You’re Ruining Your Feet

My sources listed here: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - The Problem (overview) 3:17 - The Solution (overview) 4:24 - A History Of Fashionable Pointy-Toed Shoes 6:00 - Shoes Deform your Toes (Scientific Studies) 9:43 - Balance 10:38 - Just a Few More Problems 11:43 - A Modern Solution 12:44 - Some Shoes Are Actually Foot-Shaped 14:25 - Minimal Shoes Help Improve Your Stride 15:29 - Shoes I Wear & Recommend 18:53 - Final Thoughts Below are affiliate links; I earn a commission if you buy through them (at no cost to you). Most of the brands sent me free product. Barefoot / Minimalist Shoes I Wear: Xero: VivoBarefoot: (10% off code JAKEL10 when viewing cart) Tolos (10% off) Wildling: BeLenka (streetwear sub-brand BareBarics is included here) Best Price Point: Saguaro (10% off code JAKELEARY) Best Price Point made in North America: Splay (10% off with code LEARY) Barefoot Dress Shoes (price: low to high) Saguaro: BeLenka (handmade) Xero: BeLenka (handmade): Vivo: Widest Toebox: Realfoot: Softstar: Wide Toebox, Thicker Soles (check the stack height and drop in shoe specs) Lems: Altra: Amazon: Amazon Minimal Shoes Under $40 Skaso: Whitin (“view Whitin store“ to see other models) Geweo: Amazon Water Shoes Under $30: $20 with holes: $27 no holes: $20 with holes: Toddler Shoes: Amazon (order full size bigger AND remove the insoles) Wildling: ...more coming soon Handmade Minimal Shoes: Wildling (Portugal) Ahinsa (Czech) Softstar (USA) My Favorite Socks: Balega (don’t constrict don’t shrink over time) Injinji (toe socks to help with toe splay) Balance trainer (code JAKELEARY10 at checkout) The above are affiliate links which allows me to earn a commission if you click them (at no cost to you). Most of these brands sent me free product. Special Thanks To: Jeff and Julian @TheFloatLife for helping me film this. & Xero Shoes Tolos Barefootwear Wildling Shoes and Realfoot for sending me shoes to test and review. & ​@myfootfunction​ @ @reyskyinsf @ai526ai @thebarefootshoeguide @barefootwear_claire VivoBarefoot Lems Shoes Lexington KY Podiatry for providing graphics for this video. Special thanks to @EarthRunners for letting me use their graphic for my thumbnail! Follow on IG to learn more about foot health: @MyFootFunction @VeritysGotTheMoves