“I’m a big advocate for going barefoot at home,” Dr. Robert Conenello, a licensed clinical podiatrist, told HuffPost. 3 While there are benefits to walking barefoot, experts say it’s not ...

TILONIA, India — It’s the Harvard of rural India, minus wingtips or heels: a 50-year-old institution called Barefoot College that offers lessons for empowering people worldwide. Maybe even in ...

There are benefits to going barefoot at home. “I’m a big advocate for going barefoot at home,” Conenello said. “[The practice] increases intrinsic muscular strength within the feet.” ...

Dr. Hannah Kopelman, who has a focus in dermatology, agreed with that overall assessment, and also mentioned that going barefoot at home can have some unexpected benefits for the skin on your feet.

Now, over a decade later, a growing body of research continues to demonstrate that going barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes can help to restore foot strength, increase muscle size, and improve ...