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Post by fred77 on Jun 10, 2006 22:34:30 GMT
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Post by fred77 on Jun 10, 2006 22:36:44 GMT
"Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolise a way of living — being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings. It's the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness. It's a way of living that has the lightest impact, removing the barrier between us and nature." — Adele Coombs, "Barefoot Dreaming" www.barefooters.org/
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Post by tabitha on Jun 11, 2006 13:29:30 GMT
Well...Freds an original youve got to give him that!!
Fred! - very interesting, I shall read those links later. Did you have a nice birthday? Do you like cats? Go and look at my cat on the pictures of pets thread! I am excited because I have just learnt to post pics!!
Have you really not worn shoes for 1 and a half years!! Your poor tootsies!!! (ps tootsies mean feet Fred).
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Post by fred77 on Jun 11, 2006 19:38:20 GMT
Thank you for the translation!!! Yes, except when it is an obligation, i go barefoot everywhere for this time.
I didn't have birthday lol i don't like it lol I like cats, like all the animals. i don't have any preference.
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Post by fred77 on Jun 11, 2006 19:49:12 GMT
See these comparative images below, taken from a study performed almost 100 years ago, published in 1905, in the American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, showing the difference between a pair of feet of a native of the Philippines, who never wore shoes (Fig 1), and those of a Westerner, whose feet have been deformed by shoes (Fig 2). You might think that the "natural" pair of feet in Fig. 1 are totally alien-looking, even unappealing, since they don't look like any other pair of feet we are used to seeing in our societies today. However, notice the striking resemblance in the soles of these feet to the ones of a newborn baby! Now, you can draw your own conclusions on how shoes interfere with the proper and natural development of the human foot. While one's feet might never achieve the "natural" state again just by shedding one's shoes, they will surely gain some of the beneficial traits such as: straighter toes, and a stronger bone/muscular structure. ;D
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Post by Pob on Jun 11, 2006 19:51:32 GMT
I think barefoot is a good thing. Running barefoot is supposed to be less demanding on the joints - you can't rely on your shoes to protect your feet from bruising, so you land your feet more gently, thus not causing shocks to your ankles, knees and hips. I play badminton and quite often bruise my feet - even with trainers on, so I wonder how much damage that does to my joints as well I'm sure I would land much lighter if I was barefoot.
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Post by fred77 on Jun 11, 2006 20:08:09 GMT
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Post by fezzarooooo on Jun 11, 2006 20:10:21 GMT
Ooohh we should photograph the bottom of our feet and put them up to compare shape!
When growing up on the farm, once I'd got over the gravel yard to the field, I used to kick my shoes off and run round the grass in bare feet in the summer. I loved it, racing about the fields with the dogs. When we finish our lil patio I'm going to potter about the garden in me bare feet all summer.
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Post by Pob on Jun 11, 2006 20:11:57 GMT
Ooohh we should photograph our bottoms and put them up to compare shape! Corrected that typo for you
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Post by fezzarooooo on Jun 11, 2006 20:26:27 GMT
ROFLMAO pob you monkey!
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Post by tabitha on Jun 11, 2006 20:38:06 GMT
Is it my imagination or has Pob got worse since he got back from Bristol??
Fred I think you are absolutely right. I walk around barefoot all the time at home and when I go round the oldies house to clean Im always barefoot. Unfortunately when Im gym instructing, barefoot is not a good idea though.
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Post by fred77 on Jun 12, 2006 19:08:17 GMT
This is an obligation to have shoes at your gym instruction? You could be more free barefoot. Next!
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Post by RedWellies on Jun 13, 2006 13:01:39 GMT
I never wear shoes or socks in my house. I'm always taking my shoes off at friends' houses too. I was like you as a kid, Feral, always running around barefoot. I hated having to wear plimsoles (sp?) for PE at school. Bare feet just felt better (and still does!)
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Post by tabitha on Jun 13, 2006 17:53:07 GMT
This is an obligation to have shoes at your gym instruction? You could be more free barefoot. Next! I think lifting weights might be a bit of a health and safety issue though Fred.
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Post by fred77 on Jun 13, 2006 19:58:21 GMT
I think that walking on fire is to show that all is possible, even if sometimes it is a show. Redwellies, i love your photo!!! lol That's clear that like you i feel free like that. Furthermore, it is good for all the body: Reflexology is a science which deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all of the glands, organs and parts of the body. Stimulating these reflexes properly can help many health problems in a natural way, a type of preventative maintenance. Reflexology is a serious advance in the health field and should not be confused with massage. www.reflexology-usa.net/facts.htm
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Post by fezzarooooo on Jun 13, 2006 20:35:48 GMT
My husband might be doing a reflexology course next year, he did Indian Head Massage last year and has really developed a talent for it.
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Post by vaiovegan on Jun 13, 2006 20:53:43 GMT
Ooohh we should photograph our bottoms and put them up to compare shape! Corrected that typo for you Karma for the laugh, that was classic and quick.
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Post by Geoff on Jun 13, 2006 22:44:58 GMT
There's a line by GM Hopkins that goes something like: 'Generations have trod, have trod, nor can foot feel now, being shod' It might be from God's Grandeur but I can't be arsed to look it up right now
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Post by fred77 on Jun 15, 2006 19:09:05 GMT
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Post by fred77 on Jun 20, 2006 19:22:57 GMT
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