On TikTok, "barefooting" has become a popular topic of conversation. The lifestyle involves walking outdoors without wearing shoes or socks to connect with nature. Barefoot influencers told Insider ...

A CNN journalist take his appreciation of nature’s restorative benefits a step further and tries out grounding, or walking ...

Being barefoot can feel liberating, exhilarating and fun. Some people even practice a barefoot lifestyle, avoiding shoes as much as possible. It’s also tempting to exercise barefoot as the weather ...

When you walk in the door and kick off your shoes, does it actually hurt the health of your feet to walk around barefoot on hard floors? It’s not the most comfortable feeling, but doctors say there ...

You’ve probably seen someone wandering through a park barefoot and thought, Is that just a crunchy wellness thing… or is there something to it? Researchers and podiatrists have been investigating what ...

Like with most health fads, walking barefoot has its pros and cons. Healthline reports that while walking barefoot can make one more susceptible to injuries and expose them to harmful bacteria or ...

A Facebook group dedicated to “barefoot living” in the UK has had to enforce strict rules to prevent the site from being used by foot fetishists. The private group was set up for those who have ...