Shoes off, dogs out — barefoot walking might just be the natural remedy you’ve been missing. While most of us are used to ...

Many experts extoll the virtues of barefooting, or ditching your shoes and walking barefoot. For those who want to approximate the feeling of walking barefoot but prefer the protection that shoes ...

When you walk in the door and kick off your shoes, does it actually hurt the health of your feet to walk around barefoot on hard floors? It’s not the most comfortable feeling, but doctors say ...

A 2007 study compared how people walk in shoes vs. barefoot. They found there was 12% less of an impact on the knee when the walker was barefoot. Of course, barefoot walking isn't always feasible.

In the modern age, however, many people may never have experienced walking barefoot. Soft socks are typically placed on newborns from birth, followed by well-fitting shoes as toddlers. Eventually ...

He explained that the primary benefit of walking barefoot is the reinforcement of the muscles in the feet, which tend to weaken “as we age and wear shoes.” These muscles are closely linked to our ...

According to the Cambridge Dictionary — and experts ranging from podiatrists to dermatologists — walking barefoot means having no shoes or socks on. “Barefoot is skin to ground,” explained licensed ...