I Ditched My Slippers for 30 Days: How Going Barefoot at Home Transformed My Balance

I Ditched My Slippers for 30 Days: How Going Barefoot at Home Transformed My Balance

After 30 days of going barefoot at home, one experimenter’s balance improved so dramatically that their physiotherapist noticed without being told. The results reveal how modern shoes may be quietly weakening the complex systems that keep us upright—and what happens when we give our feet permission to work again.