A foot binding for use with a gliding board, comprising: a base constructed and arranged to be secured to a gliding board to secure a rider's foot to the gliding board, the base including medial and lateral sides, a heel end, a toe end, a heel-toe direction that extends from the heel end to the toe end, and a bottom surface arranged to contact a top surface of a gliding board; a heel hoop having a heel portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion, the heel portion extending across the heel end of the base and connecting the medial portion and lateral portion together, the medial portion attached to the medial side and extending along at least a portion of the medial side of the base in the heel-toe direction, the lateral portion attached to the lateral side and extending along at least a portion of the lateral side of the base in the heel-toe direction; and at least one foot engagement member secured to the base and constructed and arranged to secure the rider's foot relative to the base; wherein at least a part of the medial portion is movable relative to the medial side about a medial axis that is generally along the heel-toe direction, or at least a part of the lateral portion is movable relative to the lateral side about a lateral axis that is generally along the heel-toe direction, the medial and lateral portions being fixed relative to the base in the heel-toe direction and in a direction away from the bottom surface of the base, characterised in that: the medial and lateral portions being attached to the heel portion, and the heel portion connecting the medial and lateral portions together such that the heel portion of the heel hoop provides a resilient biasing of the medial and lateral portions. a base constructed and arranged to be secured to a gliding board to secure a rider's foot to the gliding board, the base including medial and lateral sides, a heel end, a toe end, a heel-toe direction that extends from the heel end to the toe end, and a bottom surface arranged to contact a top surface of a gliding board; a heel hoop having a heel portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion, the heel portion extending across the heel end of the base and connecting the medial portion and lateral portion together, the medial portion attached to the medial side and extending along at least a portion of the medial side of the base in the heel-toe direction, the lateral portion attached to the lateral side and extending along at least a portion of the lateral side of the base in the heel-toe direction; and at least one foot engagement member secured to the base and constructed and arranged to secure the rider's foot relative to the base; wherein at least a part of the medial portion is movable relative to the medial side about a medial axis that is generally along the heel-toe direction, or at least a part of the lateral portion is movable relative to the lateral side about a lateral axis that is generally along the heel-toe direction, the medial and lateral portions being fixed relative to the base in the heel-toe direction and in a direction away from the bottom surface of the base, characterised in that: the medial and lateral portions being attached to the heel portion, and the heel portion connecting the medial and lateral portions together such that the heel portion of the heel hoop provides a resilient biasing of the medial and lateral portions. the medial and lateral portions being attached to the heel portion, and the heel portion connecting the medial and lateral portions together such that the heel portion of the heel hoop provides a resilient biasing of the medial and lateral portions.