"Barefoot Shoes" Will Lead The Trend?

"All shoes are not good for health!" gallarhadh Clark threw out this harsh words, and immediately seized many pages in the media.

People are surprised not only because of his amazing language, but also because of his identity: he owns international.

In fact, the west is beginning to blow barefoot wind, and some entertainment stars and fashion people take off their shoes and go barefoot to the streets. Some leading enterprises in shoe making industry are competing to launch "barefoot shoes".

Is barefoot walking really more scientific and healthier?

Supporters say wearing shoes hurts the feet.

Galahad claimed that "the best way to walk is barefoot, so that feet are directly in contact with the ground. The foot is wrapped in leather, plastic or rubber, which hinders the natural movement of the feet, and does more harm than good."

He is not the only one who holds this view, and this view has "scientific provenance".

Anthropologists have discovered that the oldest shoe appeared 9000 years ago, and the history of human shoe wear can be traced back to 40 thousand years ago.

Bernard Sipfi, an anthropologist at a university in South Africa, is famous for studying the evolution of human feet.

After comparing the feet of African tribesmen and Europeans, he found that Europeans wearing shoes were very unhealthy, and the Zulu who wore little shoes had very healthy feet.

The conclusion is: "most shoes on the market are not good for their feet."

Anthropologists say: "human toe bones are weakening gradually after wearing shoes.

Because shoes can help maintain the balance of the body, people's demand for using the toes is reduced, and shoes also do a lot of actions that need feet, bones and leg muscles to cooperate with people.

"Barefoot running coach", Lee Sykes Bai, is also an expert in sports injuries.

He stressed that the thicker the sole is, the more adverse the foot will be. "If the soles are too thick or strong, the feet will not be fully contracted and recoil when walking. As a result, they will lose their elasticity over time, and the result will be more vulnerable."

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In the Cumberland village of England, the interpretation of Alison, a shepherd girl, is poetic.

She receives thousands of tourists every year - outside shepherd, her sideline is to lead tourists barefoot across Hogg Will heights.

"When you walk on velvet Kusano, you have a sense of freedom. You can feel the seasons from the bottom of your feet."

Alison said, "in order to make the feet beautiful, people spend money on lotion and so on. As we all know, walking barefoot is a natural way to exfoliate."

Skeptics say that getting cold feet will cause trouble.

Many people are hesitant about barefoot.

"When I think of bare feet walking on the road, I may lose courage by stepping on shit and broken glass."

A Canadian netizen wrote.

A British netizen said, "the concept of barefoot is very good. Wearing shoes is really not good for health. Not wearing shoes is also bad for your health. Especially when your body is weak, barefoot walking on the cold ground is easy to get sick."

This is the same reason why Chinese medicine does not advocate barefoot.

"Pulse book", which was excavated more than 2000 years ago in the Han Tomb of Hubei, says: "saints are cold and warm enough", that is to say, people's head can be cold, feet must not be cold, and cold from their feet.

Professor Zhao Yi, director of Tuina teaching and research department, School of acupuncture and massage, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told reporters.

To some experts, wearing shoes is a manifestation of human evolution.

Chen Wenhe, a professor of exercise physiology at Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, said that in addition to keeping warm, shoes play a more important role in earthquake resistance: "the impact of foot acting on the ground can damage organs.

From extreme cases, wrestlers often detect red blood cells in their urine if they are glued to the ground repeatedly, which indicates that severe vibration can damage human organs.

Shoes can cushion the vibration of feet when they hit the ground.

These experts believe that "barefoot wind" can not be made into "barefoot crazy". It is no harm to walk barefoot on warm sandy beaches and grasslands. "From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a fountain at the foot of the human body, which is located at the concave 1/3 of the sole of the foot. When shoes are worn, they can not touch it when walking, while walking barefoot, and the bulge of the ground just can massage it, which is good for health."

Zhao Yi explained.

This is the reason why "barefoot walking cobblestone road" has emerged in China, but Zhao Yi said it should be handled with care.

Because the function of the sole of the human body after shoes is worn down, the barefoot walking cobblestone will cause high strength oppression to both feet. "When the" vigorous step "activity is popular, the Department of orthopedics patients in the hospital are increasing sharply.

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"Barefoot shoes", can't wait to go on the market

There is no conclusion on who is right or wrong. The market can not wait: there is a new concept, just for promotion.

Galaghad made "barefoot shoes". His theory is: if shoes are worn, the thinner the sole is, the better.

The shoe sole of barefoot shoes is thin to 3 millimeters, so that the wearer can walk almost barefoot.

Sneakers are competing to launch "barefoot shoes" and continue to seek theoretical support.

The barefoot running website is an important "think tank".

Daniel E Lieberman, a web site founder and professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, has found that barefoot running is safer than running shoes in a study with collaborators from University of Glasgow and Moi University in Kenya.

The team observed barefoot runners and shoe runners in the United States and Kenya, and found that 75% of the wearers experienced 1000 major collisions in each 1 km run, while barefoot runners could naturally use the middle or front part of the foot to maintain elastic steps and avoid collisions.

They explain that people who run barefoot or wear very thin shoes will naturally change their places because their heels hit the ground very much, which will reduce the impact. Shoes wearers will have to avoid shock and cushioning because of their shoes, and they will not be subconsciously avoiding heels hitting the ground.

It is estimated that the heel hit by a pair of shoes is equivalent to two to three times the weight of the human body.

Li Boman pointed out meaningfully that "human running has a history of millions of years, but modern running shoes only came out in the 70s of the century.

People actually have a natural ability to avoid running injuries. "

His view clearly supports barefoot.

"Barefoot shoes" are said to be able to force the body to mobilize the bones and muscles of the feet and legs, help balance the body, and "arouse the innate ability of people to protect themselves."

However, experts stressed that the promotion of foot and leg functions needs to be gradual, so never wear a barefoot shoe and run a marathon.