Barefoot shoes for old people

Barefoot Shoes For The Elderly

A lot of you who have recently discovered barefoot shoes may think they’re not fit for elders, especially because of the thin sole. 

If there is any cohort that is sold on the idea of quick comfort, it is the elderly.

This choice however comes at a cost, and in some unfortunate cases, even at the cost of life.

Falls are one of the most common reasons for elderly deaths. Falls happen when elders lose control over their motor functions due to a lack of muscle mind connection and even pure strength.

According to studies, the biggest predictor of falls is a person’s toe strength. As small as our toes are, they are amazing corrective tools that allow you and I to balance, and make sure we are upright when needed.
They add a level of agility to your movement that allows you to prevent yourself from falling.

When elders take care of their foot function by wearing barefoot shoes, the inadvertently train their toe strength and also develop a better muscle-mind connection. 

They are more stable, and can adjust to varying surfaces as well reducing the chances of a disbalance to begin with.

Keeping joints healthy, allowing for free movement is the lowest hanging fruit when it comes to feeling young. 

People at 63 can run as fast as they did when they were 19. We just need to create a space for ourselves that doesn’t look at aging with a life-is-over mentality, but there-is-more-to-life mindset.

Zen Barefoot is trying to promote that more than anything. Our shoes are safe for elders in all kinds of places - parks, roads, even indoors.

Try them out to see how life changes and joints become healthy as you keep using barefoot shoes.

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