About two years ago, Claire Haeuptle, a physical therapist based in San Diego, was interested in strengthening the muscles and ligaments of her feet. Haeuptle, who played four years of collegiate ...

Walking barefoot can make your foot and leg muscles stronger. Grounding, walking without shoes, can reduce stress and improve mental health. Be careful of getting cuts, fungal infections, or injuries ...

A growing number of trainers say barefoot workouts could be the secret to better balance, posture, and mobility—starting from ...

Gordon Hlavenka, Bethany Vedder, Debi Jellema and Ken Grossinger find it somewhat baffling that U.S. consumers buy 1.3 billion pairs of shoes every year, or about five pairs for every man, woman and ...

For most of our 200,000 years of existence as a species, humans have walked the planet barefoot. It’s only in the last 40,000 years that shoes have come into style. We evolved to feel the ground under ...

The barefoot movement is gathering pace, promising closer connection to the terrain and our evolutionary heritage. But is the key to better running really what you wear – or don’t wear – on your feet?

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Hop on the barefoot shoe trend today Izzy Baskette is a shopping writer for PEOPLE with five years of experience in digital media. She ...

Not even a global health crisis can stop people from behaving weirdly on planes. Case in point: Travelers are still going barefoot on flights. Despite airlines mandating passengers wear masks on board ...