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Wellness for feet, body and soul

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The current situation with Covid-19 has had a considerable impact on everyday life for most of us. Familiar habits and activities have come to a halt, and it is by no means easy for all of us to cope with this transition. That is precisely why we should be paying close attention to our well-being at the moment, both physical and mental. Sport and activity are vital here – ideally daily. In this blog post, we want to give you few ideas for giving your feet a bit of attention that will benefit your whole body.

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Find time for yourself

If you have not tried regularly walking in barefoot shoes before, now is the ideal moment to start. Simply by taking a daily stroll, for example. Concentrate completely on your feet while you walk. Be mindful of how they feel on each individual day. Pay attention to any differences you detect compared with the previous day. Perhaps you are already noticing that every day it becomes easier to go a bit further.

Make a conscious effort to experiment with walking on different surfaces – grass, forest floor, asphalt, gravel – and feel free to incorporate some balance training every so often: narrow tree trunks and kerbstones are ideal for this. Just pay attention to your surroundings and be creative.

You will find more tips for transitioning to barefoot shoes here.

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Just go barefoot

If you are working from home, like we are, this is naturally the ideal opportunity to spend almost the entire day barefoot. A little holiday for your feet, which they will undoubtedly appreciate.

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Practice toega

Toega (or toe-ga – namely yoga for your toes) will get your feet and toes into shape – not just for barefoot shoes but in general. Toega is a way to stretch, extend and strengthen your toes. And ultimately it does your whole body good: if your feet are fit, your body has greater power, balance and stability. Just try it out. Even if you can't do every movement, don't give up! Practice makes perfect.

The exercises can be done on the floor, but a yoga mat certainly makes things more comfortable.

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Strong toes

Each exercise can be done either with both feet simultaneously or one after the other.

Step 1:
Stand up straight and relax. Your feet should be in parallel. Now press both your big toes firmly into the ground. Then lift the remaining toes. Make sure the balls of your feet remain in contact with the ground throughout. Hold this position for ten seconds before lowering all your toes.  Repeat the exercise several times.

Step 2:
Now do the whole thing in reverse: lift up both of your big toes while keeping the other toes firmly anchored to the ground. Hold this position for ten seconds again before lowering and relaxing all your toes. Repeat this exercise several times too.

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Mobility for the metatarsal

Both these exercises involve standing with one foot firmly on the ground while you perform the exercise with the other foot. Then you switch over.

Step 1:
In this exercise, the big toe is folded back beneath your foot while the other toes remain stretched out in front of you. This is by no means simple. Feel free to use your hands to help. This exercise helps improve the mobility of your first metatarsal.

Step 2:
Now reverse this exercise too: keep your big toe firmly on the ground while you fold the remaining toes back under your foot. You can, of course, use your hands to help you again.


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Every now and then, including after a toega workout, help yourself relax by waggling your toes and gently shaking your entire foot from the ankle.

We hope we have given you a few useful ideas here, and we wish you the best of health during this challenging time.

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