The Facepunch Bare-Foot Challenge - Because we didn't evolve with shoes on our feet - General

I'd rather my feet weren't freezing and bleeding when I get home.

[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;23804495]I went out for a walk in the woods barefoot, one time. The mud felt great, but make sure you have thick-skinned feet or at least some kind of protection, because it hurts like shit if you step on something you're not supposed to. (i.e nettles, splinters, sharp rocks, glass.) Also, some people can run better barefoot, but you kind of have to "evolve" to make it your running style. You can't expect a runner who does well in shoes to suddenly increase in performance when they take off their shoes, though it does help sometimes and it feels nice to run barefoot. I like this thread.[/QUOTE] OP: I also live in England. Edit: That was rather stupid. I meant to edit my post.

Our feet didn't evolve for walking on asphalt, either.

I've recently came back from Cambodia, and over there I walked bare footed for a week or so.. loved it! feeling the mud squishing between your toes and wiping it of in the grass... it was very stimulating, but maybe not a good idea in the city..

I almost always walk around barefoot. I've found it more comfortable to walk on the balls of your feet versus like you would with shoes on. If you do step on something uncomfortable, take a break and then keep going. Not that hard.

[QUOTE=Krepps;23804557]Our feet didn't evolve for walking on asphalt, either.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29[/url]

I cannot walk around with barefeet. I just can't, I at least need socks on.

Yea.. I ran my mile without shoes and got nasty blisters a while back.

[QUOTE=Vince W/Shamwow;23804646]Yea.. I ran my mile without shoes and got nasty blisters a while back.[/QUOTE] You're supposed to build up to it, not just go and run a mile without building up hard skin on your feet.

"We didn't evolve with it therefore it is inadequate compared to nature" is a terrible argument. We didn't evolve with clothes either so maybe the Scandinavians should man up and freeze to death. Also, better get off the internet and computer we didn't evolve with it so our hands are more adequate for communication without keyboards :downs:

[QUOTE=Jallen;23804604][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%28geology%29[/URL][/QUOTE] Yes, because prehistoric humans spent every day tapdancing on whatever fucking rock they found on the savannah. :downs:

Added a video to the OP. [QUOTE=RBM11;23804690]"We didn't evolve with it therefore it is inadequate compared to nature" is a terrible argument. We didn't evolve with clothes either so maybe the Scandinavians should man up and freeze to death. Also, better get off the internet and computer we didn't evolve with it so our hands are more adequate for communication without keyboards :downs:[/QUOTE] Humans didn't evolve in scandinavia they evolved in africa, where a large percentage of the population still go barefoot. Your second example is completely illogical, because we CAN communicate better through speech than through keyboards. Furthermore, not being able to communicate across the world isn't life or death critical, so perhaps you should read up on the fundamental concepts of evolution. [QUOTE=Krepps;23804718]Yes, because prehistoric humans spent every day tapdancing on whatever fucking rock they found on the savannah. :downs:[/QUOTE] They would be on their feet all day treading on all sorts of shit, we are talking minutes of walking on asphalt.

[QUOTE=Jallen;23804246]England :smugdog:[/QUOTE] Ever tried walking through a lawn with clover on it barefoot? It takes about six times as long as you keep having to dodge bees

[QUOTE=Jallen;23804803]They would be on their feet all day treading on all sorts of shit, we are talking minutes of walking on asphalt.[/QUOTE] No, they probably spent the better part of their day sitting or lying. They walked mostly on soft surfaces, and they didn't have to expect to keep their legs working until they were 70.

It's funny, in summer I walk bare-foot nearly everytime. It is good for your feet and your walk.

My friend and I would walk to Kroger bare foot all the time (about a half mile each way. I'll do it!

I would defiantly try this, but where i work it is safer to wear shoes, because one misplaced foot or unnoticed drop from someone could result in me getting aids/hiv though my foot. I imagine that would be painful.

If I can I walk barefoot all the time bro. [editline]06:19PM[/editline] They call me a hobbit because of it :saddowns:

I would be scared to go around the corner of my street barefoot.

[img]http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/legos.jpg[/img] Oh hell no

[QUOTE=Krepps;23804895]No, they probably spent the better part of their day sitting or lying. They walked mostly on soft surfaces, and they didn't have to expect to keep their legs working until they were 70.[/QUOTE] 1. If you think the foot won't adapt, then hopefully the people who are trying this will prove you wrong in a week or so's time. Who knows how long it will take, but I am certain that the foot will eventually reach the required hardness level for running on asphalt for long periods of time. 2. On the topic of keeping their legs working, firstly, read the article. Secondly, a lot of people who are walking and active in their 80's and 90's are the kind of people who would work outside barefoot all day for the majority of their lives. So many people swear by it.

[QUOTE=Twipsters;23803867]I have flat feet what can I do?[/QUOTE] I have literally no arch support, it fucking hurts like hell to run without shoes for me, but none always still play football without shoes, I've sprained my ankles so many fucking times that it just hurts for about 20 minutes now.

I have to say, it's really not practical to wander barefoot around Coventry (Needles, glass, all kinds of shit) I wander around my house and garden barefoot and my normal footware is a good pair of simple stout leather boots. No cushioning to speak of, or arch support. Hideously uncomfortable till you break them in and get used to it, but after that it's amazing. I don't wear anything but one of my pairs of boots now (except for work)

Yea I've heard barefoot encourages proper running technique

Played Ultimate Frisbee barefoot last week. Ended up with a stick embedded in my toe. No thanks.

[QUOTE=Jallen;23805033]1. If you think the foot won't adapt, then hopefully the people who are trying this will prove you wrong in a week or so's time. Who knows how long it will take, but I am certain that the foot will eventually reach the required hardness level for running on asphalt for long periods of time.[/QUOTE] It's not about the foot, it's about the joints. [QUOTE=Jallen;23805033]2. On the topic of keeping their legs working, firstly, read the article. Secondly, a lot of people who are walking and active in their 80's and 90's are the kind of people who would work outside barefoot all day for the majority of their lives. So many people swear by it.[/QUOTE] A few people swear by it. Most people, including almost all professionals, use shoes.

I bought a pair of Vibrams for parkour. Best 80 bucks I ever spent. I usually wear them or just go barefoot when I'm training parkour.

[QUOTE=Krepps;23805223]It's not about the foot, it's about the joints.[/QUOTE] Well then the surface they run on is pretty much irrelevant so I have no idea why you were persuing the asphalt argument (as savanna may be soft on the surface but it's pretty much as hard as asphalt in general), and running barefoot will be fine, because it has been proven that there is a huge decrease in the force on the foot and leg from running on the balls of your feet rather than the heels. [QUOTE=Krepps;23805223]A few people swear by it. Most people, including almost all professionals, use shoes.[/QUOTE] You may perform better in shoes but that does not mean that it is as healthy. As well as this, the fact that people without shoes have shown they are world class and compete fine with people wearing shoes shows that performance does not have to be an issue either if they get the technique down. Shoes may be fine, but we can be sure that barefoot is fine because that is what we have evolved with.

I go barefoot all the time in the summer, except when I am going in the car or somewhere that is too far to walk\dumb to walk barefoot around.

[QUOTE=nono345;23803881]great until you step on glass and your day is ruined[/QUOTE] Or you go on public transport and someone steps on your foot.