Does Anyone Else Exercise Barefoot?

just make sure you don't do a lot of impact on them

but i do the same, there are actually clubs that walk barefeet!

It depends for me. If I am on my carpet and doing cardio then I am usually barefoot, but if I do my cardio on my hard floor then I wear shoes. It depends on what mood I am in, and what workout I am doing. If I need to have friction, then I wear my shoes.

Only when I do the Yoga Meltdown. Otherwise I have on sneakers that have some kind of 'technology' to them

I do too now. I did buy a pair of light weight for use at home but now I use Susan Fleetwoodthem in the gym.
It's just second nature to workout bearfoot, but then I also use a yoga mat and sure it saves time

I do too!

I used to take a cardio kick class that was in bare feet, and I also would exercise at home barefooted most of the time. Unfortunately now I have something called plantar fasciitis (inflammation across the arch of your foot) which is caused by spending too much time without shoes on, also from not wearing supportive shoes. Now I have to walk around in sneakers when I'm just home hanging out - if I go more than a day barefoot the pain comes back :frown:

i do 50% of the time :-)

i suffered from the same thing ( plantar fasciitis ) and found that wearing shoes actually made the pain worse, i was on anti inflammatory meds for about a month and now everything is back to normal...

If you like to exercise barefoot, the best option is to use Vibram Five Finger shoes. I have a pair and use them when I play racquetball or run. Studies have shown that the best shock absorber is the human foot. Only recently have we made shoes that have trained us to land heal fist when we run. When you wear them, expect sore caves for a while, but you get used to it. I have sesamoiditis in my right foot and I either have to wear my Vibrams or tennis shoes with orthodics. Both methods work for me and were suggested by my podiatrist.

I do this too if im just working out in the living rm to my fitness dvds. we have carpet so there is no sense in putting my shoes on and i feel I like it best w no socks on. I feel it gives me more traction and stabilty & I feel i dont slide and slip around as much if I have no socks on. so yes at home I will do that but we got carpet. if we didnt have carpet, Itd prob be different

I only do yoga barefoot. Anything else I wear my shoes.

I love that you just couldn't be bothered wearing shoes xD

I can't bring myself to run barefoot unless i'm running on the beach.

I had been exercising barefoot until the last couple of days. I started wearing shoes for a couple of reasons, but I enjoy working out barefoot.

I'm living in Japan right now, and when you go to the gym you need to wear seperate indoor tennis shoes. Unfortunately, I only brought one pair of tennis shoes with me and they are def outside.

So, I workout in bare feet. It sounds kind of gross, but it's the norm. When I go to dance practice, bare feet.

And, since I have tatami mats at home (and you can't wear shoes on them) I work out at home in bare feet.

At first, I thought it was really weird. But, I found I actually can last longer in workouts. THe other day I went to a zumba class where we had to wear shoes and THEN my feet hurt. Imagine that? Not wearing shoes makes it easier on my feet to work out.

Also, maybe I just have bad shoes?

If I am working out at home I am barefoot. My livingroom is carpeted and I figure it causes less noise for the people living in the appartment below me :laugh: I ave relatvely flat feet and find it hard to find runners that fit properly that don't cause cramping in my feet or blisters. I do wear them when walking outside though.