Zen Barefoot Shoes For India | Wide Toe Box

Wide Toe Box Shoes For India

Indians are known to have wide feet, much wider than most European and Western countries in general. While there are multiple reasons, one of them is the prevalence of being barefoot throughout our history.

Wider feet are a sign of more stability, better balance and control over movement.

As good as this is, the influx of western shoes and footwear in general is what is causing a large spike in the foot problems faced by Indians.
Western footwear and size guides account for narrow and long feet. Indian feet being wide, need to be jammed into shoes for us to be able to wear them.

Because of this mismatch, most Indians are wearing shoes today that are ill- fitting. They are either too narrow, or they are too long for them.

A narrow toe box causes a multitude of problems including bunions, lesions and long term postural issues.

Barefoot shoes are a solution to this long term issue.

Barefoot shoes are designed keeping in mind the natural anatomy of the human foot. Which means they are much wider in the toe box than most shoes.
Zen Barefoot being an Indian company, has ensured that they keep into account additional room for Indian feet.

Barefoot shoes will not only be a better fit, but a wide toe box shoe will also ensure long term health benefits, and can help prevent more problems.

A shoe should fit you well on day 1. Breaking into a shoe and hoping it will get wider with time will only deform your feet and leave you in pain.

It is time to go barefoot, and try Zen Barefoot when you purchase your next pair of shoes.
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