PODCAST: Andrea Součková: Barefoot gives your walking a whole new dimension

PODCAST: Andrea Součková: Barefoot gives your walking a whole new dimension PODCAST: Andrea Součková: Barefoot gives your walking a whole new dimension

Walking, Movement and Health Stories and Brands Podcast naBOSo

Listen to a podcast with Andrea Součková, founder of the naBOSo network of barefoot footwear shops. About how she got started with barefoot and how her journey continues.

In this conversation, Andrea Součková, the owner of our e-shop, debunks the assumptions and myths about barefoot shoes that often do the rounds. It was thanks to barefoot footwear that she got rid of knee pain, gradually swapped out all her shoes for them, and today she simply can’t imagine walking or running in anything else.

If you’re thinking about getting started with barefoot shoes but you’re still unsure whether they’re right for you, you’re in the right place. Worries that your feet will get cold because of the thin sole, or that you’ll look silly wearing them, are long-standing clichés. But how do you choose your first pair of barefoot shoes properly? Can you mix them with conventional footwear? And do you need to prepare your body in any special way? You can hear all this and much more in the Na vlně zdraví podcast.

In today’s episode, you’ll find out:

  • Why you should try barefoot shoes for yourself (6:48)
  •  Whether it’s a good idea to combine them with conventional footwear (7:38)
  • What else is typical of them besides a wide toe box (15:25)
  • When it’s ideal to start with them for children (17:07)
  • How to prepare your body for the transition to barefoot shoes (26:33)
  • How barefoot shoes can help you with heel spurs or abdominal diastasis (29:28)
  • What the connection is between walking and headaches (36:39)
  • Why it’s important to look after your shoes regularly (42:02)
  • Whether it’s possible to wear barefoot shoes in winter too (49:16)

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