All commence our lives barefoot (and in many cases spend our entire first year that way) yet the fact we also spend the majority of this same year crawling seems not to lessen their zeal-like passion for this point.

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Along those lines, I’d point out that our feet were designed to go barefoot, indeed, but they did not evolve to encounter concrete, asphalt, or glass. Sand burrs and thorns? Sure. Prickly grasses, yes indeedy. But not pavement. So I’m not sure I agree with the idea that my toesies should be barefoot on asphalt.

But by all means, Miz, get thyself to a football field and try doing a little easy jogging! It feels wonderful!

I just recently started dancing again (Jazz Dance) and we warm up barefoot, and often dance barefoot. I have to say that my feet have become much more grounded and strong. When dancing you really need to be able to ground your feet, even when you’re on eleve (on the balls of your feet– tiptoe). This requires you to be able to stretch out your toes and grab… something that is hard at first if your feet are used to being squished together into shoes.

I’ve found also that after 3 months of classes my feet don’t hurt anymore when standing in my kitchen for several hours– which they did before I started really working them out.

Some part of me really does think that all of this “support” shoes give us makes our muscles weak, and therefore need support. I’m sure there are exceptions– there always are. But just seeing how much better my feet FEEL after three months of working them… I eschew my shoes even more now!

I do understand the “ickies” that people get when thinking about walking around barefoot out int he public sector. I’ve been seriously considering geting a pair of vibrams for when I’m out and about. Seems like good protection while still getting to “move your tootsies”.

But then I’m not a runner, so that’s a whole ‘nother ball of wax.