortable, they're the most comfortable shoes I have. I have two different pairs, one for street running and causal wear and a second with slightly thicker soles and insulation for outdoor/hiking.
I'm in Australia, I've only seen one person with them, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot more folks here with them - this was just one person that I worked with, I don't tend to pay attention to what shoes people are wearing in public. A quick search says that they're from Italy, so they must have some spread, just not the most well known shoes. For example, I couldn't have told you the name of them but I recognised them as soon as I searched them.
wore dr martens or clones since 14
This video is really interesting and... Really make me wanna change the shows I wear, not only for healthines but maybe comfort as well. Thank you so much and I really hope more people to find this information helpfull
Excellent vid- easy to watch -well researched and presented. Great links!
I am almost always barefoot or in thin natural rubber flips most of the year… and then winter… my favorite shoes with a wide toe box were hand made in Budapest… 15 years ago.
Thank you for your efforts !! Free the toes ❤
I went to the foot doctor for my bunions. He told me to roll a cold water bottle on my feet for the pain and that I would just have to get surgery one day when they get too big. This video is literally amazing. I have spent thousands on chiropractors and physical therapists and still have horrible back and neck pain. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Rolling the bottom of your feet is a great idea but I’m not a fan of ice or anti-inflammatory pills as inflammation is your bodies way of healing and the temporary relief may delay healing. The angle of the big toe can be reversed (at least partially) with stretching and exercises (see @myfootfunction on instagram) but the enlargement of the joint might not really go away. Strengthening, mobility and function are the long term solution, and unfortunately rehab can be a painful process.
Many physicians nothing short of Charlatans
You still need surgery for that to go away since it is a bone growth. But a good shoe will prevent it to grow bigger and lessen the pain. Still do some cold aplication time to time so inflammation wont get worse.Inflammation and the pressure is the main problem with bunions afterall.
@@JakeLeary As a doctor myself, anti-inflammatory practices are a good thing. They get rid of over inflammation that cause fibrosis and other healing problems(Such as excessive bone production and arthritis that cause the bunions). Your body tend to get a bit over reactive when it comes to chronic exposure, so you need to do it to prevent further issues. You shouldn't give such an advise if you do not know the mechanism behind it or a doctor.
@@exosproudmamabear558 OP said the doctor had them roll a cold water bottle “for the pain” which implies that nothing is being done to address to cause of the problem, and instead a band aid solution is being prescribed to mask the pain. I would say that in general this is the biggest flaw in modern medicine (treating the symptoms instead of the cause of the problem). You are basically arguing that “inflammation is the cause of your inflammation” instead of looking upstream to see that the hallux angle is the cause of the inflammation. I prefer the solution of exercise, stretches, avoiding narrow toebox footwear, and maybe orthotics like toe spacers, instead of waiting until the pain gets bad enough to pay a doctor to chop your bones up with a dremel.
Thank you SO MUCH. for this. I’m a yoga teacher working in Switzerland and often do toe work as part of class. Especially important as I work with many age 40 plus. I also have personal experience, including having had posterior tibial tendonitis. Your tip on spreading the toes before balancing, a revelation! Can’t wait to share with my students. I so often emphasize how important toes are to balance, walking, and therefore quality of life especially as we age. I sometimes podcast and would love to get you on…
More on healing long term “tight toes” would be appreciated.
AND, let’s make wide toed shoes the new cool! Really, how important is it to have the freedom of walking throughout our lives???
Totally agree. I will say that spreading the toes for balance does take some time to feel the benefits because at first you want to rely on the old habits. What's your podcast?
Also, I want to know about the podcast.
show your toes
Podcast is not going yet - but these messages spur me on. Meanwhile I do offer a couple of online yoga classes for free/donation where I do a lot of footwork. If anyone is interested, let me know.
I appreciate this video being made. Since young, I've had wider than average feet. I've suffered some issue of my toe knuckle moving, and big toe going inward, and overlapping the second toe when resting. Its a pain to shop for shoes and even if a shoe has good enough width, "wide" seems to mean the entire foot size is actually a couple cms bigger, in US sizing standards, which means nothing truly fits well, and itd be more of a danger to try to run in them, because my heel would definitely fall out, thanks to the hard soles. I'll be using your shoe recommendations, thank you so much for sharing some budget ones. I hope I see more videos like this one, especially in mainstream.
As somewhere who wears KSO EVO Five Fingers shoes, I can say that only wearing barefoot shoes has completely improved my feet, legs, and hips. It really does take years to re gain the ability, but you definitely will unless you have a serious deformity, but my deformity that was gained I was able to reverse.
I'm one that usually only wears shoes outside and even take them off mid day for a bit as some relief and now it makes sense why so many people seem to think the pinky toe is useless. My toes are still able to be splayed like this and I have better balance for it. I've noticed that the pinky toe is vital in this balance. I've also noticed that my shoes often wear out in a way that my pinky toe ends up making a hole in the side of my shoe. This makes a lot more sense now
Same
my socks just got a hole in them recently, in the pinky toe. im always barefoot at the house and i wear sandals often when going out, im so glad i did that because i have all natural feet. it helps even moreso because im a bit of a nature boy lol
I came to this video intending to watching a minute or two at the start, not watch the whole 20 minutes and have my entire view of the fashion industry upended, yet here we are.
I love the structure, by the way, of not only pointing out the issues of the current system, but the remedies, and lots of genuinely good options for those of us who want to take our foot health into our own hands right now. Great vid!
For a couple years now I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes from Freet and honestly I really can’t go back. You can actually feel the texture of the ground through the soles and it makes you feel so much more aware of your environment and it’s so much more comfortable.
I think you just solved my mysterious feet hurt problem that the two doctors I went to didn't know how to solve, and it makes perfect sense thanks
Been interested in shoes with little to no sole after using a pair of Nikes until they were basically just that. Once I got around to replacing them with "real running shoes." I found the cushiony and tall soles of more modern shoes really shocking. I felt like I had less control of my feet. This has been a really informational video. Thanks!
My issue isn’t the toe box. It’s the literal width at the middle of the foot.
My shoes always roll because the chunk off foot outside my pinky toe is an extra inch out.
It was interesting hearing about foot development and shoes. I spent most summers barefoot as a kid, due to poor shoe fit with double wide feet. I’ve always been able to use my toes similarly to fingers and they’re strong.
Try Asics gel kayano extra wide
Same for me. Shoes that are labeled “wide” are laughably narrow.
This is probably the most helpful video I’ve seen, thank you for pointing out what should be obvious. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought about it
you really kept me entertained for 20 minutes talking about shoes. 10/10
Love this! I’m still waiting to find a skate shoe that doesn’t feel like I’m going to break my toes. It’s the only activity I do that I don’t use minimal footware for.
Let me know if you find something
Yeah definitely looking for a good option here
Gosh this makes so much sense. Problem is, it’s hard enough for me to find a shoe to fit my insane feet, I think I’d have to custom order crazy expensive shoes that would work for me
So much here I didn’t know. I’m going to look into the brands you mentioned. Earlier this week, after a long day at work, my foot hurt so badly that I was limping the next day.
Hope it helps! Minimal shoes will make your calves sore at first from using the muscles more. I used to avoid walking when my feet hurt, now that I’m minimal shoes full time, if my feet hurt I go for walk to fix it.
This is a really good and important video. I've never really considered how shoes affect my feet over time, but I've always had trouble getting shoes that feel comfortable in width. This video explains a lot of my past miscomforts with shoes and gives solutions. Thanks! :)
Wow this is actually an amazing summary of something that should be common sense. My feet are so damaged and nobody cna tell me why my toes are useless, and this explains so much!!
Thank you for the links in the description.
Excellent information!!!
Absolutely baffled to learn that we’re meant to be able to wiggle our toes side to side. I can’t even come close to doing that.
This is odd to me as someone who's been doing it my whole life, but come to think of it everybody else thinks I'M abnormal...
I have very wide natural shaped feet and can’t do this whatsoever. I’m not so sure about this.
@@fart63 I can do it lots no problem, ig it comes down to what we're used to moving around 🤷
I can do it, but I don't know if the movement is wide enough as it should be.
@@MrScorpianwarriorsame lmao