07/17/2024
There are facts laid out here, minimalist shoes are key to having a body that is less tense and more flexible!
If you’d like to get your feet into shape reflexology is a way to begin 🦶
🦶Want Stronger Feet? 🦶
👟 We've been huge advocates of minimalist shoes for over 20 years - long before it became a popular idea. Why?
🤓 As a young doc who was obsessed with biomechanics I made hundreds of pairs of custom orthotics for my patients. However, over time, it became apparent that the results were often less desirable than I hoped.
👉🏽 While there was typically an immediate change in their complaints, they would often return, OR something else would crop up further along the chain.
💥 Over time, I personally transitioned out of orthotics and subsequently worked with many patients and athletes to do the same. The end results were generally so positive that it changed my thinking significantly about shoes and orthotics.
⛔️ To be clear, there are ABSOLUTELY times when both shoe and orthotic support can be hugely useful. Much like a knee brace after an acute injury, they can provide much needed support and help interrupt a pain cycle.
✨ With that said, IF people are willing to go through the necessary transitional steps to move toward minimalist footwear, the benefits can be extraordinary.
📑 In fact, a study from 3 years ago demonstrated that 6 months of wearing minimalist shoes can increase foot strength by an average of 57.4%. This has huge ramifications on balance, performance, and fall prevention!
👀 If you want to look this up yourself, here's the study: Curtis R, Willems C, Paoletti P, D'Août K. Daily activity in minimal footwear increases foot strength. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 20;11(1):18648. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98070-0. PMID: 34545114; PMCID: PMC8452613.
❓What is your experience with minimalist footwear? Let us know in the comments 👇🏽
