The more time I spend barefoot, the more I realise how weak my feet are.

Something so natural to life, I'm essentially teaching my feet how to walk again.

I was out for a short hike yesterday.

A simple Sugar Loaf climb.

There was a mother with her son, he was maybe only five years old.

BAREFOOT.

Here I am promoting being barefoot, while wearing my (barefoot style) SHOES and this small human embodies everything I believe in.

I was amazed... and also very jealous.

As on the return down the Loaf home I decided it was time to take my shoes off.

I struggled on the loose ground that only 20mins ago a young boy RAN full speed up.

So where are we going wrong?

Lots of places!

But here are three exercises as a starting point to regain the strenght our feet have lost.

Towel Curls

Place a small towel on the ground and curl it towards you, using only your toes.
Try 2min for each foot.

Towel Pickup

Similar to another exercise picking marbles up with your feet.
Pick the towel up off the ground with one foot and place it in front of the other to pick up.
Try this for 3min total.

Advanced - Towel Pass

An advanced version of this is to pass the towel to the other foot while off the ground.
Lift the towel from the ground, pass it to the other foot, place it back on the floor and repeat.
Try this for 2min.

Hindu Squat - Paused

The most demanding of the exercises, the paused Hindu Squat.
Coming up high onto to your toes, start to come down into a squat.
Make sure you make at least parallel, but no lower with this squat.
Hold for as long as you can!
Wait 1min rest time and repeat.

Intrinsic
/in'tinzik/

adjective

belonging naturally; essential.

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