Perks of Walking Barefoot
Channel: The Relaxed Male
Date: 2019-05-25

It is time for folks to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air. Yet many people do so with shoes on their feet. This week is about walking outdoors barefoot and the benefits that can be had from stripping off the Keds. 

You get to experience the help of a natural reflexology treatment just by making contact with the ground. The different bumps, sticks, rocks and other textures on the ground press against different parts of your foot. There are places on your barefoot that cover the organs and other systems in your body.
For more information: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/what-is-reflexology/faq-20058139

Then there is the effect of coming in contact with the earth and grounding yourself. You may have heard that electricity likes to find the shortest distance to the ground. If you are not in contact with the earth you can touch something like an electric fence and not get shocked. Yet the moment you make contact with the ground there is a zap.

Many people believe that our bodies are electric, We use bioelectricity to send signals to our muscles to move and other actions our body takes. There is a thought that we build up electricity and that there are benefits to have contact with the ground. That benefit is that you drain off that built up electricity. I don't know if how much is true but I do know that after walking around barefoot or coming in contact with the earth I feel calmer and focused. So that is what I base my theory on.

Walking barefoot also works your foot. It stretches your ligaments and tendons in your foot that is often bound up by your shoes. Your foot doesn't bend as naturally as it does when you are unshodden. So get a healthier foot by traipsing around without the tennis shoes on.