Exercise in your living room barefoot?
WalkingGirl1985
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Does anyone else do this? Or do you reccomend I wear shoes while doing workout DVDs?
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I have to wear shoes otherwise my feet cramp up;(0
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in livingroom = I am always barefoot while working out0
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I just wear socks, on my beach towels. No problems.0
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To be honest with you I do both. Sometimes I exercise without shoes especially when I'm doing pilates. Zumba is easier with my sneakers on though. I guess it's whatever you feel comfortable with :drinker:0
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I end up triping if I wear shoes lol0
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I'm barefoot unless I'm running on the treadmill0
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I have to wear shoes because my feet slide on the carpet!0
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My feet hurt less if I wear shoes, but if my daughter is awake and running around when I'm exercising I tend to go barefoot for fear of stepping on her toes! But, ideally, I'd wear shoes when I exercise...even if it is in the middle of the living room.0
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Barefoot! I figure if there's a whole movement about barefoot running, barefoot aerobics can't be that bad. Probably helps keep your feet more in the proper position!
That's aside from the face that the shoes add weight and make me far more likely to trip on the carpet!0 -
Depends on the workout. If it's stretching and/or yoga, then barefoot might be cool. If it's a strenous rapid pace type of workout, then shoes might be best. Depends on how your feet feel as you workout. Just test it out and see what works best for you.0
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It's barefoot for me!!0
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I have linoleum flooring, and I normally just wear socks. (playing Zumba) But after a while my knee started to hurt. I cant say if it was from not wearing shoes or from going to the gym so much here lately. But I have always heard that its good to have support on your feet.......??0
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I usually go barefoot. I find sneakers distracting as I have hardwood floor... I dunno it's weird. I think I'm being too loud even though I live in a basement apartment!0
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Depends what I am doing. If it's cardio and I'll be moving a lot, I use shoes. If it's lifting or yoga, I go barefoot.0
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I vote wear shoes. Lack of arch support can lead to flat feet. I woke up one morning with planter fascitis. Horrible heal pain. I've had to wear expensive orthotics ever since. Be good to your feet. Wear good shoes.0
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I do it all barefoot except for lower-body weight lifting, which I do wearing chuck taylors.
Edit: including running on the treadmill barefoot. it changed everything.0 -
If doing an aerobic type workout I go socks or barefoot cause my shoes catch on the carpet otherwise.0
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Well when i do my pilates i usually do it barefoot...i think its better that way..but shoes could be fine too..i guess it just depends on what exercise your doing.0
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My ankles and knees would be screaming if I didn't!0
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I vote wear shoes. Lack of arch support can lead to flat feet. I woke up one morning with planter fascitis. Horrible heal pain. I've had to wear expensive orthotics ever since. Be good to your feet. Wear good shoes.
I agree. You need arch support.0 -
I hate wearing shoes so I go without any chance I get. I also work out on a mat at home. When I'm at the gym, I have shoes on. Buuuuut I do have planter fascitis due to my ridiculously high arches so I just make sure that I wear my arch supports the rest of the day.0
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I have to wear shoes otherwise my feet cramp up;(
me too, it sux. It also sux wearing tennis shoes on carpet. Might as well glue my feet to the floor.0 -
I do go barefoot, doing exercises in my living room (no shoes allowed on the carpet) However, I have considered lately about wearing my tennis shoes while I am on the elliptical. I believe it depends on the arch of your foot.0
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I wear shoes because I have hardwood flooring. My feet slide all over it! LOL0
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I'm almost always barefoot including when I workout, I always think I SHOULD wear shoes, especially for the jump training parts... but I don't, so far I'm ok0
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I think it depends on the type workout you're doin. If it involves a lot of jumping (plyometrics for example) I where a good pair of crosstrainers.0
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Pilates and yoga I do barefoot...but anything else I have to wear shoes or my arches try to murder me.0
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I wear my shoes I Just feel more supported.0
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I do it barefoot... Got to since I'm in an apartment with squeaky floors. But if I didnt, i always did it barefoot0
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Barefoot on the Wii board, slippers with rubber soles otherwise, shoes when I go outside. With the wood floors we dicided when we moved in that we wouldn't wear shoes in the house.0
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