Wearing Barefoot Shoes
I have used “barefoot shoes” for more than a decade. Only occasionally, I wear something else. It started with a pair of Vibram five fingers, but after family complaints about the weird-looking toes, I moved on to various types of “normal” minimalistic shoes, such as the ones from Vivo Barefoot. Yesterday, I wore a pair of Birkenstock sandals and immediately noticed how strange it felt when I started my daily standstill session. I felt it impacted my stance; I swayed more and felt less grounded. By coincidence, I was interrupted halfway through the session and decided to stop my standstill and start over again. Then I took the opportunity to switch to a pair of barefoot shoes for the new session. I immediately noticed how different it felt to stand still with a thin versus thick sole. This relates to why I wear barefoot shoes in the first place. ...