09 How do I get my feet in shape?
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This article is from the Living Barefoot FAQ, by Paul J. Lucas with numerous contributions by others.
09 How do I get my feet in shape?
Walk barefoot. Walk barefoot some more. Go barefoot everywhere you
can. Your soles, foot muscles, ligaments, and tendons are like any
other parts of your body: you have to use them to develop them,
otherwise they will atrophy.
Note that you wouldn't need to build up your feet if you went barefoot
from birth as nature intended. What you're actually doing by "building
them up" is getting them _back_ to their natural state. Regardless of
whether you have been mostly barefoot since birth, you can still build
up your feet -- there is no such thing as a permanent tenderfoot.
Walking on gravel is an _excellent_ way to develop the soles of your
feet quickly. A few jaunts daily will thicken and toughen your soles
in a few weeks. (It is within the realm of human capability to _run_
barefoot on even the most punishing gravel.)
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