Is barefoot better? A new barefoot trend started by American celebrities has gone viral on social media. But doctors don’t agree

However, if once boys who walked barefoot, with long hair and in flowery shirts preached free love and the benefits of living in contact with nature, contrary to all the rules imposed by bourgeois society, today actors and social media stars embrace this style, free from imposition, which seems to increasingly become not a passing hobby, but a real way of life. Thanks to an episode of the cult series Continuity in which billionaire Lukas Mattson, played by Alexander Skarsgård, steps barefoot from his private jet.barefoot’, as it is called abroad, has already been adopted Shawn Mendes, Jacob Elordi and Kanye West.

If the first one even has an Instagram profile Seanmendesbarefoot2,

depicting the actor always and strictly barefoot, bordering on fetishism, images Jacob Elordi Recently, paparazzi were barefoot on the streets of Los Angeles and Kanye West was photographed in Italy in an elegant black suit without shoes, but in socks from the Californian brand Sand Socks. Chris Hemsworth, who takes his kids to school barefoot, is also ditching the shoes, Jared Leto, Justin Bieber was photographed barefoot riding a bike through the streets of New York and finally… Elle Fanning arrived at the airport in a pink tuxedo.

So it seems the internet population is embracing the trend, thanks in part to content creators like Georgewoodville, nearly 80k Instagram followers urging passersby to try walking around town barefoot, and @youenjoylife (the barefoot man) who TikTok talks about the benefits of living barefoot. On Tik Tok under the hashtag #barefootadvantages, 27 million viewsThe video format tells about the experiences of those who decided to give up shoes in order to maintain a connection with nature.

But how good is it to be barefoot? According to holistic gurus and those who have tried it, and documented in videos that have gone viral online, barefoot walking is an experience that combines spirituality and physical well-being. Moreover, grounding, the practice of walking barefoot to feel more connected to nature, is common to several ancient civilizations, from the ancient Egyptians to the Romans and the Romans. it is also supported by traditional Chinese medicine

who has always deeply believed in the healing benefits of connecting with Mother Earth to release negative energies, stress and anxiety.

Despite the number of videos posted on TIK Tak proponents of this lifestyle, demonstrating how modern shoes have radically changed the shape of our feet, the American press, backed by scientific research and expert opinion, today seems clearly divided between one faction for and one against. In fact, several podiatrists recently interviewed Time they stated that Walking barefoot is not a good idea, especially in public places for example, gyms and swimming pools, where humidity, on the contrary, increases the risk of transmission of fungi and bacteria. Washington Post he explained that he was putting his feet into the groundimproves blood circulation, reduces inflammation and conveys calm and euphoria.

In short, if Slice predicts a barefoot summer of 2024, and the hashtags #earthing and #grounding are increasing the number of views day after day, so much so that the first has reached 200 and the second 592 million, walking without shoes, especially in the city, is very dangerous for health

as shards of glass or other materials can cause cuts, infect small existing wounds or, more generally, cause injury. But if you really want this experience to reconnect with nature or just feel like a star for a day, we recommend taking a walk along the seashore or through the meadows in black neoprene socks, like rapper and designer Kanye West. , a person who can always teach us something new when it comes to fashion.

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