How is walking barefoot on grass/ soil healthy?

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Hi there ! A couple of days ago my best friends and i went to our favorite park and we were just passing by a field of grass and my friends just decided to take their shoes off and just walk barefoot on grass for no reason- i asked why and they said its “healthy” for your feet and soul and to me its abit odd but maybe their right and im being abit paranoid but I don't know, what do you think? Should i?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There’s some pros to it as well as cons. For one it strengthens the muscles, the tendons as well as the ligaments in your feet. As a result you can improve your balance, maybe less foot injuries, your posture can improve as well. It can also heighten your sensory perception, meaning more body awareness, better coordination. Some people say they feel like one w the earth when they go barefoot. The downside is if you have medical issues like diabetes you could step on something that could imbed itself into your foot, maybe penetrate the skin that you’d never know about. A lot of diabetics have diabetic neuropathy so many of them a lot of nerve damage to the feet. This nerve damage makes it harder for them to walk cause they can’t feel the ground as much or at all. My cousin has diabetes. He loves swimming but because of the diabetes, over time he stopped swimming a lot because he said he can’t feel the ground as much. It’s same w stepping on objects such as a tack, maybe even a nail. As a result it can cause a major infection, even amputation depending on how bad it is. Also if your like me sometimes I have plantar fasciitis, so if I’m not wearing proper footwear it can be painful. So that could be another issue w walking barefoot. Then there’s a possibility of exposing yourself to both good and bad bacteria. Obviously the bad isn’t good for you especially if you have an infection going on w your foot.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I don't about stepping on it with barefoot, but it's been proven green spaces are healthy for you. They have done studies where the patients have plants in the room and patients that don't have them in their room and what they found was it helped the patients keep a positive mind set.

And in private schools, they don't keep the kids sitting in a classroom all day like in public school they take them outside because green spaces help improve learning capabilities. In some private schools they have school psychologist with PhDs and they know how to keep the kids motivated to learn. Whereas in Public schools they train you not to think for yourself, but to follow orders from the teacher and you get less time outside because they want you to be a good employee and not a leader.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I feel so good walking barefoot that it can't be unhealthy

DryGermanGuy · Answer

You never played barefoot on the grass as a child?

seeyounexttuesday · Answer

It is healthy. It connects you to the earth, strengthens your feet muscles, and exposes you to good and bad bacteria.

jahaims · Answer

Helps your immune system and strengthens your feet. Shoes cause atrophy.

exitseven · Answer

just watch out for cow pies.

Sunlight4 · Answer

Yes it is healthy, I’ve done it many times

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