barefoot training

[Desideratus15]

@jumper

I totally agree. People are soft. But there’s more to it. Think about it from a business point of view – podiatrists (and every other industry positively related to them) would love people to have weaker feet. It means more potential customers and hence more money.

The internet is reducing the information gap and as a result all of these industries that make their money through knowledge (in particular healthcare and health services) need to think of better and better ways to keep “customers” coming back. The “wide-feet” hypothesis is just one example. SOME particular pharmaceuticals is another. Obesity drugs?

There are plenty of conditions (probably the majority) that require a healthcare professional’s consultation BUT a lot of stuff (namely “wide-feet” or other such bullshit theories, or obesity) can be solved with common sense. Like “Yes, if you exercise you WILL lose weight given that you’re fat now”.

Or “Yes, if you walk around and do more stuff (apart from step on glass and syringes) barefoot then your feet WILL get stronger”. ;).

Very good and valid points.