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Photo:Blanchett: Victor Boyko. Pine: Jacopo Raule. Elordi: Alessandra Benedetti. Getty Images. Collage: Cassie Basford.
Blanchett: Victor Boyko. Pine: Jacopo Raule. Elordi: Alessandra Benedetti. Getty Images. Collage: Cassie Basford.
I started noticing a theme– there’s a new “health trend” on the rise outside of your typicalice bathsand lemon water. It’s walking first thing in the morning sans shoes.
“My morning ritual now consists of me walking around barefoot in my backyard, grounding myself as soon as I wake up,” Anthony Andersonshared in my interview with himback in November. I thought this was a surprising one-off—until I asked Kate Hudson the same question a couple of months later and received a similar response.
“About an hour after I wake up, I’ll have coffee or tea and walk outside barefoot and do sun gazing, which is one of my new favorite things to do before my kids wake up,” Hudsonexplained toEatingWell.
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So what gives? Can walking barefoot actually help your mental health—and are there any other physical health benefits we should know about? Here are the answers to all these queries and what you should keep in mind before ripping off your sneakers and socks.
Are There Health Benefits of Walking Barefoot Outside?
Walking barefoot outside is commonly referred to as “grounding” or “earthing” because of the body’s physical contact with the Earth. There is some evidence that grounding may have some benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties.
The Bottom Line
The celebrity trend of walking barefoot seems to be a comfort preference rather than a health trend with loads of proven benefits. Walking itself is a great activity for your overall health, and you can do it with sneakers. But as long as you’re not experiencing chronic pain in your feet or need the support that a walking shoe provides, there’s no real harm of walking barefoot for a limited amount of time, especially in your own backyard. Just watch you step and wash up afterward—also talk to your doctor if you have any questions prior to adding shoeless strolls to your routine.
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