I keep on reading about the majority of the medical community frowns upon bare feet, they believe you must have this support and that support and cushy mushy insole foot twerping reticulators.
CRAP! ALL CRAP!
We were born with feet and feet were made to be walked on and because of all this mush and push insole and support our feet never learn or become strong enough to support us. If you have flat feet, you need flat feet; if you have high arches, your body needs high arches, don't fight them. Kick off those shoes and embrace them, if you don't want to mess up your pedicure, wander around in socks but I am a convert.
Rarely do I push a product but I have to say that after switching to Vibram Five Fingers I have had little to no lower back pain and zero knee pain from walking, especially doing heavy hill work. I even ran in them quite comfortably until I had to quit running for other reasons.
Be kind to your feet and USE THEM. I had a kickstand deployment malfunction and dropped my motorcycle on my left foot, even with boots on I suffered a high ankle sprain and a sprained foot, however, the doctor said that my ankle and foot muscles were so well developed they also saved me from an actual break. Those ankle and foot muscles were strengthened from barefoot walking and running.
I wear my heels to the office, but the second I am able it is back to natural free toes.
Try it; you might like it.
If you are interested, here is some great information for beginners: Barefoot Running for Beginners.
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