Growing up my mom made fun of my feet, calling them 'caveman' feet. Theyre real flat and wide. But growing up I refused to wear heels or pointed shoes. Just because they hurt my feet. My mom complained because all I ever wantes to wear was converse or vans. Stuff that was flat and wide. I also go barefoot at home and wear flip flops in the summer. All because I felt a lot of shoes crushed my feet. It makes me happy to know I was actually doing the healthier thing with my feet. And all those years of name calling is more shame on her.
Yes absolutely! Shame on her! I have improved my feet with wearing shoes that give my toes room!! I am passing on this information to my daughter, and helping her have healthy feet.
Even converse are too narrow for me 😥 I actually love heels. So when I decide to buy them, I try to wear them around the shopping store for about 30 mins for my "test" I loved platform sneakers because I could get height but comfort. Also I think people like crocks so much because of the shape and not just amazing comfort!
I wore orthotics to support my arches for several years. This was the worst thing I could do. This weakened my arches. I quit wearing them and now wear barefoot style shoes with wide toe box, zero drop and flexible soles. I also do exercises to strengthen my feet. I used to collapse my arches during the squat but now I can hold them up. My feet have improved so much. Orthotics are likely only needed in rare cases but are overly subscribed instead of helping people strengthen their feet.
This is why I hate pointy shoes. I wear boxy type shoes. I dont care it is ugly or not in the "vogue" I like my health and comfort than looking fashionable. Same goes with my clothes
I have really narrow feet and shoes are always too wide for them..never wear pointy shoes..most of the time sneakers etc...but still in my 30s my toes started to go this way tho I have 5mm in between my toes and other fingers. I
For me, both are the best solution, depending on what I'm doing. For long periods of time standing I wear the orthotics to help support my arches because otherwise I have pain. For exercise where I am actively using my feet/arches I wear flat shoes or go barefoot. It all depends on your situation and what you are doing.
I’ve had flat feet my entire life, and I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes since 2009. Still no arch, but no foot problems. I had pain from orthotics and decided to just be barefoot most of the time. I was a college athlete and was in the Army and had no problems. My high arched friends had the foot issues.
I have genetic flat foot, and I need arches. Literally need them, no other options. The pain without them can get unbearable after a while, and the issue is in the anatomy in my foot from birth. It sucks, but it comforts me that it’s rare
I feel ya. Try like a mini “workout” that you spend seconds without the arches and spread your toes. Just like working out, we can’t do it all the time all of a sudden. We must gradually increase the activity and we will adapt at our body’s pace. Try it. It’s better than relying on doctors.
I feel you. I also have flat feet and walking, running, squatting and any exercise that tires my arch can be very painful. Additionally, the lack of the arch makes my knees bend inward, which makes walking awkward and uncomfortable and my calves tire very easily. Thankfully, I started physio exercises that help build up my arch since my problem is mainly my muscles and my bone structure is relatively well. But alas. Due to my age physio won't be able to completely correct my problem but trust me, it does help at least your muscles so they can support your arch.
@birinderwarraich1179 False. The causes of flat feet are varied. Some inherit the condition from their parents as an isolated trait, this is particularly true for children with hypermobility or “double jointed”. Others develop flat feet as part of another genetic condition. Still others develop the condition
As someone with a wide foot and narrow heel it's hard. Ironically it's easiest for me to find in heels especially boots with heels. Usually I just find my size+w (say US size 9w). If it doesn't come as a wide and depending on the shoe style (canvas, sneaker, boot) I'll size up and tighten around my ankles.
I've had flat feet for as long as I can remember and if I ever had to walk long distances they always hurt. I used to wear inserts at a very young age and then finally found shoes that hurt less but still hurt after awhile. I spent a summer walking around barefoot as much as possible because I thought about the fact that we naturally would walk around barefoot. At the end of the summer I found a video from zero shoes explaining how much better they are for you. I then bought zero drop shoes. I haven't had foot pain since. It's been about 2 years now. I even went to Universal studios for several days and the second day my friends were all complaining about their feet but my feet didn't hurt the entire time. My brother also started wearing some and loves them too.
Got flat feet thay leads to plantar fasciitis. Not sure if walking barefoot helps. Cause if i walk around at home for more than 5min then my feet hurt 😑
Weird I have flat feet and I am overweight and my feet don't hurt when I walk. Only after around 6 hours they start to hurt, but it depends on the shoes I wear too, if I walk barefoot, no pain
My friend bought me a pair of Altras. I didn’t know the brand at the time, but when he said they’re $150, I couldn’t refuse. It was weird running with it at first, but my feet felt less sore after every run. I have 4 Altras in total, runner, trainer, casual, and trekker. Try them out when you can.
I hate some of this shit from what it’s done to me. A decade of my life having to not move all because I was wearing a corset on my foot. I just needed space
@@winniesuwarni874 I think op is referring to the size of the toe box not the size of the shoe. Even if a shoe is properly sized if the toe box is too narrow it's going to be pretty uncomfortable.
@@Dexter_Morgan. as a wide footer i tend to get half size or even a full size up on most of my shoes. My 1:1 foot lengths measure around 26 cm but often i pick a 28 cm shoes, for me tho, im used to not getting my toe on the edges of the shoe, the wide foot of mine tends to fit perfectly on 28 cm and leaving some space for my toes, these way i can wear these so called narrow shoes without problem
Let’s at least be grateful this information is being made available for everyone to see. There are so many things we’ve been taught to be “correct” when it’s actually completely backwards (never squatting “knees over toes” or icing your injuries for example). Luckily, amazing professionals like Squat University are rectifying all the nonsense we’ve been taught for years and years. It makes me angry too, but we can finally start working on real solutions.
This one video changed the way I see shoes and having flat feet, and has sent me on a journey of wide toe box/barefoot shoes. Really changed my life. Thanks a million!
Haha and my family made fun of me for never wearing shoes as a kid. As an adult, no one in my family has better arches. Also, If you are looking to develop your foot muscles, try yogic foot activations !
When I was a teenager I was kinda conscious because I had a wide foot but nowadays I have learned it was actually much healthier for us to have wide toes
Growing up i had a flat foot problem and i was super tired of wearing useless things and none helping me , in my home Love to go barefoot and it has helped now and now my complete flat foot problem is gone ! But my mum always gets angry at me for being barefoot but i absolutely love it 👀
Legitimate flat foot. You can go to the doctor and have your feet looked at but if it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it. I have higher than normal arches and when I brought it up to my doctor from not being able to find shoes that just dug into my feet or being a bit 'big' even if they were my shoe size and that's what my doctor said. If it's not causing direct pain then just wear what's comfortable for you.
Flat feet are almost non existent in barefoot cultures. They may have feet that look flat, but still have very strong arches. Or they wore narrow shoes for years and need to train the foot to widen with exercises and possible toe spreaders. I switched from prescription orthotics to barefoot shoes. Took me months to build up the muscle in my flat arches for it to be comfortable. My feet probably still look flattish. Now pretty much everything feels better. Especially my back.
Could be caused by weak ass ankles caving in like mine used to. I had to focus on not letting ankles cave in and used support for arches when I played basketball and that fixed my feet.
I had surgery on my arches in middle School. I had an extra bone in both feet. I played baseball and after every game I'd be in tears. Like when you run a marathon and you push through to make it to the end that you are exhausted. It really messed with my arches. My calves are weak in the inner muscle.
FAKEEEEEEEEEEESTFUUUUUU ITS CAUSE YOU WEAR SHOES TOO SMALL AND YOUR FEET SHOULDN'T BE CRAMMED INSIDE THE TOE BOX REGION OF THE SHOES YOUR BALL OF YOUR FOOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE BALL OF THE SHE REGION
ITS CAUSE YOU WEAR SHOES TOO SMALL AND YOUR FEET SHOULDN'T BE CRAMMED INSIDE THE TOE BOX REGION OF THE SHOES YOUR BALL OF YOUR FOOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE BALL OF THE SHE REGION
our feet are our foundation. lots of pain in the legs, knees, hips, and up the body can originate from the feet. either from pronation/supination of the ankle or collapsed and fallen arches or other foot issues. wearing shoes with a narrow toe box is like modern day foot binding in a way. it deforms the foot by squishing the long bones together and pushing the big toe out of alignment. your comment that this physiotherapist has a foot fetish seems a bit narrow-minded to me. he is helping people to better understand and strengthen their foundation, their feet. if you listen to his videos, you might understand what he's getting at. I hope you have strong, healthy feet and a long life!
The only time I’ve used arch support is when recovering from an injury. I spend long times standing out in the wilderness on rocky uneven ground while fishing and hunting, and that occasionally results in pain in my foot. Arch support for a couple days tends to eliminate that pain.
This explains a lot! I used to think I had flat feet until a few years ago I noticed I suddenly had an arch. Thought it was because I started working out more, but also different type shoes more.
As someone who had big feet for my age growing up (im a 12-13 wide rn) im glad my grandmother made sure i had the right wide spread shoes ever since i was little
i got one of those feet pressure tests when I bought my running shoes. they recommended arch support for my shoes too, but after using them for a few years, I began to walk barefoot at home and be more deliberate about how I use my feet. Eventually I started getting blisters on the bottom of my arch when wearing those running shoes. I cut the arch supporting bit out of my sole, and in half a year got into good enough shape to run a 1:52 half marathon.
Yeah the arch support isn’t accurate. I mean this video is a scam but if you know how bridges are built you’d know that the way the shoes support your feet is not how you support an arch
When people kept commenting on my 5 year old's flat feet I took him to a podiatrist who then referred me to an orthopaedic surgeon. After an X-Ray showed normal bone structure, he recommended arch support with orthotics. He said if that wasn't effective they would have to SET HIS FEET IN PLASTER IN THE PREFFERRED POSITION for WEEKS at a time!! I gave the orthotics a go - it was a mission as he hardly wore shoes and we live in a hot humid climate so we got a sandal that was closed enough to hold the orthotic in place and he still battled with skin irritation. They did nothing. After reading that the arch is purely a soft tissue issue my gut said hell no to the further treatment option of plaster casts. He functioned normally and was not in any pain. He is 15 now and has normal arches. I wish I had not even bothered with the orthotics nor paid attention to the mom opinions around me in the first place.
I have flat feet and have always worn flat, wide shoes. When I have to walk or stand for long periods, I get agonising plantar fasciitis. Rigid orthotics are necessary for me if I'm going to do much walking.
ikr. unironically i don't see the point in chasing superhuman foot health if all those "correct" shoes look like shit. i have flat feet and high arches and as long as i wear (normal looking) shoes that agree with my feet in a proper size they don't bother me at all
@@mmmmmmmmaria so you care more about how you look rather than how you feel? to be fair, you have no issues wearing shoes with a narrow toe box, which means your symptoms are negligible; but your case doesn't apply to everyone. some people simply want their feet to be healthy at a functional level and can live with wearing shoes that "look like shit". maybe try stepping into their shoes. holy shit, i'm so funny.
@@baileyk I wear the "incorrect" shoes and have no complaints abt my feet so far lmao I'm not gonna go out my way to look goofy asf just bc it's supposed to help a problem i don't have
@@jetaimessul i'd argue it's a problem you don't have *yet*, but i understand. i, for one, have had terrible feet since i was 10 and have run the gamut of options when it comes to footwear, so i'm more than happy to walk around in shoes that are comfortable and allow me to walk pain-free, even if they look a little odd.
I think people like crocks so much because of the shape, not just the amazing comfort! Other shoe manufacturers should take head and design shoes for us flat wide footed people! I just want some cute heels that don't squish my feet into deformity, like is that so much to ask for?? 🤷♀️
I guess the same helps. I've had flat since birth and used to use those arch supports. But after I started going to the gym and strengthening my foot there was noticeable changes and my feet wouldn't collapse as it used to, its not a perfect arch but I can see and feel the difference. Try to hold the arch with wide spaced toes and apply strength, these are the cues that helped me.
I refused arch support junk. My feet are just flat. My toes spread out when I’m barefoot and I still barely got an arch. If you’re born a certain way there’s no reason to change it.
@@13_cmi My flat feet caused me to completely fuck up my knees playing basketball (10+ injuries in 10 years) but after fixing the arch with strengthening my ankles and some time wearing arch supports for basketball I've been pretty healthy considering that my knees are absolutely fucked already by old injuries.
@@Ho_Lii_Fuk I played basketball for the past 6 years and my knees and lower body are destroyed because of my flat feet, I stretch almost everyday for hours but when I play basketball my feet still kills, what type of exceesies and shoes did you get?
@N F nah… the teachings of chiropractic were based on a snake oils salesman that believed it could cure every ailment, even blindness or cancer. The schools are not regulated or even qualified to distribute medical teaching/advice. While mostly harmless, it is dangerous because of the fact that people might go thinking their ailment is getting better instead of seeking a real doctors opinion and prolonging their diagnosis. Furthermore, there are cases of chiropractors killing or severely harming their patients as what they practice is not truly regulated.
I have severe burning pain in both arches. That goes along with a sharp pain in the ball of the foot as well. Some doctors said that flat feet are the reason why, therefore they told me to wear orthotics. However recently they told me that I have a normal arch and the reason behind my pain is plantar fasciitis, even though I don’t have one of the most common symptoms of plantar fasciitis and which is “ a pain when you get out of bed in the morning “. My heel almost doesn’t hurt. Only the arch and the ball of the foot do.
I'm kind of obsessed with this guys anti-shoe convictions. Am I gonna do anything about this with my own feet? No. Am I gonna keep watching these? Probably
Really tho? Discovering your feet’s natural strength is quite the enjoyable and rewarding journey. Even just going for short barefoot walks, spreading your toes with your fingers, etc. Lot of relief there
@@OurNeighborsCat I mean I don't really wear shoes in my house or to take out the trash if it's not freezing if that counts? It's not really a deliberate thing though, just being too lazy to put shoes on
My brother has no arch. Completely at feet. The funny thing is he does mma and also has some signs of arthritis. He is turning 20 this December and will eventually need to get arch surgery bc of it giving him a semi inability to walk after a day of working
Although that advice is fairly good in the long term it won't help a lot. As someone who's fairly Young I have very flat feet and kind of similar to how your friends was but for me having flat feet changed the structure of my legs causing other problems in the knees/ joints of my leg and hips and turn giving me more pain. I've been trying arch support and although what you say is mostly true, arch support helps my walking better and in turn gives me less pain. It also helped the way I walked considering I walked was really weird because of my flat feet, so what I mean to say is in the long term your advice isn't very good but still good advice.
AND walk with the feet forward! So many walk with their toes/feet angled outward (usually due to weak hip issues). If they practice to walk with their foot and toes forward they would notice not only do the arches get stronger but the toes get straighter and soon the knees align with the ankle and hip. It does take 1-2 yrs but it does work.
Idk about your claim that this works for "most" people. Stats? Or just your thoughts to sell a product or make yourself seem smart? I go barefoot most of the time and let me tell you, it has done nothing to strength my arches. If i walk excessively without orthotics, it feels like my ankle tendons are tearing apart. My knees hurt. My hips hurt. Everything messes up. (And it's only received after wearing orthotics again)(and i am old enough to have experienced years when i didn't have them, and still my arches didn't improve)(and yes, my toes do sit perfectly straight and aligned) Maybe some people can have proper body alignment without arches, but some people can't. If you're going to talk about one side of the fence, you should talk about both. Otherwise, just stick to telling people to wear better shoes with larger toe boxes.
I've just always loved walking barefoot and when I go out I usually wear chunky sneakers that have enough toe space. I didn't even do this consciously, I just always walk around barefoot at home because for some reason I hated shoes and socks as a kid. I have pretty wide feet and my toes aren't all crunched up, but my big toe is curved inwards a little and I'm thinking of getting toe spreaders to wear at home before it gets worse.
I actually really hate the “arch support” that many people advertise. It’s. Useless. And here’s why. Ask any person working in architecture how to support a bridge. When supporting an arch, you always want to support the ends of the arch, like a bridge. What this person here is doing is supporting the ends of her feet where the support of an arch come from. If you have flat feet, I don’t suggest you you get some randomly advertised arch support, instead, do as he said and buy some wider fitting shoes! Walking barefoot for longer also helps as there is nothing confining your feet to a single space
Yeah exactly this. You support an arch from the sides not the bottom. Basic biomechanics of the foot to support weight. Tho videos like this are complete scams wasting your money for their snake oil
I've had flat feet my entire life. As I've gotten much older I've developed increasing all over body pain...certain joints, knees, hips etc. I recently purchased orthotics and I have about 90% less pain!
I wore even more extreme shoe insoles like that from when I was 3 years old to 15 years old. I had so much pain all my life because of getting these and only barefoot walking seemed to really help so I threw them out when I was a teenager and it took almost 5 years to completely recover from that.
I had flat feet as a kid, wore orthotics in my shoes till I was about 9, never had a problem with my arch after that. Though I do toe-walk so that could be a different problem in the long term but it's never been a problem my whole life
I do have flat feet. I was always jealous of people, especially the ballerinas, who have high arches and slender or narrow feet. I have wide flat feet. 🥲 and I love heels and sandals. My toes squeeze in and the joints there stick out. 🥲
in most Asian society, we don't wear our shoes inside our house, only when we need to go to somewhere formal, if just going outsides, wear sandals which still won't make the structure of our foot proper.
This doesn't apply to everyone, i have good arch in my feet , but it's a compensatory one, since flat feet it's genetic, and in my case wearing an orthosis made by a professional podiatrist changed my life, i don't have pain in my ankles anymore and my toes spread out more thanks to them correcting my astragalus/tibial angle (which is the real reason of the flat foot, genetic, even if I had a decent arch and good muscle development). Don't use over the counter arch support, if you have flat feet , or pain in any part of the foot or ankle, go to a podiatrist, don't just follow TH-cam advice.
@@YaYippieYeah The thing is, because ofthe economy of my country, I can't afford something in dollars and that's without even taking into account shipping prices.
My feet are extremely flat, so flat to the point there's a noticeable bulge sticking out on the side of my foot where there's supposed to be an arch. I'm convinced this is largely a genetic issue, as the rest of my family has at least a little arch, especially my younger brother who has a great arch; and this is taking into account the fact everyone in my family wears traditional shoes. I'm not so sure if I could fix it completely even if I wear more wide toe box shoes and wear the correct toes toe spreader, not to mention working on glute medius and external rotation movement and hip work.
@@cantbreathe2022 what I was trying to say is everyone in my family wears shoes. So the only other factor that I could possibly think of that separates me from the rest of my family is plain and simple genetics. There's just no other reason for me to have super flat feet and my younger brother having a super arched foot.
@@zackisherep9246 my podiatrist made me some custom molded orthosis , they re allign my feet, and now I'm pain free after years of debilitating ankle pain, and remember I have a well-formed arch, so arch doesn't mean anything
This was me. Wore orthodics most of my life an my arch never got better. Then I started doing yoga and stopped using the orthodics. My arches got stronger and more pronounced from using and strengthening the small muscles in my feet. What a sham. I wish I was able to spend more time barefoot as a kid.
My arches were collapsed after I walked on my toes a lot as a kid. Achilles tendon was also too short so it would make walking on my feet flat extremely uncomfortable and impossible unless I was consciously focusing on my walk. Had to get 2 surgeries (1 on each foot) to correct it.
I know that you’re not supposed to do this but I always wore a size up in my shoes just so my feet wouldn’t get smashed in. People say my feet look weird but at least they aren’t the shape of my shoe 💀
I wore those same arch support when I was kid that is supposed to help create an arch and hep with my balance. Needless to say waste of money and time did not do shit
Yeah I just had a flat foot surgery and I'm glad I did it.. I have hypermobile joints so even if I wore an orthotics it won't help cause if I take it out it will go back to how it was before..
My toes are pretty wide apart whole having flat feet, so I don't really know the problem. I always wear shoes that squish my feet + arch supports, but it never really made my foot look squished.
@@Bei_Gandalfs_Bart yeah, those arch corrector things don't work. They just get flattened. But, I think I figured it out. Just resist the feeling of your shins going sideways. Do it on a tile floor to getr maximum stick on your feet, so they don't slide sideways.
What kind of shoes should I wear when it's hot outside? Slides, sandals, flip flops? I don't currently have any foot problems but I don't want to deform them.
My chiropractor recommended foot strengthening exercises, then said it wouldn't work if I didn't actually do them so the arch supports would be plan B if I'm lazy. So I got arch supports of course.
I wish someone would have told me not to wear arch supports and work on strengthening my feet instead… honestly arch supports made my feet really weak. It’s like putting a cast on your feet, muscles that aren’t used get weak… just saying… your chiropractor is right when they said do the exercises…
My only problem is I can't have my big toe come back to straight even I stop wearing narrow shoes. And I dunno how to train the muscle to move the big toe toward outside by itself.
That’s bc your toe is naturally supposed to look like that. These videos are scams selling you bullshit shoes. Even toes on people from 5000 years ago looked like this.
As someone who has had pronating feet from the time I first started walking, whose parents did not allow me to wear shoes of any kind until past a certain age in babyhood, in essence giving me plenty of time to develop the proper muscles in my feet to have arches when learning how to walk without the constructions of shoes, as I didn’t start wearing hard shoes until I was about 2, Not everything is as clear-cut as this. This is why there’s a special exercises to help reform your muscles, I don’t know exactly why I have arch problems because my parents did everything right, but what I am assuming is, it’s a genetic condition where your muscles just naturally aren’t balanced when they first developed in the first place. That’s only logical thing I could think of
I’ve walked barefoot in the Australian forestry for over a decade. My toes look like this. They’re touching. Know why? Bc they’re supposed to look like that. This is a bullshit video. Our feet have always look like this. Homo sapiens have looked like this our entire history
@@zzodysseuszz Yeah my mother is a personal trainer and also studying kinesiology and she agrees that it’s simply not as simple as the width of your toe spreading. She said it definitely helps to not have shoes that don’t squish your toes but that’s usually not the main problem. She said it could be many factors and it’s different for each person
Shoes that have arch support in them, even minimal support that comes in sport shoes, cause severe pain up my legs. I end up wearing flat shoes to avoid pain
Notice how when I move her big toe it's a pre established signal for her to drive the rest of her toes unnaturally into the floor to create the appearance of an arch
My feet are short and wide with insanely high arches. My arches don’t end until right at the ball of my foot so I have to wear arch supports because most shoes don’t give any sort of padding in that area causing tendinitis
I have an halux valgus, which is a medical condition caused by my big toe being rotated inwards. I have had this since birth and since it had not been operated at a young age I am structurally stuck this way. No matter how I would want my toe to be otherwise, only a structural operation on the bones composing my foot and ankle could solve this issue. Just to say that not everything can be solved by wearing wider shoes...she might just have a more serious issue than narrow shoes
I love that this is helpful to some people, but I am unfortunate enough to have extremely flexible and weak feet that need support for me to be able to stand at all. My bones will never grow strong enough to support an arch and im getting braces for both feet soon as my custom orthotic insoles actually didn’t provide enough support
Exactly like my foot.. And I do my workouts barefoot.. Its harddd to even squat whole spreading your toes to make that arch as much as possible and do your exercises
My feet were curled when I was born and my mom had to massage them out.... I have flat feet and pigeon toed ... and asthmatic...so cardio was not my thing ...still alway gave myself a borderline asthma attack in the fitness gram pacer test out of petty denial
Growing up my mom made fun of my feet, calling them 'caveman' feet. Theyre real flat and wide. But growing up I refused to wear heels or pointed shoes. Just because they hurt my feet. My mom complained because all I ever wantes to wear was converse or vans. Stuff that was flat and wide. I also go barefoot at home and wear flip flops in the summer. All because I felt a lot of shoes crushed my feet. It makes me happy to know I was actually doing the healthier thing with my feet. And all those years of name calling is more shame on her.
Yes absolutely! Shame on her!
I have improved my feet with wearing shoes that give my toes room!! I am passing on this information to my daughter, and helping her have healthy feet.
converse and vans are NOT wide.. if they’re wide for you then good for you but they’re most narrow shoes i can think of. they are flat though
@@plasmoasis agreed. Not wide at all
Even converse are too narrow for me 😥
I actually love heels. So when I decide to buy them, I try to wear them around the shopping store for about 30 mins for my "test"
I loved platform sneakers because I could get height but comfort.
Also I think people like crocks so much because of the shape and not just amazing comfort!
@@plasmoasis idk man ive seen some SO broken in it's wild.
I wore orthotics to support my arches for several years. This was the worst thing I could do. This weakened my arches. I quit wearing them and now wear barefoot style shoes with wide toe box, zero drop and flexible soles. I also do exercises to strengthen my feet. I used to collapse my arches during the squat but now I can hold them up. My feet have improved so much. Orthotics are likely only needed in rare cases but are overly subscribed instead of helping people strengthen their feet.
What shoes do u have?
So the Romans were right to wear sandals haha
Same here...
did you regain the strength back?
@@SA-be1bn They are getting stronger.
This is why I hate pointy shoes. I wear boxy type shoes. I dont care it is ugly or not in the "vogue" I like my health and comfort than looking fashionable. Same goes with my clothes
I have really narrow feet and shoes are always too wide for them..never wear pointy shoes..most of the time sneakers etc...but still in my 30s my toes started to go this way tho I have 5mm in between my toes and other fingers. I
For me, both are the best solution, depending on what I'm doing. For long periods of time standing I wear the orthotics to help support my arches because otherwise I have pain. For exercise where I am actively using my feet/arches I wear flat shoes or go barefoot. It all depends on your situation and what you are doing.
I’ve had flat feet my entire life, and I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes since 2009. Still no arch, but no foot problems. I had pain from orthotics and decided to just be barefoot most of the time. I was a college athlete and was in the Army and had no problems. My high arched friends had the foot issues.
How were you able to go barefoot often while in the army? Genuinely curious 🙏
Yep a flat foot IS Not neccascary a Problem, keep going bro
I have genetic flat foot, and I need arches. Literally need them, no other options. The pain without them can get unbearable after a while, and the issue is in the anatomy in my foot from birth. It sucks, but it comforts me that it’s rare
I feel ya. Try like a mini “workout” that you spend seconds without the arches and spread your toes. Just like working out, we can’t do it all the time all of a sudden. We must gradually increase the activity and we will adapt at our body’s pace. Try it. It’s better than relying on doctors.
Flat foot are not genetic its because you wear those narrow af shoes since you were born, feet issues are environmental
I feel you. I also have flat feet and walking, running, squatting and any exercise that tires my arch can be very painful. Additionally, the lack of the arch makes my knees bend inward, which makes walking awkward and uncomfortable and my calves tire very easily. Thankfully, I started physio exercises that help build up my arch since my problem is mainly my muscles and my bone structure is relatively well. But alas. Due to my age physio won't be able to completely correct my problem but trust me, it does help at least your muscles so they can support your arch.
@@firerose1538i have the same feet, ams inward kinda knees. What are you doing to help?
@birinderwarraich1179 False. The causes of flat feet are varied. Some inherit the condition from their parents as an isolated trait, this is particularly true for children with hypermobility or “double jointed”. Others develop flat feet as part of another genetic condition. Still others develop the condition
I would love to see your shoe collection. How many different kinds of shoes you were able to find with the wider toe width
A great place to start is @vivobarefoot
@@monicanadine I checked those out but they're quite expensive!
I thought u said toe collection and I was about to call someone 😆
@@kimbrolyy I'd say check altra! I use those ^^
As someone with a wide foot and narrow heel it's hard. Ironically it's easiest for me to find in heels especially boots with heels.
Usually I just find my size+w (say US size 9w). If it doesn't come as a wide and depending on the shoe style (canvas, sneaker, boot) I'll size up and tighten around my ankles.
I've had flat feet for as long as I can remember and if I ever had to walk long distances they always hurt. I used to wear inserts at a very young age and then finally found shoes that hurt less but still hurt after awhile. I spent a summer walking around barefoot as much as possible because I thought about the fact that we naturally would walk around barefoot. At the end of the summer I found a video from zero shoes explaining how much better they are for you. I then bought zero drop shoes. I haven't had foot pain since. It's been about 2 years now. I even went to Universal studios for several days and the second day my friends were all complaining about their feet but my feet didn't hurt the entire time. My brother also started wearing some and loves them too.
Got flat feet thay leads to plantar fasciitis. Not sure if walking barefoot helps. Cause if i walk around at home for more than 5min then my feet hurt 😑
@@frchristie Yeah it's absolutely on a case by case basis. I benefited massively from these kinds of shoes, but it may be to your detriment.
Weird I have flat feet and I am overweight and my feet don't hurt when I walk. Only after around 6 hours they start to hurt, but it depends on the shoes I wear too, if I walk barefoot, no pain
@@frchristiewhat did you decide on ?
@@notisac3149so should i just try or what should i do ?
My friend bought me a pair of Altras. I didn’t know the brand at the time, but when he said they’re $150, I couldn’t refuse. It was weird running with it at first, but my feet felt less sore after every run. I have 4 Altras in total, runner, trainer, casual, and trekker. Try them out when you can.
I hate some of this shit from what it’s done to me. A decade of my life having to not move all because I was wearing a corset on my foot. I just needed space
Buy a larger size shoes bro
@@winniesuwarni874 I think op is referring to the size of the toe box not the size of the shoe. Even if a shoe is properly sized if the toe box is too narrow it's going to be pretty uncomfortable.
@@Dexter_Morgan. as a wide footer i tend to get half size or even a full size up on most of my shoes. My 1:1 foot lengths measure around 26 cm but often i pick a 28 cm shoes, for me tho, im used to not getting my toe on the edges of the shoe, the wide foot of mine tends to fit perfectly on 28 cm and leaving some space for my toes, these way i can wear these so called narrow shoes without problem
Let’s at least be grateful this information is being made available for everyone to see. There are so many things we’ve been taught to be “correct” when it’s actually completely backwards (never squatting “knees over toes” or icing your injuries for example). Luckily, amazing professionals like Squat University are rectifying all the nonsense we’ve been taught for years and years. It makes me angry too, but we can finally start working on real solutions.
@@Wicha329 what does knees over toes mean
This one video changed the way I see shoes and having flat feet, and has sent me on a journey of wide toe box/barefoot shoes. Really changed my life. Thanks a million!
Haha and my family made fun of me for never wearing shoes as a kid. As an adult, no one in my family has better arches.
Also, If you are looking to develop your foot muscles, try yogic foot activations !
When I was a teenager I was kinda conscious because I had a wide foot but nowadays I have learned it was actually much healthier for us to have wide toes
Love learning how to use our bodies to the best of their ability!
Growing up i had a flat foot problem and i was super tired of wearing useless things and none helping me , in my home Love to go barefoot and it has helped now and now my complete flat foot problem is gone ! But my mum always gets angry at me for being barefoot but i absolutely love it 👀
Im always walking barefoot in the house but never helped
Toe spacers. They're the best.
What's toe spacers
What about people that go mostly barefoot 99% of the day but are still flat footed with no real arch?
Same 🥲🥲
They have to see a doctor, the issue needs to be solved
Legitimate flat foot. You can go to the doctor and have your feet looked at but if it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it. I have higher than normal arches and when I brought it up to my doctor from not being able to find shoes that just dug into my feet or being a bit 'big' even if they were my shoe size and that's what my doctor said. If it's not causing direct pain then just wear what's comfortable for you.
Flat feet are almost non existent in barefoot cultures. They may have feet that look flat, but still have very strong arches. Or they wore narrow shoes for years and need to train the foot to widen with exercises and possible toe spreaders.
I switched from prescription orthotics to barefoot shoes. Took me months to build up the muscle in my flat arches for it to be comfortable. My feet probably still look flattish.
Now pretty much everything feels better. Especially my back.
Could be caused by weak ass ankles caving in like mine used to. I had to focus on not letting ankles cave in and used support for arches when I played basketball and that fixed my feet.
bro you tellin' me about this now after using one of these for 4 years
I had surgery on my arches in middle School. I had an extra bone in both feet. I played baseball and after every game I'd be in tears. Like when you run a marathon and you push through to make it to the end that you are exhausted.
It really messed with my arches. My calves are weak in the inner muscle.
Literally been preaching this since I’ve been watching your videos!!! Love it
FAKEEEEEEEEEEESTFUUUUUU
ITS CAUSE YOU WEAR SHOES TOO SMALL AND YOUR FEET SHOULDN'T BE CRAMMED INSIDE THE TOE BOX REGION OF THE SHOES
YOUR BALL OF YOUR FOOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE BALL OF THE SHE REGION
ITS CAUSE YOU WEAR SHOES TOO SMALL AND YOUR FEET SHOULDN'T BE CRAMMED INSIDE THE TOE BOX REGION OF THE SHOES
YOUR BALL OF YOUR FOOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE BALL OF THE SHE REGION
Accurate.
Thank you for spreading information that a lot of people don't know about
Ay babe, wake up, new squat university foot fetish video dropped
I put these on in the living room and the whole family watches with popcorn
@@sebaschan-uwu bro?
This dude definitely has a foot fetish. To each their own I guess.
😐
our feet are our foundation. lots of pain in the legs, knees, hips, and up the body can originate from the feet. either from pronation/supination of the ankle or collapsed and fallen arches or other foot issues. wearing shoes with a narrow toe box is like modern day foot binding in a way. it deforms the foot by squishing the long bones together and pushing the big toe out of alignment. your comment that this physiotherapist has a foot fetish seems a bit narrow-minded to me. he is helping people to better understand and strengthen their foundation, their feet. if you listen to his videos, you might understand what he's getting at. I hope you have strong, healthy feet and a long life!
The only time I’ve used arch support is when recovering from an injury.
I spend long times standing out in the wilderness on rocky uneven ground while fishing and hunting, and that occasionally results in pain in my foot. Arch support for a couple days tends to eliminate that pain.
This explains a lot! I used to think I had flat feet until a few years ago I noticed I suddenly had an arch. Thought it was because I started working out more, but also different type shoes more.
Same. I’m looking at my feet now wondering where did the arch come from.
As someone who had big feet for my age growing up (im a 12-13 wide rn) im glad my grandmother made sure i had the right wide spread shoes ever since i was little
i got one of those feet pressure tests when I bought my running shoes. they recommended arch support for my shoes too, but after using them for a few years, I began to walk barefoot at home and be more deliberate about how I use my feet. Eventually I started getting blisters on the bottom of my arch when wearing those running shoes. I cut the arch supporting bit out of my sole, and in half a year got into good enough shape to run a 1:52 half marathon.
Yeah the arch support isn’t accurate. I mean this video is a scam but if you know how bridges are built you’d know that the way the shoes support your feet is not how you support an arch
When people kept commenting on my 5 year old's flat feet I took him to a podiatrist who then referred me to an orthopaedic surgeon. After an X-Ray showed normal bone structure, he recommended arch support with orthotics. He said if that wasn't effective they would have to SET HIS FEET IN PLASTER IN THE PREFFERRED POSITION for WEEKS at a time!!
I gave the orthotics a go - it was a mission as he hardly wore shoes and we live in a hot humid climate so we got a sandal that was closed enough to hold the orthotic in place and he still battled with skin irritation.
They did nothing.
After reading that the arch is purely a soft tissue issue my gut said hell no to the further treatment option of plaster casts. He functioned normally and was not in any pain.
He is 15 now and has normal arches. I wish I had not even bothered with the orthotics nor paid attention to the mom opinions around me in the first place.
toddlers often appear to have flat feet because they still have baby fat tissue under their arch, it just goes away with age
As shown in the video. The important part is the toe spacer, that is what makes the biggest difference.
I have flat feet and have always worn flat, wide shoes.
When I have to walk or stand for long periods, I get agonising plantar fasciitis. Rigid orthotics are necessary for me if I'm going to do much walking.
Bro, I swear if I see one more video about feet being "too narrow" I'm going to lose my mind.
ikr. unironically i don't see the point in chasing superhuman foot health if all those "correct" shoes look like shit. i have flat feet and high arches and as long as i wear (normal looking) shoes that agree with my feet in a proper size they don't bother me at all
@@mmmmmmmmaria so you care more about how you look rather than how you feel? to be fair, you have no issues wearing shoes with a narrow toe box, which means your symptoms are negligible; but your case doesn't apply to everyone. some people simply want their feet to be healthy at a functional level and can live with wearing shoes that "look like shit".
maybe try stepping into their shoes. holy shit, i'm so funny.
@@baileyk i’m a very visual person and don’t see a point in a life without beauty and aesthetics
@@baileyk I wear the "incorrect" shoes and have no complaints abt my feet so far lmao I'm not gonna go out my way to look goofy asf just bc it's supposed to help a problem i don't have
@@jetaimessul i'd argue it's a problem you don't have *yet*, but i understand. i, for one, have had terrible feet since i was 10 and have run the gamut of options when it comes to footwear, so i'm more than happy to walk around in shoes that are comfortable and allow me to walk pain-free, even if they look a little odd.
You should scan a pointe dancers arch to compare it to normal arch.
I think people like crocks so much because of the shape, not just the amazing comfort! Other shoe manufacturers should take head and design shoes for us flat wide footed people!
I just want some cute heels that don't squish my feet into deformity, like is that so much to ask for?? 🤷♀️
Walmart has some combat boot style heels that are so comfortable 🥰
Of course I typically feel more comfortable in heels.
Switching to a wider shoe has 100% helped me.
What about those of us who were born with flat feet?
I guess the same helps. I've had flat since birth and used to use those arch supports. But after I started going to the gym and strengthening my foot there was noticeable changes and my feet wouldn't collapse as it used to, its not a perfect arch but I can see and feel the difference. Try to hold the arch with wide spaced toes and apply strength, these are the cues that helped me.
I refused arch support junk. My feet are just flat. My toes spread out when I’m barefoot and I still barely got an arch. If you’re born a certain way there’s no reason to change it.
@@13_cmi lol you dont even realise how flat feet will fuck up your ankles knees and hips lower back and everything
@@13_cmi My flat feet caused me to completely fuck up my knees playing basketball (10+ injuries in 10 years) but after fixing the arch with strengthening my ankles and some time wearing arch supports for basketball I've been pretty healthy considering that my knees are absolutely fucked already by old injuries.
@@Ho_Lii_Fuk I played basketball for the past 6 years and my knees and lower body are destroyed because of my flat feet, I stretch almost everyday for hours but when I play basketball my feet still kills, what type of exceesies and shoes did you get?
yes and if she keeps doing squats with poor foot alignment and posture she will blow out her knee and will be another issues to deal with.
Chiropractors are not real medical practitioners. Good vid btw
@N F nah… the teachings of chiropractic were based on a snake oils salesman that believed it could cure every ailment, even blindness or cancer. The schools are not regulated or even qualified to distribute medical teaching/advice. While mostly harmless, it is dangerous because of the fact that people might go thinking their ailment is getting better instead of seeking a real doctors opinion and prolonging their diagnosis. Furthermore, there are cases of chiropractors killing or severely harming their patients as what they practice is not truly regulated.
One reason why I love squatting without shoes before. Me with my flat feet. I looked like a duck. 🦆
I quit wearing my customs made $1,100 orthotics 6 months ago. The pains gone. Thanks for the advice!
You should should talk to your doctor
I have severe burning pain in both arches. That goes along with a sharp pain in the ball of the foot as well. Some doctors said that flat feet are the reason why,
therefore they told me to wear orthotics. However recently they told me that I have a normal arch and the reason behind my pain is plantar fasciitis, even though I don’t have one of the most common symptoms of plantar fasciitis and which is “ a pain when you get out of bed in the morning “. My heel almost doesn’t hurt. Only the arch and the ball of the foot do.
I've read lots of power lifters are now learning arch support is bad for developing balanced lifting.
Been wearing wide toe box shoes with no arch support for a few years and my feet and calves got way stronger.
My feet is flat as earth
So you have great arches
I love going barefooted when I dance because I found it makes me have less problems after a routine
I'm kind of obsessed with this guys anti-shoe convictions. Am I gonna do anything about this with my own feet? No. Am I gonna keep watching these? Probably
Really tho? Discovering your feet’s natural strength is quite the enjoyable and rewarding journey. Even just going for short barefoot walks, spreading your toes with your fingers, etc. Lot of relief there
me too
@@OurNeighborsCat I mean I don't really wear shoes in my house or to take out the trash if it's not freezing if that counts? It's not really a deliberate thing though, just being too lazy to put shoes on
My brother has no arch. Completely at feet. The funny thing is he does mma and also has some signs of arthritis. He is turning 20 this December and will eventually need to get arch surgery bc of it giving him a semi inability to walk after a day of working
Although that advice is fairly good in the long term it won't help a lot. As someone who's fairly Young I have very flat feet and kind of similar to how your friends was but for me having flat feet changed the structure of my legs causing other problems in the knees/ joints of my leg and hips and turn giving me more pain. I've been trying arch support and although what you say is mostly true, arch support helps my walking better and in turn gives me less pain. It also helped the way I walked considering I walked was really weird because of my flat feet, so what I mean to say is in the long term your advice isn't very good but still good advice.
AND walk with the feet forward!
So many walk with their toes/feet angled outward (usually due to weak hip issues).
If they practice to walk with their foot and toes forward they would notice not only do the arches get stronger but the toes get straighter and soon the knees align with the ankle and hip. It does take 1-2 yrs but it does work.
Idk about your claim that this works for "most" people. Stats? Or just your thoughts to sell a product or make yourself seem smart?
I go barefoot most of the time and let me tell you, it has done nothing to strength my arches. If i walk excessively without orthotics, it feels like my ankle tendons are tearing apart. My knees hurt. My hips hurt. Everything messes up. (And it's only received after wearing orthotics again)(and i am old enough to have experienced years when i didn't have them, and still my arches didn't improve)(and yes, my toes do sit perfectly straight and aligned)
Maybe some people can have proper body alignment without arches, but some people can't.
If you're going to talk about one side of the fence, you should talk about both. Otherwise, just stick to telling people to wear better shoes with larger toe boxes.
I've just always loved walking barefoot and when I go out I usually wear chunky sneakers that have enough toe space. I didn't even do this consciously, I just always walk around barefoot at home because for some reason I hated shoes and socks as a kid. I have pretty wide feet and my toes aren't all crunched up, but my big toe is curved inwards a little and I'm thinking of getting toe spreaders to wear at home before it gets worse.
I actually really hate the “arch support” that many people advertise. It’s. Useless. And here’s why. Ask any person working in architecture how to support a bridge. When supporting an arch, you always want to support the ends of the arch, like a bridge. What this person here is doing is supporting the ends of her feet where the support of an arch come from. If you have flat feet, I don’t suggest you you get some randomly advertised arch support, instead, do as he said and buy some wider fitting shoes! Walking barefoot for longer also helps as there is nothing confining your feet to a single space
Yeah exactly this. You support an arch from the sides not the bottom. Basic biomechanics of the foot to support weight. Tho videos like this are complete scams wasting your money for their snake oil
This is why I always make sure that when I buy new shoes I can spread my toes while wearing them.
Which is why I HATE shoes. I go everywhere I can... BAREFOOT!!
I was SUPER excited seeing this, but my arch is still nearly non-existent with my toe manually pulled out
Gotta push into/grip the floor with your toes and the balls of your feet
Go to a medical specialist, the small price to pay would change your life for the better.
I've had flat feet my entire life. As I've gotten much older I've developed increasing all over body pain...certain joints, knees, hips etc. I recently purchased orthotics and I have about 90% less pain!
A Good doctor is A better doctor.
I wore even more extreme shoe insoles like that from when I was 3 years old to 15 years old. I had so much pain all my life because of getting these and only barefoot walking seemed to really help so I threw them out when I was a teenager and it took almost 5 years to completely recover from that.
Please do a video on knocked kneeeeeeees!
I had flat feet as a kid, wore orthotics in my shoes till I was about 9, never had a problem with my arch after that.
Though I do toe-walk so that could be a different problem in the long term but it's never been a problem my whole life
Yh cause you're only one of the few that where taken care of
So true, I tried this arc supported sole. Had the knee pain a month later. It's okay now as I'm doing Active Isolation Stretch and going flat sole.
I do have flat feet. I was always jealous of people, especially the ballerinas, who have high arches and slender or narrow feet.
I have wide flat feet. 🥲 and I love heels and sandals. My toes squeeze in and the joints there stick out. 🥲
I have flat feet. I did that scan too, and the guy was so shocked at how flat my feet were. I had literally zero arch LOL
As someone with falt feet and is overweight. Its not fun after longs walks lmao
Turn your knee in and push down with your toes. That's the best advice I could give.
in most Asian society, we don't wear our shoes inside our house, only when we need to go to somewhere formal, if just going outsides, wear sandals which still won't make the structure of our foot proper.
What about anatomically born flat feet?
Same thing. You can strengthen your arches enough to support yourself. Build a minimal arch
This doesn't apply to everyone, i have good arch in my feet , but it's a compensatory one, since flat feet it's genetic, and in my case wearing an orthosis made by a professional podiatrist changed my life, i don't have pain in my ankles anymore and my toes spread out more thanks to them correcting my astragalus/tibial angle (which is the real reason of the flat foot, genetic, even if I had a decent arch and good muscle development).
Don't use over the counter arch support, if you have flat feet , or pain in any part of the foot or ankle, go to a podiatrist, don't just follow TH-cam advice.
Tbh, most of this dude’s info is ridiculous.
@@jlh5310 not necessarily, the foot tripod was a good tip and others are valuable too
You had me until you said advise, lol
@@ToanTheNomad sorry I'm not a native English speaker, should have i said advice? Thanks for correcting
@@ToanTheNomad oh I see, I've misplaced the verb for the noun, the more you know.
So glad I wear flip flops. My big toe has a huge gap next to it
me too
not a huge gap
my man just called me out in all of the above
Hey, here in Argentina it's pretty difficult to get these wider shoes, are flip flops decent alternatives?
I think most online stores ship worldwide. Vivobarefoot certainly does.
@@YaYippieYeah The thing is, because ofthe economy of my country, I can't afford something in dollars and that's without even taking into account shipping prices.
@@PPCAPOGAMING yes flip flops are good, as long as your toes are able to widen in it’s natural movement 👍🏽
@@gliderc Thanks man!
Yes
My feet are extremely flat, so flat to the point there's a noticeable bulge sticking out on the side of my foot where there's supposed to be an arch. I'm convinced this is largely a genetic issue, as the rest of my family has at least a little arch, especially my younger brother who has a great arch; and this is taking into account the fact everyone in my family wears traditional shoes. I'm not so sure if I could fix it completely even if I wear more wide toe box shoes and wear the correct toes toe spreader, not to mention working on glute medius and external rotation movement and hip work.
Consult a professional podiatrist, it will change your life, sure did to me
Your logic is weird. If the rest of your family doesn't suffer from this, then it's _less_ likely to be genetic.
@@MrStarpeto It doesn't hurt particularly bad and doesn't warrant surgery or anything serious but it's just super flat. But I will see what I can do.
@@cantbreathe2022 what I was trying to say is everyone in my family wears shoes. So the only other factor that I could possibly think of that separates me from the rest of my family is plain and simple genetics. There's just no other reason for me to have super flat feet and my younger brother having a super arched foot.
@@zackisherep9246 my podiatrist made me some custom molded orthosis , they re allign my feet, and now I'm pain free after years of debilitating ankle pain, and remember I have a well-formed arch, so arch doesn't mean anything
I had flat feet.
My doctor told me to walk on my toes.
I practiced walking on my toes.
Now I have a nice arch.
This was me. Wore orthodics most of my life an my arch never got better. Then I started doing yoga and stopped using the orthodics. My arches got stronger and more pronounced from using and strengthening the small muscles in my feet. What a sham. I wish I was able to spend more time barefoot as a kid.
My arches were collapsed after I walked on my toes a lot as a kid. Achilles tendon was also too short so it would make walking on my feet flat extremely uncomfortable and impossible unless I was consciously focusing on my walk. Had to get 2 surgeries (1 on each foot) to correct it.
Holyshit that gotta be the flattest feet I've ever seen in my life
I know that you’re not supposed to do this but I always wore a size up in my shoes just so my feet wouldn’t get smashed in. People say my feet look weird but at least they aren’t the shape of my shoe 💀
I wore those same arch support when I was kid that is supposed to help create an arch and hep with my balance. Needless to say waste of money and time did not do shit
Yeah I just had a flat foot surgery and I'm glad I did it.. I have hypermobile joints so even if I wore an orthotics it won't help cause if I take it out it will go back to how it was before..
My toes are pretty wide apart whole having flat feet, so I don't really know the problem. I always wear shoes that squish my feet + arch supports, but it never really made my foot look squished.
It's the same for me. My toes are fine, but I have completely flat feet.
@@Bei_Gandalfs_Bart yeah, those arch corrector things don't work. They just get flattened. But, I think I figured it out. Just resist the feeling of your shins going sideways. Do it on a tile floor to getr maximum stick on your feet, so they don't slide sideways.
Oknso I know people calling feet dogs is a meme but deadass that looks like one of those dogs that looks british
What kind of shoes should I wear when it's hot outside? Slides, sandals, flip flops? I don't currently have any foot problems but I don't want to deform them.
My chiropractor recommended foot strengthening exercises, then said it wouldn't work if I didn't actually do them so the arch supports would be plan B if I'm lazy. So I got arch supports of course.
I wish someone would have told me not to wear arch supports and work on strengthening my feet instead… honestly arch supports made my feet really weak. It’s like putting a cast on your feet, muscles that aren’t used get weak… just saying… your chiropractor is right when they said do the exercises…
My only problem is I can't have my big toe come back to straight even I stop wearing narrow shoes. And I dunno how to train the muscle to move the big toe toward outside by itself.
That’s bc your toe is naturally supposed to look like that. These videos are scams selling you bullshit shoes. Even toes on people from 5000 years ago looked like this.
@@rahi4042 I am using toe spacers. Yet it cannot train the muscle as much as you can't train your hamstrings by just static stretch them.
My feet are absolutely flat! And it sucks but been on my Barefoot journey for about a half year now and my back and knee pain are gone!
As someone who has had pronating feet from the time I first started walking, whose parents did not allow me to wear shoes of any kind until past a certain age in babyhood, in essence giving me plenty of time to develop the proper muscles in my feet to have arches when learning how to walk without the constructions of shoes, as I didn’t start wearing hard shoes until I was about 2, Not everything is as clear-cut as this. This is why there’s a special exercises to help reform your muscles, I don’t know exactly why I have arch problems because my parents did everything right, but what I am assuming is, it’s a genetic condition where your muscles just naturally aren’t balanced when they first developed in the first place. That’s only logical thing I could think of
I’ve walked barefoot in the Australian forestry for over a decade. My toes look like this. They’re touching. Know why? Bc they’re supposed to look like that. This is a bullshit video. Our feet have always look like this. Homo sapiens have looked like this our entire history
@@zzodysseuszz Yeah my mother is a personal trainer and also studying kinesiology and she agrees that it’s simply not as simple as the width of your toe spreading. She said it definitely helps to not have shoes that don’t squish your toes but that’s usually not the main problem. She said it could be many factors and it’s different for each person
Shoes that have arch support in them, even minimal support that comes in sport shoes, cause severe pain up my legs. I end up wearing flat shoes to avoid pain
Notice how when I move her big toe it's a pre established signal for her to drive the rest of her toes unnaturally into the floor to create the appearance of an arch
My feet are short and wide with insanely high arches. My arches don’t end until right at the ball of my foot so I have to wear arch supports because most shoes don’t give any sort of padding in that area causing tendinitis
I have an halux valgus, which is a medical condition caused by my big toe being rotated inwards. I have had this since birth and since it had not been operated at a young age I am structurally stuck this way. No matter how I would want my toe to be otherwise, only a structural operation on the bones composing my foot and ankle could solve this issue. Just to say that not everything can be solved by wearing wider shoes...she might just have a more serious issue than narrow shoes
It is still more spread the hallux valgus from shoes, the exception do not invalidate the rule
Been wearing vibram 5 fingers for years and still have a very low arch. Toes look good. Any other tips to increase arch size?
Correct toes
Strengthening your Hip external rotation
i’ve been using sandals like 95% of the time i go outside rather than shoes n my thumbs r “smashed in”
I have flat feet and if i wear narrow shoes, i usually go for a size up
Really well summed up, and very well explained! more people should understand this and support proper footwear
I have flat feet cuz my ankles roll in and push my arches down.
I love that this is helpful to some people, but I am unfortunate enough to have extremely flexible and weak feet that need support for me to be able to stand at all. My bones will never grow strong enough to support an arch and im getting braces for both feet soon as my custom orthotic insoles actually didn’t provide enough support
I had flat feet as a kid, ive been wearing Vivobarefoot and training in them for over a year. I just now noticed I finally have an arch 😂
Exactly like my foot.. And I do my workouts barefoot.. Its harddd to even squat whole spreading your toes to make that arch as much as possible and do your exercises
My arches were so high when I was a kid I was getting really bad arch pains...
My feet were curled when I was born and my mom had to massage them out.... I have flat feet and pigeon toed ... and asthmatic...so cardio was not my thing ...still alway gave myself a borderline asthma attack in the fitness gram pacer test out of petty denial
Have you ever had a client that did not regain their arch after spreading their big toe. If so how did you fix it?
I’ll trust a doctor over a TH-cam, but I’d trust a podiatrist over a chiropractor
You get it.
Certified chiropractor moment