Shoespiracy with The Barefoot Podiatrist
Footwear is a complicated issue, made only more complicated by the marketing power of the big brands.
For years, we have been told we need structured, supportive shoes to help protect and maintain healthy feet. But is this really true? Are our feet really unable to support us through life, or have certain features in modern shoes been slowly weakening and altering our feet, making us more reliant on the footwear that caused the issues in the first place.
Listen in as Paul discusses the 6 features in shoes we need to be avoiding to step closer to healthier feet and movement patterns.
“when we’re barefoot our foot can mold over the different surfaces we’re walking on. But when we’re wearing a stiff type of shoe, our foot will only have to adapt to that one surface.”