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    Shoes or bare feet?

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    • Posts: 1,075 Member
      Bare foot or barefoot style very minimalist shoes. Every workout is in this style. Heavy lift days, runs, long hikes, aerobics, etc. I transitioned to barefoot after 2 separate bouts of stress fractures about 15-16 years ago and have not looked back. My lower legs gained so much strength and I have not dealt with shin splints or the horrible stress fractures since.
    • Posts: 540 Member
      edited March 2021
      Shoes. Feel like I have more balance. I have a couple pairs of indoor only shoes (only put them on when exercising).
    • Posts: 6,609 Member
      Shoes. I've a pair dedicated to indoor use. I need the support. I roll my ankles frequently, going on week 3 of tenderness from the last one, and after I had plantar fasciitis I realized I need the support.
    • Posts: 80 Member
      Barefoot indoors where socially acceptable. Barefoot shoes (I love vivobarefoot) pretty much everywhere else!
    • Posts: 3,554 Member
      Of course we all wear shoes when we're doing stuff like spin bike or treadmill (not that I have one, sadly). The question is what to wear when you're doing a "rug workout" of some kind. I do a combo of ab-crunches, push-ups, bar curls, and bands. Except for abs, I don't like doing it barefoot, so it do it in my indoor Ugs. I've also had a pair of indoor-only Crocks that were great for the purpose.
    • Posts: 361 Member
      I wear shoes most of the times. When I'm indoor cycling I'm using my cycling shoes with cleats. When I'm lifting I use shoes with elevated heels and a big flat sole. Not using shoes when I'm doing body weight exercises, stretching etc.
    • Posts: 26 Member
      If I am jumping rope or doing any sort of cardio then shoes. For strength training I prefer barefoot.
    • Posts: 20 Member
      I'll go barefoot when I'm at home. I don't like wearing shoes on my carpet and socks make me feel like I'm going to slide all over the place.
    • Posts: 81 Member
      No shoes if it's carpet or there's a mat involved. But...most of my workouts are on a spin bike or in my basement (concrete floor), In which case I wear an old pair of Reebok HIIT trainers
    • Posts: 18,842 Member
      Leg day where squats and dead's would have a negative effect from unequal leg length issue, I wear flats with insert on required side.
      Upper day barefoot.
      Barefoot as much as possible to keep feet strong.

      That's it for in the house.
      If trail running and no snow I do minimalist shoes (Merrell or 5FG until they fall apart).
      Road or path is 0 drop semi-minimalist for attempted most natural foot movement.

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