Everyone out in the market to buy shoes is looking for one thing and one thing alone - comfort. I don’t blame you, your sedentary lifestyle has left your feet weak. It only makes sense that we need footwear that doesn’t hurt them.
These shoes however are doing you more harm than good.
Let’s understand why.
You see, the part in your brain that gets information from your feet is the same size as the part that gets information from your hands.
Your normal shoes however are getting in the way of your health. Humans are designed to move barefoot. That is what was intended by nature. For thousands of years, humans have walked the earth barefoot. The rise of technology, civilization and well, cushioned footwear is coming between you and your health.
The modern world today is facing a big big movement crisis. We rarely move. Most people today are in constant pain. People who run regularly spend more time working on their injuries than actually doing what they set out to do. Children are being prescribed orthotics. The entire footwear industry is set to blame YOU for the problems they create. Weak arches, flat feet, tight hips, knee issues, lower back issues etc.
Yes. Most of the problems I mention above, are not related to your age, but more your cushioned shoes.
Here’s the fact - Cushioned shoes are Normal, they’re not Natural.
They’ve become normal over the years, but they’re almost a health hazard.
Cushioned shoes take away more than they offer.
The concept of shoes exists to protect you from cuts and the cold, that’s it.
Modern comfort shoes take away your sensory feedback, making your nervous system weak, on top of that, they take away your balance. They force you to walk unnaturally leading to muscle imbalances in your body.
Know that the most skillful movements are only possible barefoot. However, these movements should not just be restricted to top tier athletes. Movement is for everyone, for every day. Regular natural movement is one of the best anti- ageing programs known to humans and imperative for a healthy and happy life.
The science is as simple as it gets -
Your foot has 28 bones, hundreds of muscles and ligaments, a million nerves. Your foot is a sensory organ for a reason: healthy movement is based on the feedback you get from the ground you move on. Take away this feedback and your body does not know what to do so it guesses. More times than not, you will be moving wrong, and this is why you end up injured.
There is ZERO EVIDENCE that underfoot cushioning reduces injuries at all. The modern shoe industry is no more than a great marketing industry who’ve sold you a lie.
With Zen Barefoot we want to change that. Give you the protection you need without compromising on any sensory feedback.
Go Barefoot with Zen Barefoot.