The Barefoot Babes Podcast

All Things Barefoot


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Today we are covering one of our favorite topics: going barefoot! This topic is near and dear to our hearts, as you probably guessed by our podcast name. 


We will cover:

  • The anatomy of your feet and ankles and how that impacts the rest of the chain

  • What are barefoot shoes

  • How going barefoot or wearing barefoot shoes compares to conventional footwear

  • Grounding

  • Steps to take if you want to go barefoot 


  • Sources for more info:

    “The Truth About Shoes” (short video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQbklLO62k 

    Video on grounding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lWbSnY3YuQ 

    Paper about grounding (sites several other papers/studies) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/#:~:text=Earthing%20(also%20known%20as%20grounding,the%20ground%20into%20the%20body. 


    Barefoot shoes brands:

    Earth Runners

    XeroShoes 

    Lems 

    Vivo 

    There are many more out there for different lifestyles and price ranges

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    The Barefoot Babes PodcastBy Josie and Sarah Anne