When you workout at home...

KansasGal

say to like a dvd, do you wear shoes? for some reason I cannot wear shoes when I work out! I seem to move more and faster when I am barefoot!

Scott613

I never wear shoes when I work out at home.....never

Seaki

I always have bare feet when I work out at home

cweiler4

Always barefoot!

sunshinestorm

I don't wear shoes, I'm working out in my carpeted living room. I've thought about this and it might be better on my feet to wear shoes, but I would definitely wear them if I had a hard surface I was working out on such as hardwood floors. I'm on the 3rd floor of my apartment and I don't want to disturb my neighbors below with my early morning workouts!

sarahkova

ALWAYS wear shoes for working out..in fact I have a pair of shoes with clean socks sitting on the dog kennel for tomorrow morning.

I need the support for my arches.

JulieBoBoo

it depends on the workout

healthybodylifespirit

Im so glad to see this topic. I do a couple different DVDs at home on a carpeted surface. And I've seriously been considering doing it in barefeet because some moves (30 Day Shred - cardio butt kicks specifically) I feel like my feet are glued to the floor because of the carpet!

nerdyandilikeit

I tried wearing shoes for like Just Dance kind of stuff, but on the carpet I found it annoying trying to do the moves in my sneakers. For like strength training and anything high impact like jumping or running in place on my Wii Fit, shoes are a must.

M77308

I always wear shoes. For some reason it hurts my feet if I don't - maybe I just need the extra support.

AnnaPixie

I do high impact aerobics so always wear trainers (shoes?) for that, to cushion impact.

For resistance training, or yoga or stretching, I dont bother/need to :bigsmile:

idiocracy

Barefoot on the yoga mat. Doing Nike Training Club.

IndioCapoeira

U usually don't wear shoes unless I am doing plyometrics. When I do plyo's I feel sneakers cushion my landing.

mermx

I`ve got laminate floor and wear wii socks they have little pads on the bottom so I don`t slip

jacksonpt

I have to have shoes on, otherwise I slip.

suzieb1971

yep, i wear my trainers. for some silly reason, i dont feel right exercising without them, haha.

melissaga79

I don't like to wear shoes either. I like doing the walk-a-mile dvds with the 1,2,3, or 4 mile walks. I always do them barefoot at home and in my office on my lunch hour

Amyding115

Barefoot!

conidiring

I work out in the concrete floor in my basement, so I do wear shoes for my cardio...when I'm doing stretch and stuff like that I do it upstairs on the carpet and let me toes breath!

I should also say that I'm a barefoot aholic otherwise, if shoes are not necessary (work, stores, restaurants, etc. ) my feet are free and happy!

chocolateandvodka

when i work out at home i am nearly ALWAYS in the buff. maybe a sports bra, maybe shoes depending on what i'm doing. but most likely, in the nude.

baisleac

Insanity - Yes, cross trainers.
Weight lifting - Yes, either pair of tennis
Yoga - Never
Parkour - Yes, cross trainers usually - we have lots of weeds in the yard.

We have carpet directly over concrete. If there was ever padding, it's long since disappeared.

meggers123

I'm either barefoot or wearing my VFFs... which is pretty much barefoot

CALake

Barefoot for everything but plyo. I guess I'm more concerned about wearing down the carpet than protecting my feet!

Louisemyers29

Always in trainers except for my yoga workouts. I fear I'll damage myself with the high impact I do particularly as any weight you carry will impact your joints greatly. I'd rather not run the risk of severely damaging myself when just wearing trainers provides me with comfortable support.
Plus the resistance of carpet on trainers means I have to work harder. How can that be a bad thing!

jmruef

I wear tennies - can't do plank position stuff barefoot. If it's yoga, though, I'm barefoot.

LaDiablesse

I wear shoes for everything but the yoga & stretch type stuff that I do.

brittbergh

I usually start out with shoes on but I end up kicking them off about half way through. I have yet to make it a whole workout without being bothered by shoes and my feet. I have flat feet and while I have good shoes and wonderful arch support insoles they still make me made and I like bare foot....then again I have ALWAYS enjoyed being barefoot since I was very young. The bottoms of my feet are like leather

neela31

The only time when I don't wear shoes is when I'm doing yoga or stretching.

Matiara

I used to wear shoes when I work out, but I had an epiphany a few months ago and have gone barefoot ever since. My ankles and knees have gotten a lot stronger since they're not depending on shoes for support and I also have better balance. I abhor shoes, so I'm glad I don't need them unless I'm outdoors.

KansasGal

Glad to know I am not the only one that hates wearing shoes! lol

Scorpioangel

I don't wear shoes with a lot of my workouts at home that involve weight work.