Why to wear barefoot shoes? Because #thereissomethingaboutit. We can call them barefoot shoes, respectful shoes, or minimalist shoes, either way, there's something about it...
1) Barefoot shoes don't squeeze fingers
Take the insole out of ordinary shoes and stand on it with bare feet. See how much your toes stick out? Those toes that regular shoes squeeze together until they're all crooked! :( You don't squeeze your hand in a fist all day...
Crooked fingers not only look ugly, but they also ruin your health! A large-scale survey has shown that while 99% of children are born with healthy feet, 30% of first-graders arrive at school with severely damaged feet. This is due to inappropriate footwear. And what about the consequences at an older age!
Barefoot shoes are therefore wider at the toe. They allow the toes to stretch out, stay healthy and make the foot feel incredibly comfortable in the shoe. A double win!
2) Barefoot shoes don't damage joints or back
When you walk badly for a long time (stamping on your heels, bending your body forward because of the elevated heel, trapping your foot in hard shoes, ...), your joints and spine suffer. Your ankles, knees, hips, vertebrae suffer the strain as they try to compensate for your mistakes.
A barefoot shoe with a flat sole doesn't make you lean anywhere, and it's so soft that your foot can naturally flex to the surface you're walking on. When the foot works as it should, it balances out all the stress that would otherwise pass on and destroy the rest of the body.
3) Barefoot shoes support healthy foot development
The whole body is on the foot, so it has to strengthen! When you wear shoes with contoured insoles and cushioned soles, the shoe works instead of the muscles.
Barefoot shoes, on the other hand, allow the foot to function naturally, resulting in proven muscle strengthening. Even physiotherapists confirm that wearing barefoot shoes in the long term helps to improve the fitness of the feet and the lower limbs in general.
There's something about it...
At least we believe in it. That human health matters. That it pays to prevent problems. That it's worth combining the pleasant with the useful. That's why we sell barefoot shoes. Will you give them a chance?