It's not that, people just like wearing shoes that are super tight on your feet, start getting a half size bigger than your actual shoe size in order to avoid this
As a ballerina, I have a big arch and I have the ability to move and walk with spread out toes, my feet can look like hands pretty much, it’s from the lack of wearing shoes that compress my foot and the muscles I build in my foot :)
I bought a pair of barefoot shoes a couple months ago and already felt like my toes are able to breathe and spread out. One issue I faced was that i went on a 30 minute run with them a couple days ago and my calves got so sore that I can’t walk properly even now 😭
I hated wearing girly shoes when I was little because of the way they squished my toes in. I feel for anyone who was made to do that. Lucky for me, I didn't have to after refusing enough times, so I never got trained into ignoring foot discomfort to that degree.
i feel the same wearing men's sneakers. never liked the narrowness or the feeling of having that big ass "cushion" heel in the back. some of the bougier Nike ones are literally heels, you're like 3 inches off the ground
@@frozenfeet4534 Yeah same. Tried to like Nike sdoes but they were always the narrowest shoes. Stuck to Puma, Adidas, and New Balance due to their wider toe boxes. Naw looking to move to barefoot shoes when I have the money.
Even just women shoes are always too narrow for my feet now? I always wear a mens 7 but I swear whenever I buy a womens same size and I thought shoe shape it never fits as comfortably and my pinkie toe always goes numb after walking for atleast 10m!? It's crazy the standards for women and the fashion standards
@@ihavenoidea2792I think that's because women's shoe sizes and men's shoe sizes are not the same. According to google, a size 7 men's is the same size as a size 8.5 women's Nothing to do with strict standards
Not to scare people away from orthotics, but I was told I needed them at like 14. Wore them for 7 years without question. Then suddenly realized my feet were COMPLETELY screwed up. They were twisted. If my heel was neutral, my big toe was almost an inch off the ground. I could even use my strength to bend my foot back even momentarily. Bones had moved. Luckily, I threw out the orthotics and got zero drop shoes with a wide toe box. 3 years later, my feet are like 80% back to normal and I have SO much more stability and balance. I'd caution against orthotics use for LONG periods without at least checking in and making sure your body isn't adjusting to bad habits.
Yeah I was told by a chiro to get one for my right foot... I knew it was BS. Still haven't figured out how to fix it and it's been years... but I knew I'd be phucked if I listened to him.
Great cautionary tale. Also speaks volumes to how narrow minded the chiropractor industry is. Those mfers still think adding support to shoes (instead of removing the parts causing the problem in the first place) is a good idea!!
My father was an Olympic kickboxer and comes from a family with rich fighting and martial arts history these people were incredible strong and are the epitome of human mobility and balance we all have extremely flat wide feet
I fit into a 5.5 shoes size in heels but wear size 7 in shoes because i CANNOT wear shoes unless I can completely stretch my toes out. Having that toe room makes a big difference since I am always barefoot at home & im at home like 90% of my life!
My feet always hurt so badly when I'm barefoot, like 1 hour into not wearing shoes and my feet legit start throbbing. I was always so confused how my husband can be barefoot all the time and not complain about pain but now I see I'm the odd one...
@@katrinascarlet5637 no my feet would hurt at first but it was mostly cause the ground was cold. So I would wear socks. Now I can be on cold ground. If you’re feet aren’t used to it, you probably need to strengthen them. There were exercises I would do with my toes to sort of unlock the ability of mostly the pinky toe but all toes really if you’re used to not using them cause they’re smashed into shoes. I would do that and also start with like a really thin slipper, I have sock shoes that I used when I feel like it’s too cold☺️ Now my feet hurt when I wear tight shoes for too long:/ the top of my foot feels like when you’re muscles get tightened and need to be stretched. you’re not the odd one out, you might just need to build up to it! Hope I helped
@@katrinascarlet5637Sounds like your feet need to readjust. Try spending longer and longer walking barefoot and wear shoes with a bit more room for your toes. I’m almost always barefoot since I don’t leave the house often, but my go-to shoes personally are Nike Huaraches. Not sure why, they are just the comfiest shoe I have ever worn and they prevent my feet from absolutely throbbing after a couple miles walk.
@@katrinascarlet5637 lookup indoor slippers. There's a specific stole where there's a strap between your big toe and the others. The front of my feet is so broad that i West shoes that are 1-2 sizes big cz i need more space in the front.
I also wear a size bigger in flat shoes because of that, it’s so much more comfortable to my feet since I’m able to actually use and engage my toes while walking strengthening my arches 😊
@@infinitesingularity2023 Neuropathy is a loss of feeling/inability to feel sensations of well, anything really... hot, cold, pain, etc. If you have neuropathy, an injury to your feet can be really bad because you may not feel it, and it could get worse without you realizing it, leading to infections and possible loss of toes or worse. It's important for people that have it to always wear something on their feet to protect them, like shoes or at least slippers.
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLanethank you for saying this. I have neuropathy in my feet, but my autism makes it hard to want to keep socks on so it’s always a battle. Crocs have been my best friend for that reason, and they don’t squish your toes! Due to my neuropathy, I’ve gotten a glass splinter in my foot before and never knew until my foot had already callused over and enclosed it.
What kind of shoes are we talking? I always wore slippers at home and there's actually a strap between the big toe and the others so your feet have as much room to grow as they need in the front. The school shoes with the narrow front were always annoying to me.
As a chiropractor, I work on the bones of the feet in addition to the spine and rest of the lower extremities with adjustments. I then have patients work on relaxing the plantar fascia and then they are instructed to have more barefoot time. I also encourage as many as will listen to consider barefoot shoes as well. It won’t be a good fit for everyone all the time but at least some of the time we can try more foot shaped shoes. Foot orthotics can be a good tool to use as a short term crutch to decrease pain but it does not fix the underlying problem. I was given foot orthotics by 8th grade and chiropractic and better orthotics helped my feet. As I continued to improve my health, I stopped wearing orthotics, did all my treadmill sprints barefoot, and then moved to wearing barefoot shoes. I’m on year 3 of barefoot shoes and won’t go back. (As others repeatedly say, please give yourself lots of time and grace as you transition to barefoot shoes to prevent injury.)
How's anyone going to advice seriously from someone practicing faux medicine invented by a guy from the 1800s who claims to have learned the techniques from a ghost and scammed people by claiming he could heal them with magnets? Rather talk to an actual doctor.
After plantar fasciitis developed from conventional footwear, I was forced to transition to barefoot shoes. It was long and hard, but now my arch muscles are much thicker and stronger. In response to the comments below, here's some critical tips I learned: I found it safest to use barefoot shoes at first as an exerciser, and carry my conventional shoes with me to immediately switch back to as soon as I felt pain. I was shocked at how weak my arches and foot fat pads were, both got significantly injured as I tried to transition too quickly. Bone bruising was also a problem on flat pavement, and took a long time to heal and adapt. I underestimated the transition time. In retrospect, I would use the above method over a period of at least a couple of years to be safe. Also, I did have to use orthotics as a crutch to first heal the worst stages of the plantar faciitis, but for sure, they should only be considered a temporary crutch, not a long term dependency. The human foot is not flawed, just misunderstood and poorly adapted to today's shoes and hard flat surfaces.
another way to achieve a properly controlled arch is while walking barefoot around the house for example. try to focus on putting slightly more weight to the outside edge of your feet while still using your big toe for pushing off and stability in walking and standing. i have high arches but for some time i had weakness in my arches, i was informed by a professional to try this exercise over time to improve my feet and now it’s a permanent thing, it allowed me to work back up the strength in my arches through proper use. i will say though, it takes focus when first starting out😂
my doctor recommended something similar. she said to try to put more pressure towards my little toes when walking instead of plopping my heel down first. even my knees felt better after a couple weeks
Interesting... I'm mostly of the time barefoot (I'm a stay-at-home mum and I'm also studying but I don't go to college everyday), and I naturally tend to put my weight mostly to the outside edge of my feet, but I've never tried what you're saying. I'll try it (and tell my kids to do so, because they also have flat feet)
As someone who has flat feet, i had a surgery called "pro stop" and it helped a lot. 1 month has passed and i barely feel any pain if I don't jump or run. The surgery on my other foot will be around September and after that i will have to wait around 3-4 months to fully recover. After that i will be able to run and jump freely. I highly suggest doing a surgery because if not treated, your feet will get worse.
To those who also have a flat arch, some cases are more severe than others, I’ve been wearing fiberglass arch support since I was seven years old. I’m sure some cases the right shoes can undo a flat arch in some capacity, but some other cases you do need the support. And no amount of barefoot-ness will help it.
This! The comment section has me quite annoyed ngl, cause everyone is like "oh barefoot walking, wide box shoes yadda yadda will help everyone". I've walked barefooted about 90% of my life, I don't ever wear shoes for a long time and if I can, I wear Sandals instead. Yet my feet are flat af to the point my ankle rolls in quite far. Which leads to pain when walking for long. The only thing that helped are insoles with an arch or shoes that support my ankle. There's never one solution for everything and medical treatments aren't just for stealing your money, they're there to help.
@@KIxYOSHI2077that's exactly what I was thinking I should do. I do feel like I a little support would help with the rolling of my ankle. I feel like my hips are affected because my ankle rolls, and I'm not able to properly do squats or anything else with balance.
@KIxYOSHI2077 my child has the issue that you explain. I worry about it. Are you or were you able to play sports? He says he wants to. I worry he may not be able to.
Pretty sure shoe "support" is the main cause of foot modern problems in the first place. The "support" things in the shoe basically take over the role of the foots muscles and ligaments/tendons or whatever, then they just stop working properly because their job is being done for them already, leading to a fucked up foot.
idk about you guy, when i wore shoes with no arch support all i felt was pain every day. after 2 years with orthopedic insoles, i got rid of my clubfoot, walk 20k steps every day (also my shoe size got smaller lol)
@@deathwave8375 That's great, I have no doubt it works well when used for people that actually require it and use the apropriate (doctor approved) kind of support.
I don't know I've been in remote places with people who only wear flip flops or barefoot most of their lives and almost all of them had flat feet. Their toes were more spread out though
Widetoe box shoes need to be normalized. Asics are decent but sometimes I wanna rock some nike shoes. Nowadays, it feels too uncomfortable to wear since I started fixing my feet with toe spacers
I haven’t worn Nike shoes since I was a kid, every Nike shoe I’ve tried on have felt extremely narrow. I wouldn’t say my feet are wide either, just that Nike shoes are all narrow and bad.
I've always had flat feet and those inserts were the absolute worst idea ever! Lol Being barefoot and strengthening my feet has helped more than anything else.
I’m glad you were able to figure it out!! I could never wear shoes with very much of an arch in the sole, when I stopped trying and finally got shoes that gave my toes plenty of room, I stopped having so many problems!
@zKaizen8 I don't have a specific routine, its just being active while being barefoot/wearing Barefoot shoes that will strengthen them, particularly on uneven surfaces like while hiking. I like to climb rocks and up streams as well. Other than that, just yoga and animal flow. I focus on using my feet like my hands, spreading my toes and articulating each movement to keep my feet active, limber and engaged. I also focus on pulling up through the arches instead of them just collapsing inward.
FootDocDana(one of the famous UA-cam Doctors ; podiatrist) debunked the toe seperators and clearly said they are just a gimmick and don't work, only correct way is surgery
@@candiigurl7893they are a little agressive at the beginning, but in a good way, you can start by spending more time barefoot and doing some basic exercises to strenghten your foot muscles, this doesnt mean than you can't start with toe spacers from the beginning, just make sure to compliment the toe spacers with the exercises and spending more time barefoot, it is more of a lifestyle changing thing
I'm glad you posted this. I found that walking barefoot is fixing my issues I had with overpronation, weak ankles, cracking knees and bad posture. Never paid attention to it and always blamed everything but improper footwear. Wide barefoot shoes with wide toe box can look clownish but better than messing up your heath.
For some people the big toe problem is hereditary. I have it too and I've always preferred wearing no shoes as a child. My aunt and cousin had it too. It's a bunion
@@kaygilleland5621 For me it doesn't chronically hurt, so I'm definitely not planning to get it operated. Sometimes it hurts when I've been on my feet for a whole day, or the skin gets sore from my shoes when I sport, but other than that it doesn't bother me. My cousin did get it operated though. I live in Europe and surgeries in my country aren't that expensive. The main reason I don't want surgery is because it's scary to me lol. So I hope my bunions don't get worse. It's weird that the separators hurt you, because for a lot of people they relieve the pain I've read.
@@godhateseveryonewhodoesntr5977 I know it from experience. I had a poor diet when I was younger. I started having symptoms and issues. As soon as I stopped eating carbs,seed oil,and all the other unnatural garbage it improved and stopped hurting. I thought it'd be ok a few years later to cheat here and there and everytime I did it all returned.
I was JUST TODAY wondering if you had any helpful advice for ppl with flat feet!! My feet have caused me so many other problems with my knees and my hips, I'm hoping to work from the bottom up!
Mr squat university woild recommend the “correct toes toe spacers” and to wear wide toebox shoes. Actually wide, like foot shaped. If the shoe has a point at its front then it is not wide toebox
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I actually was born with the tendons in my feet being slightly too small and had to use custom inserts for a good chunk of my life, still have flat feet but those cushion inserts definitely made walking a lot better
I suffered from flat feet few years ago and was told to wear supportive padding but they only made my feet weaker and I suffered to find shoes where the pad fit. Years later someone noticed my feet in the gym and told me to work on my squat barefoot to help with flat feet problem. I went back home that day and watched some youtube videos, ended up on finding simple yet effective methods to strengthen my feet arches and within 2 weeks I was able to fix this problem. My message is, unfortunately, many healthcare providers only share what they’ve known years ago without trying to expand on their knowledgeable. I think with the internet now, as simple and silly as it may sound, one could find almost all the answers.
Learned this growing up, basketball players have issues with their toe as well. There’s good feet exercises on Yt to correct it enough to not need those dumb orthotics. Sometimes it’s better to fight the cause and not the symptoms. Also make sure your shoes allow you to move your toes freely, especially for the kids otherwise they develop annoying problems that they’ll have to fix themselves. The way most shoes are developed is more for fashion and not functionality it’s pretty sad
Exactly. Most equipments that claims to be the "fix" of many human body problems like ortho shoes, thick cushion/heel drop shoes, back support belts etc only provide temporary relief from the root causes. They are like painkillers but worse
Yeah pretty sad but imma keep wearing my jordans and arch support I don't wanna lose my bully priveleges because of some ugly ahh shoes also if this is true I'll seu my podiatrist
I work at a running specialty store and I fit people for shoes constantly. This is a common issue that occurs mostly when people wear the wrong size shoes. Especially since most people that need a wide shoe don’t get them and that’s the main issue behind peoples feet being manipulated by the shape of the shoe. Moral of the story: get fitted correctly when buying shoes because you don’t need a wide toe-box shoe but they can definitely help.
I had flat feet from an early age to 65. My feet are hypermobile and toe boxes immediately robbed me of my arch. 3 years ago I started wearing CorrectToes and barefoot shoes. Wore CorrectToes for two full years (and now wear them for a few hours every few days). Within about a year or so, I found I had an arch even without wearing the CorrectToes. I’ve recovered my sense of balance. I will never go back to regular shoes.
I have flat feet, and I've never used arch support. I've trained myself to consciously try to sort of have good "foot posture", where my feet are facing forward, and my collapsed ankles are straightened out, and I force my big toe downwards to support the arch. This takes some effort, because it's not a 'resting position' and puts some stain on the calves. It's harder to maintain while walking, but at least while standing around the house I make it a habit to correct. Arch support are like crutches. Once you use it, the supporting muscles atrophy. It's like when people start using a wheelchair due to mild walking issues, actually become dependent on it. No aches or pains.
I had a similar problem but it also caused knee pain and I found that CROCS help (yes I know a lot of people don’t like them). They are wide and have a mild arch support
Chiropractors are the biggest shams in the industry right now, it’s a shame many take their advice and don’t know any better till it could be too late. Good to see people like you spreading the word!
The key to modern medicine as a patient is to never trust your doctor unless they are using proven facts. That goes for meds too. I have almost been killed for being a idiot and listening to the doctor. One was general anesthesia for surgery almost killed me. The other was blood pressure meds which also almost killed me.
@@xxxoda good chiropractor doesn't 'pop your bones', but will also spend time working knots out of your muscles and putting you into stretches and teaching you self stretches. The 'popping' is merely to help loosen things and relieve pressure to better able all the muscles and tendons to relax.
I always thought I was strange for not having smushed toes- and then I realized throughout my whole childhood I refused to wear shoes that didn’t have a lot of toe room, I walked barefoot around the house 24/7, and only wore open toe shoes or crocs outside unless I was at school. It’s starting to click as to why my feet are weird Unfortunately I still have flat feet 😁
I have a shifted pelvis/hip on the left side due to this exact issue! Started training my left arch and ankle to get the same stability as I have in my right. As compensation, my right side also shifted in the opposite direction... Correcting that with core stability 😂 It'll be a long proces but hopefully there is a patient with a similar issue so I can cheat the progress 👀
There are simple ways to move the hip that a well/properly trained massage therapist could teach you. Just for the days when you're getting pain on the top "line" of your hips and need relief.
I have a shifting pelvis too and I’m also hyper mobile. If you’re also hyper mobile, the reason we shift so often and can bend so much and if sometimes causes things to misalign is bc there’s not enough muscle surrounding the things to keep them aligned so strengthening is prob the best bet. When I was doing my exercises regularly I didn’t have as much of a problem/ it was much less frequent than now when I’m out shape and haven’t been doing my exercises
I stopped wearing my insuls but ended up with severe knee pain and other issues. Would be good fo fix my flat feet forever. What is the actual cause and solution?
Check out Barefoot Strength's UA-cam channel, TONS of helpful information and ways to fix your feet! I too have flat feet and am on a journey to help myself!
Thank you this. I needed this like a decade ago, but better late than never. When started doing away with WiDE shoes, I knew something was wrong. But what was even worse was that everyone was telling me to wear shoes with arches. I bought these really expensive $120 shoes with built in arches and every time I wore them, My feet would hurt so bad. I much preferred wearing my $30 sketchers, which people said were bad for me. And unfortunately, they did wear out in 6 months. But I loved them, because they didn’t have any support, which meant nothing was in the way from my feet spreading out like they needed to. It’s something that I instinctively knew, but I couldn’t put it to words or had the science behind it. I’m glad that someone else knows how difficult this situation is. It really should be common knowledge. At least they know how to explain it. 😅
My dad has the opposite of flat feet. He has an extreamly high arch to the point where he walks on one side of the bottom of his foot. Would love if you did a video explaining on how to correct this. If anyone has a similar problem and can link me some trusted websites/articles/videos would be really appreciated.
@@TheBooban It's hard to really put into words exactly. I tried describing it above its more than just a high arch more like he has his feet at a 45 degree angle, With the side of his large to pointing up more. It's very odd.
The real question is how does it affect athletics performance? I have flat feet and some people say that it is what makes my vertical lower than someone with my physique but with a higher foot arch.
@@edwardgrenore126 probably effects sprint speed too. I doubt we will ever see a flat-footed Olympic sprinter. I could be wrong though I'm just a guy on the internet.
@@edwardgrenore126 So mechanically, if the foot can flex from an arch into a flat position, usually with load, that means the ankle-to-shin angle does not have to be as small for one to be able to get their knees more forward (in order to shrink the tibia-to-femur angle to essentially 0; deep squat). This is why those with lower, or non-existent, arch, can get much deeper in their form with similar ankle flexibility as someone who has a large arch.
I really needed this info!! I started some exercises with a tennisball, and now I know I have to change the position of my big toe aswell, thanks so much
Some people just have flat foot naturally (for exemple due to ethnicity) and there is no need to try to correct it as long as there is no pain in the feet, legs or back
@@Goldenretriever-k8m Do you even know what pseudoscience means? Are you aware that this guy has a degree and gets his information from studies and real world results as a trainer?
bru i have this arch naturally cuz i grew up wearing flip flops (in india) and i used to think my feet were weird bc my big toe would be separated from my other toes and thought it was a deformity till apparently i was the normal one ☠️
I have a pretty similar problem and when I was wearing orthotics in Kinder garden, pretty common in kindergarten for a lot of kids, my feet would sleep in (idk if that‘s the right term) and I couldn‘t walk in them. I‘m glad I found this video that explained this to me a little bit since I didn‘t understand it as a child
OMG. Thanks. Plus I learned that the structure of how I was walking most of my life contributed to it and didn’t engage the correct foot and leg muscles. I would roll out on the outside of my foot. Not using the big toe. When I started walking correctly and engaging the large toes I saw huge difference in shoe wear and my leg muscles.
Both of my arches actually fell when I was in the military. It was suggested that I could get arch reconstruction surgery, but it wasn't a guarantee to last since I was going to continue to do all the things that caused my arches to fall in the first place. I was given orthodontics with limitations on when to wear them (like on long ruck marches, but not for every day), and exercises to perform barefoot to strengthen my feet and ankles. I did end up needing foot surgery, but not for my arches. I've been out of the military for about 10 years now, and I've been able to rebuild some of the arch back, but I've also been through 4 pregnancies, so I've had to start over a few times.
Ever since I gave up tennis shoes I stopped having poor circulation and pain in my ankles. Now I wear vans pretty much everywhere and my feet uncrumpled and my balance has improved dirasticly
What you are referring to is a bunion. You can’t just pull the toe over and have it magically fixed. The bones, tendons, and muscles cause this. I would agree maybe someone with very slight flat feet can benefit from some form of PT. Those with zero arch and large bunions need orthotics.
I agree with this video, even though I did wear orthotics for a while. Most of the time I am sockfooted or barefooted. Wearing shoes that squeeze your toes together are definitely bad for your feet, and wearing high heels is adding injury to insult. The Barefoot Book by Daniel Howell is very good on this topic.
Sandals, our ancestors wore them for millennia. Great for spreading out the toes. I don't usually wear them all day, but Skechers Extra Wide seems to be big enough too.
Your toes won't go back just from wearing wider toe boxes! Ive been sleeping with silicon toe separators (about 5 euro from Amazon) for about a year and you can definitely notice a difference! I swopped to wide fitting shoes years ago and that in itself didn't change the angle of my toe but sleeping with the separators did! 😊
I’m one of the ones that genuinely need orthotics and have to limit narrow toed shoes. I’ve got extremely narrow feet but in comparison my forefeet are broad, flexible flat feet (very hypermobile) and weak/hypermobile ankles (I won’t mention the rest of my dysfunctional lower limbs). Orthotics have been incredible and now I have these wrap ankle supports that also support the arch when you don’t have shoes on! I feel like an animated character with them on as it almost feels like it floating!
Soo helpful!! My adult daughter has this problem. Any special exercises that would help? She usually doesn’t wear shoes around the house and just wear shoes when she’s at work or going out.
That’s exactly why there were lawsuits against those “exercise shoes” that had the “cloud soles” or some thing. They were designed to make working out easier, but people were getting a lot of injuries because it would make your ankles so weak.
This reminded me of a video i found while researching barefoot shoes and how the guy trained his foot to have better arches by spreading his toes and and pressing his feet into the ground, or something along those lines
I've just watched this video and have a question. What about running? I've worn arch support for years and it's helped a lot in running and everyday walking/standing. However, for the past few months and after having the orthothic insoles refitted I haven't been feeling great in them, my feet feel really tight/tense, so I've started wondering exactly about that. Would it be better to lift weights without them? I've tried in the past (sometimes barefoot) and soleus/calves and knees don't feel great afterwards. What exercises would be good for building support /strength in the arch? A little video explaining a routine would be very much appreciated!! Great channel! Thank you so much for all your work!!
Been telling this to people for years but they wont believe me. Like use shoes that are roomy yet supportive, but also support you natural foot shape. I've been wearing "flat"/skate shoes since a kid and my feet have an almost perfect arch due to always activating my foot muscles instead of letting my feet rest without supports (somewhat same concept as having good poster - have bad poster, then you won't stand up or sit straight without discomfort for example)
The way shoes are designed to smoosh your toes together is dumb
Yep, anything for fashion lol
@@sunset6958companies trying to save money to make more money while creating an issue they can make more money from 😂
I've never noticed that they are?
Beauty is pain. Period.
It's not that, people just like wearing shoes that are super tight on your feet, start getting a half size bigger than your actual shoe size in order to avoid this
For those whose big toe isn’t smashed into the other toes but still don’t have much of an arch, we just genuinely have flat feet
Naw cuhh she got those yardstick feet 💀
@@IndleGirl750Mainayyoooo chill 😨
@@TheRealProdeigi she got those point A to point B ahh feet, the route from her toes to her heel is 14 hrs 57 mins
There was a guy who would massage people's flat feet and it would temporary make it less flat. Not sure if it helps long term though.
So we can’t fix it???
As a ballerina, I have a big arch and I have the ability to move and walk with spread out toes, my feet can look like hands pretty much, it’s from the lack of wearing shoes that compress my foot and the muscles I build in my foot :)
I just tried walking with my toes spread out completely and there was no issue ..I don't think it's a special thing just you can do 😂
@@molotochnik.iyeah same i literally can do “ 👆and ✌️” with my feet 💀
I bought a pair of barefoot shoes a couple months ago and already felt like my toes are able to breathe and spread out. One issue I faced was that i went on a 30 minute run with them a couple days ago and my calves got so sore that I can’t walk properly even now 😭
I totally get that sports are good for stretching. And stretching is key. But aren't ballet shoes famous for squishing your feet. 😅
@@molotochnik.i well it depends, I know multiple people who can’t do it, family members/ friends because of muscles
I hated wearing girly shoes when I was little because of the way they squished my toes in. I feel for anyone who was made to do that. Lucky for me, I didn't have to after refusing enough times, so I never got trained into ignoring foot discomfort to that degree.
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People wonder why some girls don't wearing girly clothes when it pulls this 💩, bruh.
i feel the same wearing men's sneakers. never liked the narrowness or the feeling of having that big ass "cushion" heel in the back. some of the bougier Nike ones are literally heels, you're like 3 inches off the ground
@@frozenfeet4534
Yeah same. Tried to like Nike sdoes but they were always the narrowest shoes. Stuck to Puma, Adidas, and New Balance due to their wider toe boxes. Naw looking to move to barefoot shoes when I have the money.
Even just women shoes are always too narrow for my feet now? I always wear a mens 7 but I swear whenever I buy a womens same size and I thought shoe shape it never fits as comfortably and my pinkie toe always goes numb after walking for atleast 10m!? It's crazy the standards for women and the fashion standards
@@ihavenoidea2792I think that's because women's shoe sizes and men's shoe sizes are not the same. According to google, a size 7 men's is the same size as a size 8.5 women's
Nothing to do with strict standards
Not to scare people away from orthotics, but I was told I needed them at like 14. Wore them for 7 years without question. Then suddenly realized my feet were COMPLETELY screwed up. They were twisted. If my heel was neutral, my big toe was almost an inch off the ground. I could even use my strength to bend my foot back even momentarily. Bones had moved. Luckily, I threw out the orthotics and got zero drop shoes with a wide toe box. 3 years later, my feet are like 80% back to normal and I have SO much more stability and balance. I'd caution against orthotics use for LONG periods without at least checking in and making sure your body isn't adjusting to bad habits.
Wow
Yeah I was told by a chiro to get one for my right foot... I knew it was BS. Still haven't figured out how to fix it and it's been years... but I knew I'd be phucked if I listened to him.
@@fbomb2353better to be a little fucked up then a lot fucked up
Great cautionary tale. Also speaks volumes to how narrow minded the chiropractor industry is. Those mfers still think adding support to shoes (instead of removing the parts causing the problem in the first place) is a good idea!!
My father was an Olympic kickboxer and comes from a family with rich fighting and martial arts history these people were incredible strong and are the epitome of human mobility and balance we all have extremely flat wide feet
Barbie badly needs this...
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as soon I saw this video, I'm surely gonna find this kind of comment
THAT IS WHAT I WAS THINKING!!!
I fit into a 5.5 shoes size in heels but wear size 7 in shoes because i CANNOT wear shoes unless I can completely stretch my toes out. Having that toe room makes a big difference since I am always barefoot at home & im at home like 90% of my life!
My feet always hurt so badly when I'm barefoot, like 1 hour into not wearing shoes and my feet legit start throbbing. I was always so confused how my husband can be barefoot all the time and not complain about pain but now I see I'm the odd one...
@@katrinascarlet5637 no my feet would hurt at first but it was mostly cause the ground was cold. So I would wear socks. Now I can be on cold ground. If you’re feet aren’t used to it, you probably need to strengthen them. There were exercises I would do with my toes to sort of unlock the ability of mostly the pinky toe but all toes really if you’re used to not using them cause they’re smashed into shoes. I would do that and also start with like a really thin slipper, I have sock shoes that I used when I feel like it’s too cold☺️ Now my feet hurt when I wear tight shoes for too long:/ the top of my foot feels like when you’re muscles get tightened and need to be stretched. you’re not the odd one out, you might just need to build up to it! Hope I helped
@@katrinascarlet5637Sounds like your feet need to readjust. Try spending longer and longer walking barefoot and wear shoes with a bit more room for your toes. I’m almost always barefoot since I don’t leave the house often, but my go-to shoes personally are Nike Huaraches. Not sure why, they are just the comfiest shoe I have ever worn and they prevent my feet from absolutely throbbing after a couple miles walk.
@@katrinascarlet5637 lookup indoor slippers. There's a specific stole where there's a strap between your big toe and the others. The front of my feet is so broad that i West shoes that are 1-2 sizes big cz i need more space in the front.
I also wear a size bigger in flat shoes because of that, it’s so much more comfortable to my feet since I’m able to actually use and engage my toes while walking strengthening my arches 😊
Going barefoot, at least at home, is so good for everyone. Also never stop stretching.
Not everyone should go barefoot, such as those with neuropathy. Agree on the stretching though! 👍 😊
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@@infinitesingularity2023 Neuropathy is a loss of feeling/inability to feel sensations of well, anything really... hot, cold, pain, etc. If you have neuropathy, an injury to your feet can be really bad because you may not feel it, and it could get worse without you realizing it, leading to infections and possible loss of toes or worse. It's important for people that have it to always wear something on their feet to protect them, like shoes or at least slippers.
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLanethank you for saying this. I have neuropathy in my feet, but my autism makes it hard to want to keep socks on so it’s always a battle. Crocs have been my best friend for that reason, and they don’t squish your toes!
Due to my neuropathy, I’ve gotten a glass splinter in my foot before and never knew until my foot had already callused over and enclosed it.
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane^^ ❤️
I have always hated foot inserts and this makes perfect sense. Thanks so much.
Can you explain what we have to do if not wearing shoes correcter
@@r__632 wear shoes that don’t squish your toes together and wear toe spacers till they naturally stay spaced apart like they should
I have always liked high arch insoles though 😅. For some reason, I find it very comfortable.
What kind of shoes are we talking? I always wore slippers at home and there's actually a strap between the big toe and the others so your feet have as much room to grow as they need in the front. The school shoes with the narrow front were always annoying to me.
That's interesting. If she ends up building that arch, could you share her progress?
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As a chiropractor, I work on the bones of the feet in addition to the spine and rest of the lower extremities with adjustments. I then have patients work on relaxing the plantar fascia and then they are instructed to have more barefoot time. I also encourage as many as will listen to consider barefoot shoes as well. It won’t be a good fit for everyone all the time but at least some of the time we can try more foot shaped shoes. Foot orthotics can be a good tool to use as a short term crutch to decrease pain but it does not fix the underlying problem. I was given foot orthotics by 8th grade and chiropractic and better orthotics helped my feet. As I continued to improve my health, I stopped wearing orthotics, did all my treadmill sprints barefoot, and then moved to wearing barefoot shoes. I’m on year 3 of barefoot shoes and won’t go back. (As others repeatedly say, please give yourself lots of time and grace as you transition to barefoot shoes to prevent injury.)
How's anyone going to advice seriously from someone practicing faux medicine invented by a guy from the 1800s who claims to have learned the techniques from a ghost and scammed people by claiming he could heal them with magnets?
Rather talk to an actual doctor.
This is why I always buy shoes a 1/2 size or whole size bigger than my accurate shoe size.
Yes! Remember that throughout the day you feet can swell for various reasons, so you will need that extra room to accommodate this!
I do because me feet grow in a month
After plantar fasciitis developed from conventional footwear, I was forced to transition to barefoot shoes. It was long and hard, but now my arch muscles are much thicker and stronger. In response to the comments below, here's some critical tips I learned:
I found it safest to use barefoot shoes at first as an exerciser, and carry my conventional shoes with me to immediately switch back to as soon as I felt pain. I was shocked at how weak my arches and foot fat pads were, both got significantly injured as I tried to transition too quickly. Bone bruising was also a problem on flat pavement, and took a long time to heal and adapt. I underestimated the transition time. In retrospect, I would use the above method over a period of at least a couple of years to be safe.
Also, I did have to use orthotics as a crutch to first heal the worst stages of the plantar faciitis, but for sure, they should only be considered a temporary crutch, not a long term dependency. The human foot is not flawed, just misunderstood and poorly adapted to today's shoes and hard flat surfaces.
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@@averyt6521 Barefoot is healthy than wearing shoes
What are barefoot shoes?
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another way to achieve a properly controlled arch is while walking barefoot around the house for example. try to focus on putting slightly more weight to the outside edge of your feet while still using your big toe for pushing off and stability in walking and standing. i have high arches but for some time i had weakness in my arches, i was informed by a professional to try this exercise over time to improve my feet and now it’s a permanent thing, it allowed me to work back up the strength in my arches through proper use. i will say though, it takes focus when first starting out😂
How long was the progress until it became natural? Been trying to do this and finally sort my flat feet out cus I think mine is poor arch control
my doctor recommended something similar. she said to try to put more pressure towards my little toes when walking instead of plopping my heel down first. even my knees felt better after a couple weeks
@@janicedenique4431😅funny but definitely gonna try ty✅
Interesting... I'm mostly of the time barefoot (I'm a stay-at-home mum and I'm also studying but I don't go to college everyday), and I naturally tend to put my weight mostly to the outside edge of my feet, but I've never tried what you're saying. I'll try it (and tell my kids to do so, because they also have flat feet)
As someone who has flat feet, i had a surgery called "pro stop" and it helped a lot. 1 month has passed and i barely feel any pain if I don't jump or run. The surgery on my other foot will be around September and after that i will have to wait around 3-4 months to fully recover. After that i will be able to run and jump freely. I highly suggest doing a surgery because if not treated, your feet will get worse.
To those who also have a flat arch, some cases are more severe than others, I’ve been wearing fiberglass arch support since I was seven years old. I’m sure some cases the right shoes can undo a flat arch in some capacity, but some other cases you do need the support. And no amount of barefoot-ness will help it.
This! The comment section has me quite annoyed ngl, cause everyone is like "oh barefoot walking, wide box shoes yadda yadda will help everyone". I've walked barefooted about 90% of my life, I don't ever wear shoes for a long time and if I can, I wear Sandals instead. Yet my feet are flat af to the point my ankle rolls in quite far. Which leads to pain when walking for long. The only thing that helped are insoles with an arch or shoes that support my ankle.
There's never one solution for everything and medical treatments aren't just for stealing your money, they're there to help.
@@KIxYOSHI2077that's exactly what I was thinking I should do. I do feel like I a little support would help with the rolling of my ankle. I feel like my hips are affected because my ankle rolls, and I'm not able to properly do squats or anything else with balance.
so how would you know if insoles is not helping you? Just trial and error?
@KIxYOSHI2077 my child has the issue that you explain. I worry about it. Are you or were you able to play sports? He says he wants to. I worry he may not be able to.
Pretty sure shoe "support" is the main cause of foot modern problems in the first place.
The "support" things in the shoe basically take over the role of the foots muscles and ligaments/tendons or whatever, then they just stop working properly because their job is being done for them already, leading to a fucked up foot.
idk about you guy, when i wore shoes with no arch support all i felt was pain every day. after 2 years with orthopedic insoles, i got rid of my clubfoot, walk 20k steps every day (also my shoe size got smaller lol)
@@deathwave8375 That's great, I have no doubt it works well when used for people that actually require it and use the apropriate (doctor approved) kind of support.
Pretty sure its not, more like divergent evolution/and anatomical variations. We will probably walk on hoofs in a few thousand years.
for as long as i remember everyone had to buy children sturdy shoes. which apparently destroyed their foot development.
I don't know I've been in remote places with people who only wear flip flops or barefoot most of their lives and almost all of them had flat feet. Their toes were more spread out though
Widetoe box shoes need to be normalized.
Asics are decent but sometimes I wanna rock some nike shoes. Nowadays, it feels too uncomfortable to wear since I started fixing my feet with toe spacers
I haven’t worn Nike shoes since I was a kid, every Nike shoe I’ve tried on have felt extremely narrow. I wouldn’t say my feet are wide either, just that Nike shoes are all narrow and bad.
I've always had flat feet and those inserts were the absolute worst idea ever! Lol Being barefoot and strengthening my feet has helped more than anything else.
I’m glad you were able to figure it out!! I could never wear shoes with very much of an arch in the sole, when I stopped trying and finally got shoes that gave my toes plenty of room, I stopped having so many problems!
I always walk barefoot at home and outside if it's possible (in nature), but... I can't run without inserts. My feet start to die...
Can you share your exercise routine for your feet? Thanks bruh
@@jailelitaker9921what shoes are you wearing atm?
@zKaizen8 I don't have a specific routine, its just being active while being barefoot/wearing Barefoot shoes that will strengthen them, particularly on uneven surfaces like while hiking. I like to climb rocks and up streams as well. Other than that, just yoga and animal flow. I focus on using my feet like my hands, spreading my toes and articulating each movement to keep my feet active, limber and engaged. I also focus on pulling up through the arches instead of them just collapsing inward.
I just want to say your show just keeps getting more interesting. Regional jumping into the podcast threw me off so much, lmbo. Great show!
Surprised you didn't mention toe separators, like correct toes.
Was just thinking that 🤣
FootDocDana(one of the famous UA-cam Doctors ; podiatrist) debunked the toe seperators and clearly said they are just a gimmick and don't work, only correct way is surgery
Thats what i use.
@@briansmith9258 how well do those work? I have the same problem the girl in the video does and have been thinking about getting some.
@@candiigurl7893they are a little agressive at the beginning, but in a good way, you can start by spending more time barefoot and doing some basic exercises to strenghten your foot muscles, this doesnt mean than you can't start with toe spacers from the beginning, just make sure to compliment the toe spacers with the exercises and spending more time barefoot, it is more of a lifestyle changing thing
I used to have one flat foot and one normal. Once i started wearing barefoot shoes and working on mobility the flat foot gained an arch.
that's me as well. My right foot is quite normal (still a tiny bit flat) but my left one is very flat
I just did what he did and I noticed that my left is completely flat and my right has like a tiny arch idk why
Not true, flat feet cant be made normal its genetic
Idk if it works for me. My toes are so much flat as it is as a lizard's. Yes my toes stick to smooth surface
Same- just the one foot!
I'm glad you posted this. I found that walking barefoot is fixing my issues I had with overpronation, weak ankles, cracking knees and bad posture. Never paid attention to it and always blamed everything but improper footwear. Wide barefoot shoes with wide toe box can look clownish but better than messing up your heath.
For some people the big toe problem is hereditary. I have it too and I've always preferred wearing no shoes as a child. My aunt and cousin had it too. It's a bunion
are you ever going to get surgery for it, i’ve had it for as long as i can remember and it’s not comfortable and the separators hurt too bad
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For me it doesn't chronically hurt, so I'm definitely not planning to get it operated. Sometimes it hurts when I've been on my feet for a whole day, or the skin gets sore from my shoes when I sport, but other than that it doesn't bother me. My cousin did get it operated though. I live in Europe and surgeries in my country aren't that expensive. The main reason I don't want surgery is because it's scary to me lol. So I hope my bunions don't get worse. It's weird that the separators hurt you, because for a lot of people they relieve the pain I've read.
Bunions are the result of a poor diet. Inflammation
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Where did you hear that?
@@godhateseveryonewhodoesntr5977 I know it from experience. I had a poor diet when I was younger. I started having symptoms and issues. As soon as I stopped eating carbs,seed oil,and all the other unnatural garbage it improved and stopped hurting. I thought it'd be ok a few years later to cheat here and there and everytime I did it all returned.
I was JUST TODAY wondering if you had any helpful advice for ppl with flat feet!! My feet have caused me so many other problems with my knees and my hips, I'm hoping to work from the bottom up!
Mr squat university woild recommend the “correct toes toe spacers” and to wear wide toebox shoes. Actually wide, like foot shaped. If the shoe has a point at its front then it is not wide toebox
"From your mouth to Dr. Aaron's ear" that's how UA-cam works now. Talk about something within range of your phone or computer microphone and it'll pop on in your feed
@@williamofhler5613 Not my point, he just uploaded the video today, on the exact topic I mentioned lol.
@@hggvhh3074 I'm aware
Vibram five fingers wear them sparingly for the first couple weeks to strengthen your feet
I actually was born with the tendons in my feet being slightly too small and had to use custom inserts for a good chunk of my life, still have flat feet but those cushion inserts definitely made walking a lot better
Just took my socks off and am prepared to walk barefoot forever here if it’ll help. Thanks bro
I suffered from flat feet few years ago and was told to wear supportive padding but they only made my feet weaker and I suffered to find shoes where the pad fit. Years later someone noticed my feet in the gym and told me to work on my squat barefoot to help with flat feet problem. I went back home that day and watched some youtube videos, ended up on finding simple yet effective methods to strengthen my feet arches and within 2 weeks I was able to fix this problem. My message is, unfortunately, many healthcare providers only share what they’ve known years ago without trying to expand on their knowledgeable. I think with the internet now, as simple and silly as it may sound, one could find almost all the answers.
Can you share your method please
Learned this growing up, basketball players have issues with their toe as well. There’s good feet exercises on Yt to correct it enough to not need those dumb orthotics. Sometimes it’s better to fight the cause and not the symptoms. Also make sure your shoes allow you to move your toes freely, especially for the kids otherwise they develop annoying problems that they’ll have to fix themselves. The way most shoes are developed is more for fashion and not functionality it’s pretty sad
Exactly. Most equipments that claims to be the "fix" of many human body problems like ortho shoes, thick cushion/heel drop shoes, back support belts etc only provide temporary relief from the root causes. They are like painkillers but worse
Could you pass along some of those exercises on youtube?
I would love to see the video on youtube too, my mother have the same issue and the orthotics prescribed the arch support for life lol
Yeah pretty sad but imma keep wearing my jordans and arch support I don't wanna lose my bully priveleges because of some ugly ahh shoes also if this is true I'll seu my podiatrist
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This is why I love Asic's the toe box is wider and helped me tremendously
Plus, they're so comfortable! ASICS are the most underrated shoes out there.
Lmao the black Johnny Bravo 😂 that is gold
Thanks for this! I have had flat feet since forever and I thought nothinh couls fix this! This gave me hope! New sub!
Thx for the free pics bro 😊
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I have flat feet and knocked knees….one solution at a time!
I wish I could assess you lol. Please see a good RMT in your area
@@Direblade11 I wish you could too! I gave up trying to figure it out in my teens. What’s RMT? (That’s how much I gave up I don’t even know 🥸😣😜
@@andersonjcastellano-staib 🤣🤣🤣 I trade a little of my flat feet for some of your arches 🤣
@@andersonjcastellano-staib Matter of fact have some of my knocked knees too! We need a trade lolol
They are most likely related. Your foot probably collapses in which drives your knees towards your midline.
I work at a running specialty store and I fit people for shoes constantly. This is a common issue that occurs mostly when people wear the wrong size shoes. Especially since most people that need a wide shoe don’t get them and that’s the main issue behind peoples feet being manipulated by the shape of the shoe. Moral of the story: get fitted correctly when buying shoes because you don’t need a wide toe-box shoe but they can definitely help.
I had flat feet from an early age to 65. My feet are hypermobile and toe boxes immediately robbed me of my arch. 3 years ago I started wearing CorrectToes and barefoot shoes. Wore CorrectToes for two full years (and now wear them for a few hours every few days). Within about a year or so, I found I had an arch even without wearing the CorrectToes. I’ve recovered my sense of balance. I will never go back to regular shoes.
WOW! Notice how simply changing the camera of the angle the foot is instantly looking healthier! Amazing!
For free??
I have flat feet, and I've never used arch support. I've trained myself to consciously try to sort of have good "foot posture", where my feet are facing forward, and my collapsed ankles are straightened out, and I force my big toe downwards to support the arch. This takes some effort, because it's not a 'resting position' and puts some stain on the calves. It's harder to maintain while walking, but at least while standing around the house I make it a habit to correct. Arch support are like crutches. Once you use it, the supporting muscles atrophy. It's like when people start using a wheelchair due to mild walking issues, actually become dependent on it. No aches or pains.
That is amazing to see! I have too much arch making it hard to find shoes that fit me, even with a wide toe box. Any advise?
Been barefoot for a year. It hurt at first but I'm much more balanced. No random trips. And now shoes hurt my feet.
do you wear shoes outside?
Bro
I had a similar problem but it also caused knee pain and I found that CROCS help (yes I know a lot of people don’t like them). They are wide and have a mild arch support
Plantar fasciitis
@@92501le386 its actually tendinitis caused by a bone in my foot that is split in 2 and cannot be fixed
@@xanderS3350 I meant that Crocs will give you plantar fasciitis
Get wide shoes wizh mild arch support then, crocs will fk u up more long term
What an interesting piece of info I didn’t know I needed!
You know my bf of 9 years told me the other day that he’d never heard “beauty is pain” he’s one of 2 boys. I was blown away.
Chiropractors are the biggest shams in the industry right now, it’s a shame many take their advice and don’t know any better till it could be too late. Good to see people like you spreading the word!
The key to modern medicine as a patient is to never trust your doctor unless they are using proven facts. That goes for meds too. I have almost been killed for being a idiot and listening to the doctor. One was general anesthesia for surgery almost killed me. The other was blood pressure meds which also almost killed me.
Well, who else am I going to go to, for poping my bones?
@@adrianghandtchi1562 No one. Popping your bones isn't medicine
@@xxxoda good chiropractor doesn't 'pop your bones', but will also spend time working knots out of your muscles and putting you into stretches and teaching you self stretches. The 'popping' is merely to help loosen things and relieve pressure to better able all the muscles and tendons to relax.
its so cool to think about this sort of stuff while I move, feels like I'm my own engineering project or smth haha
Thank you for helping to bring light to this!
Info is on point. My arches have gotten a lot better since going barefoot regularly. Orthotics make feet weaker
My feet are so flat you can see my muscle buldge out of the inside of my foot where an arch should be
Yooo same 😢
It's kinda normal. You adapted.
Here's the video where it's explained a bit
ua-cam.com/video/nL50NB7lvEE/v-deo.html
Wait that isn't normal?
you can free dive with those flippers 🤯
She could just live in the ocean, and all her problems would be solved. xD
I always thought I was strange for not having smushed toes- and then I realized throughout my whole childhood I refused to wear shoes that didn’t have a lot of toe room, I walked barefoot around the house 24/7, and only wore open toe shoes or crocs outside unless I was at school.
It’s starting to click as to why my feet are weird
Unfortunately I still have flat feet 😁
Bro got that Barbie conflict
I have a shifted pelvis/hip on the left side due to this exact issue! Started training my left arch and ankle to get the same stability as I have in my right. As compensation, my right side also shifted in the opposite direction... Correcting that with core stability 😂 It'll be a long proces but hopefully there is a patient with a similar issue so I can cheat the progress 👀
There are simple ways to move the hip that a well/properly trained massage therapist could teach you. Just for the days when you're getting pain on the top "line" of your hips and need relief.
I have a shifting pelvis too and I’m also hyper mobile. If you’re also hyper mobile, the reason we shift so often and can bend so much and if sometimes causes things to misalign is bc there’s not enough muscle surrounding the things to keep them aligned so strengthening is prob the best bet. When I was doing my exercises regularly I didn’t have as much of a problem/ it was much less frequent than now when I’m out shape and haven’t been doing my exercises
I stopped wearing my insuls but ended up with severe knee pain and other issues. Would be good fo fix my flat feet forever. What is the actual cause and solution?
Check out Barefoot Strength's UA-cam channel, TONS of helpful information and ways to fix your feet! I too have flat feet and am on a journey to help myself!
Wear toe spacers and wide toe box shoes
Just start walking barefoot like I do. Ditch closed shoes and wear sandals or slipper like do
Thanks
Thank you this. I needed this like a decade ago, but better late than never. When started doing away with WiDE shoes, I knew something was wrong. But what was even worse was that everyone was telling me to wear shoes with arches. I bought these really expensive $120 shoes with built in arches and every time I wore them, My feet would hurt so bad. I much preferred wearing my $30 sketchers, which people said were bad for me. And unfortunately, they did wear out in 6 months. But I loved them, because they didn’t have any support, which meant nothing was in the way from my feet spreading out like they needed to. It’s something that I instinctively knew, but I couldn’t put it to words or had the science behind it. I’m glad that someone else knows how difficult this situation is. It really should be common knowledge. At least they know how to explain it. 😅
This is so accurate. When I do yoga if I haven’t for a while I get super sore feet muscles!!
My dad has the opposite of flat feet. He has an extreamly high arch to the point where he walks on one side of the bottom of his foot.
Would love if you did a video explaining on how to correct this.
If anyone has a similar problem and can link me some trusted websites/articles/videos would be really appreciated.
Doesn’t he just need insoles which support that high arch?
@@TheBooban It's hard to really put into words exactly. I tried describing it above its more than just a high arch more like he has his feet at a 45 degree angle, With the side of his large to pointing up more. It's very odd.
lol I died when he said “big toe “ 😂😂 it just sounds funny
I hate doing squats but this channel is more than that..
Heads up, some people naturally have flat feet, there are no biomechanical problems either. Having an arch is not always the rule.
Yes
That's much more rare than people who have fixable problems
The real question is how does it affect athletics performance? I have flat feet and some people say that it is what makes my vertical lower than someone with my physique but with a higher foot arch.
@@edwardgrenore126 probably effects sprint speed too. I doubt we will ever see a flat-footed Olympic sprinter. I could be wrong though I'm just a guy on the internet.
@@edwardgrenore126 So mechanically, if the foot can flex from an arch into a flat position, usually with load, that means the ankle-to-shin angle does not have to be as small for one to be able to get their knees more forward (in order to shrink the tibia-to-femur angle to essentially 0; deep squat). This is why those with lower, or non-existent, arch, can get much deeper in their form with similar ankle flexibility as someone who has a large arch.
I needed this
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I really needed this info!! I started some exercises with a tennisball, and now I know I have to change the position of my big toe aswell, thanks so much
This top 5 body/ exercise channels y’all
Some people just have flat foot naturally (for exemple due to ethnicity) and there is no need to try to correct it as long as there is no pain in the feet, legs or back
this whole video was pseudoscience anyway
@@Goldenretriever-k8m Do you even know what pseudoscience means? Are you aware that this guy has a degree and gets his information from studies and real world results as a trainer?
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bru i have this arch naturally cuz i grew up wearing flip flops (in india) and i used to think my feet were weird bc my big toe would be separated from my other toes and thought it was a deformity till apparently i was the normal one ☠️
Yep, yours are more natural than us westerners...
@@321Tdogspeak for yourself, we dont even wear shoes most of the time in Mississippi
Well they're speaking for 80% of the pop. at least x)
@@Itchyboy_ 😂 fair enough
I needed this information like 20 years ago! 😂😂😂
The dumbbell tho 😂
Bro she has a 20 inches feet💀💀💀
Bro, you're illiterate af 💀☠️💀
I’m so glad I don’t have flat feet-
Her head snapping to the camera in the beginning is killing me😂
I have a pretty similar problem and when I was wearing orthotics in Kinder garden, pretty common in kindergarten for a lot of kids, my feet would sleep in (idk if that‘s the right term) and I couldn‘t walk in them. I‘m glad I found this video that explained this to me a little bit since I didn‘t understand it as a child
Woah, amazing. THANK YOU!!!! I’m going to try positioning my big toe like that and if i have an arch, this is going to be life changing for me!!
Barefoot running, with its toe first foot-strike did amazing things for my flat- foot problem, too.
If possible please do a video on how to correct pincer toenails. There was a study on it in relation to gait and pressure on the toe pad.
OMG. Thanks. Plus I learned that the structure of how I was walking most of my life contributed to it and didn’t engage the correct foot and leg muscles. I would roll out on the outside of my foot. Not using the big toe. When I started walking correctly and engaging the large toes I saw huge difference in shoe wear and my leg muscles.
Both of my arches actually fell when I was in the military. It was suggested that I could get arch reconstruction surgery, but it wasn't a guarantee to last since I was going to continue to do all the things that caused my arches to fall in the first place. I was given orthodontics with limitations on when to wear them (like on long ruck marches, but not for every day), and exercises to perform barefoot to strengthen my feet and ankles. I did end up needing foot surgery, but not for my arches. I've been out of the military for about 10 years now, and I've been able to rebuild some of the arch back, but I've also been through 4 pregnancies, so I've had to start over a few times.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Appreciate the info. I was just considering orthotics
Ever since I gave up tennis shoes I stopped having poor circulation and pain in my ankles. Now I wear vans pretty much everywhere and my feet uncrumpled and my balance has improved dirasticly
I love the free pics bro
Completely free. Guys a hero
What you are referring to is a bunion. You can’t just pull the toe over and have it magically fixed. The bones, tendons, and muscles cause this.
I would agree maybe someone with very slight flat feet can benefit from some form of PT.
Those with zero arch and large bunions need orthotics.
I agree with this video, even though I did wear orthotics for a while. Most of the time I am sockfooted or barefooted. Wearing shoes that squeeze your toes together are definitely bad for your feet, and wearing high heels is adding injury to insult.
The Barefoot Book by Daniel Howell is very good on this topic.
YOU GENIUS! I USED TO WEAR ORTHOTICS 😮😢❤
Sandals, our ancestors wore them for millennia. Great for spreading out the toes. I don't usually wear them all day, but Skechers Extra Wide seems to be big enough too.
Your toes won't go back just from wearing wider toe boxes!
Ive been sleeping with silicon toe separators (about 5 euro from Amazon) for about a year and you can definitely notice a difference!
I swopped to wide fitting shoes years ago and that in itself didn't change the angle of my toe but sleeping with the separators did! 😊
Please note, this is not for rigid flat feet which is structural.
I’m one of the ones that genuinely need orthotics and have to limit narrow toed shoes. I’ve got extremely narrow feet but in comparison my forefeet are broad, flexible flat feet (very hypermobile) and weak/hypermobile ankles (I won’t mention the rest of my dysfunctional lower limbs). Orthotics have been incredible and now I have these wrap ankle supports that also support the arch when you don’t have shoes on! I feel like an animated character with them on as it almost feels like it floating!
Soo helpful!! My adult daughter has this problem. Any special exercises that would help? She usually doesn’t wear shoes around the house and just wear shoes when she’s at work or going out.
I knew it!!!! Thank you so much for this video
I’m definitely flat footed! I was in the Marine corps also with these flat feet too. Might have to try this barefooted thing
That’s exactly why there were lawsuits against those “exercise shoes” that had the “cloud soles” or some thing. They were designed to make working out easier, but people were getting a lot of injuries because it would make your ankles so weak.
This reminded me of a video i found while researching barefoot shoes and how the guy trained his foot to have better arches by spreading his toes and and pressing his feet into the ground, or something along those lines
Thank you very much for the information!
Extremely informative & food for thought...
The lesson here is: don't skip foot day 💪🦶
Suddenly I’m grateful for all those times my mom bought me shoes a size bigger than my feet as a kid
this is great content, shout out to you man
Never heard of orthotic devices before. As a kid, I was discouraged from being barefoot but now I realize that it is actually healthy.
I've just watched this video and have a question. What about running? I've worn arch support for years and it's helped a lot in running and everyday walking/standing. However, for the past few months and after having the orthothic insoles refitted I haven't been feeling great in them, my feet feel really tight/tense, so I've started wondering exactly about that. Would it be better to lift weights without them? I've tried in the past (sometimes barefoot) and soleus/calves and knees don't feel great afterwards. What exercises would be good for building support /strength in the arch? A little video explaining a routine would be very much appreciated!! Great channel! Thank you so much for all your work!!
Been telling this to people for years but they wont believe me. Like use shoes that are roomy yet supportive, but also support you natural foot shape. I've been wearing "flat"/skate shoes since a kid and my feet have an almost perfect arch due to always activating my foot muscles instead of letting my feet rest without supports (somewhat same concept as having good poster - have bad poster, then you won't stand up or sit straight without discomfort for example)