Date achieved:
Wednesday 10th June 2020
Where?
Home, at a nearby park
Why is this experience on the Challenge List?
Reconnecting your feet with the Earth beneath you, is just a beautiful experience that I wanted to challenge myself with combining it with a run.
Description:
The interesting thing about this Challenge is that it should have been an easy one to complete but I held off for just over three years until I was ready and found the right place to do it. It took me until a few months into COVID lockdowns that I finally decided to complete this challenge – to be honest I don’t know I didn’t do it earlier it was such a beautiful experience!
I walked to a nearby park and just kicked off my shoes and started running with Freddie my dog and my sister cam along for the walk as well. It was such a wholesome experience, it was great to have that freedom to reconnect with the Earth.
Would I do it again?
For sure, it was just a great experience to feel the grass under my feet. I would even say it had a soothing and calming feeling to it from reconnecting with the Earth under my toes. I now like to walk around the house barefoot as much as I can and I am working my way up to walking more outside as much as I can but some surfaces are still challenging.
Next, I would like to try running on various other surfaces, what do you think? Maybe sand? Concrete? Pebbles? Dirt? Water? Fire? Or snow?
Highlight:
My highlight for this challenge was getting to have a running race with my dog Freddie (both of us were barefeet), there was definitely a clear winner… Watch the video below to see what happened!
VIDEO x 2 = Myself running and Freddie running
Cost:
FREEEEEEE!!! Kick-off your shoes and see how it feels to feel that connection with the Earth below. What surface would you walk or barefeet on?
Further information:
Want to read more about the health benefits of what kicking off your shoes and just walking barefoot can do, The Chiropractors have done the research for you. It’s incredible to think all these health benefits can just come from taking your shoes off, so what are you waiting for, strip them off?