Anya’s Reviews on the Benefits of Being Barefoot and Why to Choose Barefoot Shoes
Dec 8, 2022 ·
51m 20s
Episode Highlights With Anya - How she studied four languages including Russian and Chinese! - Her personal story with foot health and foot problems that led her to research minimal...
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- How she studied four languages including Russian and Chinese!
- Her personal story with foot health and foot problems that led her to research minimal footwear
- How pregnancy made her foot problems worse and how this led her to research alternatives to overly supportive shoes
- When her foot pain got super severe and started causing other joint pain as well
- The book that opened her eyes to another way to heal her feet
- What foot shaped footwear and barefoot shoes are and why they are important
- How to rehab feet and transition to better footwear
- The benefits of barefoot time when possible
- What to look for in barefoot shoes and all the different types available
- How sitting too much can also create foot issues even if kids aren’t wearing restrictive footwear
- The main things to look for in foot friendly footwear: foot shaped (asymmetric), flat, zero drop, bendable
- Exercises and movements for strengthening and mobilizing feet
- What toe yoga is and how to do it
- Her take on toe spreaders and when they can be beneficial
- Tips for making the transition easier
- Fascia release tools and how they can be helpful
- Her parting advice: You don’t have to be a foot nerd and be only barefoot to benefit from the ideas of this and how to 80/20 it
- Anya's Reviews - website
- Anya's Instagram
- Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear by Katy Bowman
- CARS video from Hunter Fitness
- Vivo Barefoot
- Xero Shoes
- Earth Runners
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- Acupressure Rock Mat
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