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Are there many benefits of barefoot in summer?

What are the benefits of barefoot exercise?

"Bioholography" tells us that the sole of the foot is the reflection area of many internal organs and is called the "second heart" of human beings. When walking barefoot, the ground and objects have similar massage and massage effects on the soles of feet, which can enhance the sensitivity of nerve endings, quickly transmit signals to internal organs and cerebral cortex, and regulate the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system. Our ancestors walked barefoot and touched the land almost every day, and never enjoyed any massage or massage, but they actually received this kind of "treatment" every day.

In warmer seasons, feet are often exposed to fresh air and sunshine, which is beneficial to the secretion and evaporation of sweat on feet, improving peripheral blood circulation, improving resistance and cold tolerance, and preventing colds or diarrhea.

Walking barefoot also has a great function of releasing excessive static electricity accumulated by the human body. Modern people put on shoes and are isolated from the earth, so the static electricity accumulated in the human body cannot be released, which destroys the balance of human electric energy.

Running barefoot can also alleviate the impact on the human body. Institutions such as Harvard University in the United States investigated the situation of long-term runners in the United States and Kenya. The results show that most people who wear shoes for a long time first land on their heels, while most people who run barefoot first land on their forepaws. When the heel hits the ground first, the impact on the foot can reach 3 times the weight even if you wear running shoes with cushioning pads. The long-term effect of this impact force may lead to fatigue fracture or plantar fasciitis. When the forefoot hits the ground first, the impact force will be reduced to only 60% of the body weight due to the effective buffering of the tendons and joints at the ankle, so the way the forefoot hits the ground is healthier.

Often barefoot is more beneficial to developing children.

Children like to run around barefoot, and parents always try to stop them, for fear of being unsafe or catching cold and getting sick. In fact, it is a need and an exercise for children to play barefoot. Let children often walk barefoot, so that their tender soles are directly rubbed by the soil, which can not only enhance the strength of plantar muscles and ligaments, but also improve the flexibility of ankle joints, which is conducive to preventing flat feet. Massage on foot acupoints when barefoot can also regulate the functions and functions of various organs, including the brain, promote blood circulation and metabolism, thus accelerating brain development and enhancing children's thinking sensitivity and memory.

In Japan, "barefoot children" has become a formal course. For example, the kindergarten affiliated to Aichi University specially pries open the concrete floor in the yard and replaces it with sand, so that children can play barefoot in the sand. After a period of training, more than 80% of the children's physical fitness has been significantly enhanced, their appetite has increased, and their height and weight have increased rapidly.