Excerise with or without sneakers

SugarMagnolia1979
SugarMagnolia1979 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I exercise in my bare feet because I find sneakers a bit too bulky to wear in the house. I was told that I should be wearing shoes. I was just wondering what the general consensus is on this topic.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'd say it would depend on the exercise..."exercise" is a pretty broad term.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,673 Member
    edited March 2018
    I like barefoot, but it doesn't work for me for everything. For me:

    Yoga - Barefoot
    Lifting (home) - socks (on carpet so not slippery) or barefoot
    Lifting (gym) - shoes
    Rowing machine (home, team room, race) - socks
    Rowing machine (gym) - shoes
    Spin class - shoes
    Bike - shoes
    Aerobics type stuff - shoes
    Kung fu, tai chi - slippers with fabric soles
    Rowing shell - socks (boat has integral shoes)
    Canoe or kakak - non-bulky flexible shoes or boots
    Walking - shoes

    Some things need stick, slide, cushioning, protection, . . . .
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    If you've already been exercising that way without ill effects, keep doing so.

    I generally workout barefoot as much as possible when at home.
  • danika2point0
    danika2point0 Posts: 197 Member
    I never wear shoes or socks when exercising at home. I do yoga, pilates, HIIT, and strength.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Shoes always.
  • chantalemarie
    chantalemarie Posts: 65 Member
    barefeet all the way. or if you want an in between option get those socks with the grippies on the bottom
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I don't wear shoes when exercising at home unless using my treadmill or the new rower
  • BeccaLoves2lift
    BeccaLoves2lift Posts: 375 Member
    I prefer barefeet if I'm at home.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Shoes except yoga. Got plantar fasciitis doing plyometrics barefoot.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    I'm a bare foot at home kind of gal.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I do both. I workout from home so I have a lot of pairs that support my feet for various activities. The main pairs I wear are lightweight and flexible.

    For Pilates, yoga and bodyweight work (except squats and lunges) I wear socks.

    Activities like plyo, HIIT and high impact aerobics proper shoes are a must for me for support.
  • PDR85
    PDR85 Posts: 372 Member
    If I am at home, bare foot for everything (unless I am running more than a couple houses distance down the sidewalk). Unfortunately at the gym, they tend to frown on that...
  • makinemjellis
    makinemjellis Posts: 91 Member
    I'm always barefoot if I can get away with it. Certain exercises trigger a problem in the arch of my feet and it's usually worse if I'm wearing shoes. If I'm barefoot sometimes I can get away with doing them.
  • jefamer2017
    jefamer2017 Posts: 416 Member
    Shoes for me. I tend to twist my ankle without them.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    jefamer2017 wrote: »
    Shoes for me. I tend to twist my ankle without them.

    That's odd. Usually the height of the shoes midsole increases chances of twisting an ankle.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    edited March 2018
    At home, barefoot for DVD workouts, lifting, yoga, etc. I have a running treadmill on which I wear shoes for running, and I also have a treadmill desk for walking while I work from home. Walking on my treadmill desk I do barefoot, but I did have to work up to it slowly, since sometimes it's for hours at a time. I feel that my arches have gotten stronger by so much barefoot walking.

    These days I wear shoes for running or walking outdoors, but I've been known in the past to run barefoot or in minimalist shoes.

    If I went to a gym, I'd wear shoes for the obvious gross factor :smile:
  • hikingatoz
    hikingatoz Posts: 31 Member
    Most of the time barefoot, with the exception I put shoes on for tabata rounds when doing 8 counts or burpess. I'm always afraid I will break a toe when going hard with those exercises, which I do on hard wood floors. I imagine if I hard carpet it would be a different story.
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    I'm shoes all the time when working out. I just feel like I need the support they provide.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    I feel like I lift better barefoot, but I'm so afraid I'm going to drop something on my damn toe :# Socks are too slippery in my garage, I have those mats underneath.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    butterfli7o wrote: »
    I feel like I lift better barefoot, but I'm so afraid I'm going to drop something on my damn toe :# Socks are too slippery in my garage, I have those mats underneath.

    I used to say that too but truthfully, shoes aren't much help if you drop weights on them.
  • meloyellow27
    meloyellow27 Posts: 29 Member
    I'm team barefoot! I typically do HIIT workouts with strength training.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I usually don't wear shoes to exercise at home. Mostly wood floor, rug or yoga mat sometimes.
  • DamienAngelica
    DamienAngelica Posts: 281 Member
    I workout and do yoga at home barefoot.
  • TiisTitanium
    TiisTitanium Posts: 235 Member
    I try to workout barefoot as much as possible. The only place I go that forces me to wear shoes is ballet class where you have to wear ballet shoes. The foot is like your hand in terms of functionality so wearing shoes would be like wearing mittens to workout. My workouts involve lifting, calisthenics, yoga and aerial related activities so the lack of footwear is related to this. If I was into running or cycling I would say my answer would be very different.
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