I Ditched Shoes for a Year - Here's Why

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Sneakers, stilettos, slippers, bare feet. It turns out we have a lot of opinions about what we put on our feet, what they look like, and when it’s appropriate to wear them.

After being told to put on shoes at a Starbucks last year, I began to wonder exactly how our relationship to shoes (and feet) has evolved over time. It’s a tale of good marketing, false scientific claims, and a lot of injury to the part of our bodies that are so essential for our mobility.

A BIG thank you to those who contributed their stories and voices to this episode including:
Adelya Maxinoski @adelya.max
Anna McNuff @annamcnuff
Vivo Barefoot @vivobarefoot

Key Resources used in this video:
Marlen Komar, Bustle, The Sneaky Manipulative History of Why Women Started Shaving, 2016
Statista, Global footwear market - statistics & facts, 2022
New York Times, If Shoe Won't Fit, Fix the Foot? Popular Surgery Raises Concern, 2003
Natural Footgear, The Shoe Cushioning Myth.
Runners World, Wearing minimalist footwear increases foot strength by 60 per cent, 2021
Rory Curtis, Daily activity in minimal footwear increases foot strength, Footwear Science, 2019
Vivobarefoot, Shoespiracy, 2019
Vivobarefoot, The Barefoot Movement Conference, 2021