Comments on: The Definitive Guide For Going Barefoot

By: Shayna

Shayna — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:56:10 +0000

Actually, you get more bacteria by letting your foot stew in your own sweat all day. I haven’t heard of any barefooters getting athlete’s foot or anything yet. As for splinters: your feet develop calluses over a period of time, and you wouldn’t believe how elastic the sole of your foot really is. and when you go barefoot, you step directly down on the ground, not shuffling over it. It seems to me that ‘splinters’ would only go into your foot if you were shuffling really hard on an old boardwalk or something…hope that clears some things up.

By: Shayna

Shayna — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:51:01 +0000

I recently started going barefoot about a month ago, which isn’t the best choice in the winter months in Oklahoma, but I’d been wearing some minimalist footwear outside. When I re-started my job at my college campus library a few weeks ago, I walked in with my minimal shoes and promptly took them off as soon as I was inside (it had become a habit to do that by then) and my boss almost died. I tried explaining to him that I was going barefoot for health reasons, but he had none of it. It was either put the shoes back on, or get fired. So I put the shoes back on, cuz they’re minimalist, right? So not a huge deal. Then I started class. My art classes aren’t strict about such things as having shoes, and I’ve actually started converting people to the awesomeness of barefooting; My economics and marketing classes were different, and I was forced to report to the Dean after a couple of class periods. It sucked, because he refused to listen to what I had to say, and told me that we did NOT live in a 3rd world country, and that he was going to talk to the board about placing a shoe policy in the school dress code (there hadn’t been one before, I checked). And then another guy on campus got in trouble for wearing his VFFs. We’re pissed off! Is there anything we can do about this?

By: popscube

popscube — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:08:52 +0000

I’d like to go barefoot more, but because of my work (I’m a teacher) I’m trying to find the thinnest sandals possible. But I have a couple of questions. What would you recommend for the winter? I’m thinking of some thick socks, but a lot of sandals have a toe wrap that would get in the way of the sock. Any thoughts? Also, what about backpacking? Am I going to have a hard time adjusting to sandals to hiking boots? I’ve read a lot about how being barefoot strengthens ankles and feet, so I’m hoping going barefoot will help strengthen the feet to get them ready for a rather lengthy trip. Again, any thoughts?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:58:56 +0000

the “five fingers” shoes, amazing. If I’m not at work or actually barefoot, I’m wearing those. I have 2 pair, machine washable and air dry.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:16:19 +0000

Very great arguments, but going barefoot also means more exposure to harmful bacteria, not to mention possible splinters on the ground which may hurt your feet.