>>2193947>Then why do outpace so many people all the time?So, I'll meet an anecdote with an anecdote, and please answer me honestly. First I'll point out the obvious fact that this is an extreme, but when I was in the infantry we would regularly do 10-12 mile ruck march at a 4 MPH pace. Most of the march would be on flat surface, but there were times where we'd go over uneven, rough, and brush covered terrain, add in ants and sharp rocks, general natural objects. We'd start usually early before it got too hot, in the dark, and would go until sunrise as the hours ticked by. I can not imagine even wanting to do that barefoot, there are risks to being barefoot, no matter how tough your feet get you will not be impervious to wildlife, jagged rocks, or assholes who leave broken bottles and busted cans out for others to clean up.
Just by the very nature of you being barefoot, you need to slow down more often, pick your path, avoid certain paths entirely that I'd be able to blow through no problem. I'm not saying you're wrong to go barefooting, I'm not saying you're wrong in your assertion that it builds muscles that would otherwise not be often used, but humanity developed footwear for a reason, at some point people were like, "Jesus fuck, I sure am tired of cutting my fucking foot up again." Both have pros and both have cons, my only real issue with barefooting is its pros are more of a lifestyle choice rather than a practical one, there's really nothing a barefooter can do better than me, and many things I can do better than him in boots or sneakers. You even said it yourself, some people outpace you, some people are outpaced, people have different paces regardless of footwear, there's nothing having strong feet will do to increase your efficiency in anything besides walking barefoot.
>The benefit to your body is long-term health, especially in your ankles and knees and backCan you show me peer reviewed evidence that barefooting does all these things?
