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Barefoot person leaving footprints behind Barefoot woman wearing a cultural anklet, denoting her marital status in traditional Indian culture Hans Thoma Kinderreigen, 1872. Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot.
Going barefoot, however, was frequently lauded: Spartan boys undergoing military training, [6] Socrates, [7] and Olympic athletes [8] all went without shoes most of the time. Similarly, ancient China considered footwear an important aspect of civilization—particularly embroidered slippers—but often depicted Taoist immortals and gods like ...
Isadora Duncan performing barefoot during her 1915–1918 American tour. This is a list of notable barefooters, real and fictional; notable people who are known for going barefoot as a part of their public image, and whose barefoot appearance was consistently reported by media or other reliable sources, or depicted in works of fiction dedicated to them.
Toe rings are also worn by men in Tamil culture, usually in a simpler design for comfort. The practice of Tamil men wearing toe rings/Metti had a use in ancient times when people used to walk around barefoot. The toe ring was a way for women to identify married men as it was the norm for women to look down when walking. [5] [better source needed]
Barefoot running has been promoted as a means of reducing running related injuries, [74] but this remains controversial and a majority of professionals advocate the wearing of appropriate shoes as the best method for avoiding injury. [75] However, a study in 2013 concluded that wearing neutral shoes is not associated with increased injuries. [76]
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The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
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