Footwear has become such an important part of human life, but it's often taken for granted considering only about 20% of the total world population wears shoes.
When it comes to footwear, emerging trends in the fashion industry and individual style preferences dictate what the shoes we choose, and because of this we tend to ignore comfort, and, more importantly, our health.
Going barefoot is probably the easiest way to do this. You should take your shoes off and walk barefoot for at least half an hour a day as going sans shoes has many incredible health benefits...
It Clears The Mind
When you are walking barefoot, your mind knowingly and unknowingly looks for rocks or thorns or any harsh surface on the way. At this moment, your mind clears itself from everything and lets you focus on the present.
Natural Yoga Exercise
Yoga helps in rejuvenating and strengthening your body. Similarly, walking barefoot strengthens and stretches the muscles, ligaments and tendons in your feet, ankles and carves. This also reduces the knee strain.
Brings a Good Sleep
Walking barefoot on the moist grass has been considered as the ultimate natural cure for insomnia. When the sole of foot comes in direct contact with the grass, the skin absorbs the energy from the ground. This also refreshes the skin of the foot.
Reduces Anxiety and Depression
Walking barefoot helps in decreasing the anxiety level and even depression. Walking barefoot is known to release endorphins, which makes you feel happy and good and keeps you stress-free.
Natural Reflexology
Your feet has reflex points to all your body parts. And walking barefoot provides the needed pressure on these reflex points, resulting in better functioning of the organs in the body. The tenderness, if any, in the foot will go away with time and will leave your body rejuvenated.
Improves Body Balance
Standing or walking barefoot helps in improving the balance of the body. When you are barefoot and your foot are in direct contact with the ground, your toes attain a better grip. Thus, giving a more steady balance to the body.
Embrace Nature
When you are barefoot and out, you tend to embrace the nature to its fullest as you feel more closely connected to Mother Nature. The sunshine on the face, the wind flowing through the trees and absorbing all the non-toxic elements of the earth allows you to make direct contact with the positive energy of the earth and charge the body with positivity.
Detoxing from the Ground
Walking barefoot on the beach helps the foot to connect to the wet moist sand and get negative ions. These negative ions detoxify the human body effectively and calm the nervous system, thus synchronizing the hormonal cycles and physiological rhythms in the body.
Better Circulation
Going barefoot along with strengthening of the muscles, allows a better circulation of blood through the legs and the feet. This eventually results in decreased pains in the legs.
A Sense of Freedom
The most instant felt benefit of going barefoot is freedom. The foot usually confined in the footwear gives a feeling of being caged. When you go barefoot, even the mind feels the liberty and send positive vibrations through the body.