Wrap up the week with some happy feet vibes 👣 Let your feet lead the way to joy, ease, and vitality! 💃 Mini Movement: Foot Massage & Wiggle Wind-Down - Roll your feet on a ball, water bottle, or your knuckles - Then do a 60-second freestyle toe-wiggle dance - End with a slow deep breath while standing barefoot, grounded and smiling ✨ Feel Into This: Notice how small foot care routines can shift your entire nervous system. Your feet carry everything. Give them some gratitude. 🎁 Bonus: Treat yourself this weekend: Soak your feet, get outside, or go sockless for a bit longer than usual. You’ve earned it. 💖 Reflect & Share: What felt GOOD this week: physically, emotionally, or barefooted-ly? 🗨️ Drop a win, a toe-wiggle selfie, or a barefoot brag (we love those!) 👣 YAY 👣

Fabulous new framework and 5-day challenge shared Here's the Weekly WISE Saturday Session EA$E is excellent when applied to physical conditioning such as... - transition to minimalist footwear - restoring posture alignment - focus on foundations Check it out and send me a DM to set up a quick win

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Restoring foot strength and engaging in barefoot training can significantly relieve and prevent back pain through the following mechanisms: 1. Improved Posture and Alignment The Connection: Your feet are the foundation of your body. Weak or imbalanced feet can lead to compensations up the kinetic chain, including the knees, hips, and spine. Relief: Strengthening your feet helps improve balance and alignment, reducing strain on your lower back caused by poor posture or uneven gait. 2. Enhanced Shock Absorption The Connection: Your feet are designed to absorb impact during walking, running, or standing. Weak arches or improper footwear can limit this ability, transferring excess force to your back. Relief: Barefoot training strengthens the intrinsic muscles of the feet, enabling better shock absorption and minimizing stress on the spine. 3. Activation of Core Stabilizers The Connection: Barefoot training engages the proprioceptors (sensory receptors) in your feet, which connect to muscles involved in balance and stability, including your core. Relief: A stronger core and more stable body reduce unnecessary movement and strain on your back during everyday activities. 4. Corrected Movement Patterns The Connection: Tight or weak feet often lead to unnatural movement patterns, such as overpronation or supination, which can create misalignments affecting the back. Relief: Training barefoot allows for natural movement and strengthens underutilized muscles, promoting healthier biomechanics. 5. Reduction of Tension and Stiffness The Connection: Poor foot function can create tension in the calves, hamstrings, and hips, which pulls on the lower back. Relief: Restoring foot strength and mobility reduces this chain tension, relieving stiffness and discomfort in the back. 6. Prevention Through Longevity The Connection: Weak feet can exacerbate wear and tear on joints and muscles over time, increasing the likelihood of chronic back pain. Relief: Regular barefoot training builds resilience in your body’s foundation, preventing the development of back pain and promoting long-term mobility.

From an article by orthopedic surgeon Joseph Froncioni: [When barefoot] the ball of the foot strikes the ground first and immediately starts sending signals to the spinal cord and brain about the magnitude of impact and shear, getting most of its clues about this from the skin contact with the surface irregularities of the ground. Take away this contact by adding a cushioned substance [a shoe] and you immediately fool the system into underestimating the impact. Add a raised heel and the shod runner [and walker] is forced to land on it. Strap the cushioning on tightly with the aid of a sophisticated lacing system and you block out shear as well, throwing the shock-absorption system even further into the dark. The system responds by landing harder in an attempt to compress the cushion and “feel” the ground." === end article === ❓Are you aware of the impact each step transmits through your body from the ground up? How much do you feel with each step?