Shoes or bare foot?

sakurablossoms82
sakurablossoms82 Posts: 62 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I was wondering, when you are doing work outs at home do you put on shoes or not? Personally I rarely wear shoes during my workouts unless I feel I need the support of a shoe with lots of jumping.

How about you?

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  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    Barefoot! My feet seem to be stronger and my stability has improved since I started exercising this way but I really enjoy going barefoot because it just feels free, natural and fun to me! :)
  • IronIsMyTherapy
    IronIsMyTherapy Posts: 482 Member
    Shoes, because I dont trust not dropping a weight on them
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,803 Member
    It all depends on what workouts. I jog and walk on my treadmill and I use an indoor rowing machine: neither of those would be very pleasant without shoes. Strength training would be possible, but not advisable (dirty garage floor and high risk of injuring myself).

    For general bodyweight exercises (push-ups, planks etc.) in the living room, I don't bother with shoes.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I do barefoot unless using my treadmill. I tried it barefoot, but it rubs my feet raw! My floor is hard rubber topped by a thin carpet, so no shoes needed for all other workouts.
  • ladyzherra
    ladyzherra Posts: 438 Member
    I love being barefoot but my feet sweat too much that it becomes a hazard for slipping. Ewwww, I know. So I wear barefoot running shoes. I like Merrell.
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Depends on the exercise. Socks for squats, deadlifts, leg curl (don’t want my shoes to damage the pads), and decline sit ups (again, don’t want the shoes to damage the pads).

    I tried rowing in my socks, but that went awry, so shoes for all cardio and shoes for upper day are a must. I also wear shoes for leg press.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    I have raised-heel squat shoes. I press barefoot. I have chuck high-tops for deadlifts.
  • fitnessinmy30s
    fitnessinmy30s Posts: 377 Member
    Just watch out for legos!!!!!
  • nanastaci2020
    nanastaci2020 Posts: 1,072 Member
    Shoes. I feel like I have better balance.
  • nanastaci2020
    nanastaci2020 Posts: 1,072 Member
    fitnessinmy30s wrote: »
    Just watch out for legos!!!!!

    This is a well established joke in my house. My daughter's dog is named Lego.

    But yes, any parent who has stepped on a lego once knows the PAIN.
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
    Shoes, always. But very flat and flexible. Either Vivobarefoot or Nike frees of some description.

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