{"id":26815,"date":"2023-04-07T22:36:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T22:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anyasreviews.com\/?p=26815"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:18:57","slug":"why-i-wear-thin-soled-shoes-even-on-pavement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anyasreviews.com\/why-i-wear-thin-soled-shoes-even-on-pavement\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Wear Thin-Soled Shoes (Even on Pavement) + How To Get More Comfortable With It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There’s a misconception that human feet aren’t designed to walk on hard surfaces like pavement. But if you go out into nature, there are rock hard surfaces everywhere! And the nerves in our feet actually get more feedback from a hard surface than a soft surface.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The real problem is the lack of VARIETY in the surfaces we walk on. Our feet are incredibly complex with 33 joints, 26 bones, and over a hundred soft tissues <\/a>– suggesting the incredible diversity of movement they are capable of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t use all those structures, you’ll lose the ability to! And on the flip side, if you overuse the same specific structures (while the rest are just hanging out and atrophying) day in, day out by walking on the same type of surface 100% of your time, you can also lose ability<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A flat, hard surface is not inherently bad, but it can be if it’s the only place we use our feet<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mukishoes<\/a> are very thin, and they feel delightful on texture!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How To Be More Comfortable On Pavement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So I continue to use thin, flexible soles even on pavement, because the rest of the time I add in variety that gets my feet moving in all the ways they’re designed to on a regular basis. That includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n