The Big Shoe Scam
You’re paying $200 for shoes that destroy your feet.
Nike. Adidas. Puma.
They look stylish—but they’re ruining your posture, weakening your foundation, and causing long-term pain.
Here’s how they’re wrecking your health (and what to do instead): 🧵
You’re paying $200 for shoes that destroy your feet.
Nike. Adidas. Puma.
They look stylish—but they’re ruining your posture, weakening your foundation, and causing long-term pain.
Here’s how they’re wrecking your health (and what to do instead): 🧵
1. Modern Shoes Are the Problem
Today’s shoes are built for fashion—not function.
Elevated heels throw off posture.
Narrow toe boxes deform your feet.
Thick soles dull your foot’s natural feedback.
Your feet are designed to move freely—not live in a cast.
Today’s shoes are built for fashion—not function.
Elevated heels throw off posture.
Narrow toe boxes deform your feet.
Thick soles dull your foot’s natural feedback.
Your feet are designed to move freely—not live in a cast.
2. Weak Feet, Weak Body
Your feet are your foundation.
When they’re weak, everything above them compensates.
Your knees shift.
Your hips misalign.
Your back suffers.
Pain starts at the bottom and rises up.
Your feet are your foundation.
When they’re weak, everything above them compensates.
Your knees shift.
Your hips misalign.
Your back suffers.
Pain starts at the bottom and rises up.
3. What’s Happening in Your Shoes
Narrow toe boxes squeeze and reshape your toes.
Arch support weakens foot muscles by doing the work for them.
Over-cushioned soles mute ground feel, killing balance and coordination.
It’s dysfunction wrapped in foam.
Narrow toe boxes squeeze and reshape your toes.
Arch support weakens foot muscles by doing the work for them.
Over-cushioned soles mute ground feel, killing balance and coordination.
It’s dysfunction wrapped in foam.
4. What You Should Wear Instead
Trade overbuilt sneakers for shoes that work with your anatomy.
Barefoot shoes = flat, wide, flexible
Minimalist shoes = thin soles for better feedback
Barefoot walking = real-world strength training for your feet
Trade overbuilt sneakers for shoes that work with your anatomy.
Barefoot shoes = flat, wide, flexible
Minimalist shoes = thin soles for better feedback
Barefoot walking = real-world strength training for your feet
5. You Need to Retrain Your Feet
Better shoes are just the start.
You have to rebuild what years of bad shoes took away.
Practice toe spreading.
Walk barefoot on grass, sand, and gravel.
Train your balance on uneven surfaces.
Better shoes are just the start.
You have to rebuild what years of bad shoes took away.
Practice toe spreading.
Walk barefoot on grass, sand, and gravel.
Train your balance on uneven surfaces.
6. Don’t Rush the Process
Your feet have been trapped for decades.
Ease into barefoot shoes.
Start with short walks.
Listen to your body.
Strength takes time. Force it, and you risk injury. Be consistent and patient.
Your feet have been trapped for decades.
Ease into barefoot shoes.
Start with short walks.
Listen to your body.
Strength takes time. Force it, and you risk injury. Be consistent and patient.
7. Why Big Shoe Wants You Weak
The business model is built on dependency.
They sell temporary relief—not solutions.
The more problems their shoes cause, the more “solutions” they can sell.
Orthotics. Braces. Upgrades.
But never strength.
The business model is built on dependency.
They sell temporary relief—not solutions.
The more problems their shoes cause, the more “solutions” they can sell.
Orthotics. Braces. Upgrades.
But never strength.
8. You Can Break the Cycle
Start with awareness.
Make better footwear choices.
Train your foundation.
Stronger feet mean:
Better balance.
Less pain.
More mobility.
Your body isn’t broken—your shoes are.
Start with awareness.
Make better footwear choices.
Train your foundation.
Stronger feet mean:
Better balance.
Less pain.
More mobility.
Your body isn’t broken—your shoes are.
Final Takeaway
Strong feet = a strong body.
Modern shoes are weakening your foundation and Big Shoe profits from it.
But you can rebuild.
You can regain strength, posture, and freedom.
Follow @GodswillChemist and repost this thread for more science-backed tips.
Strong feet = a strong body.
Modern shoes are weakening your foundation and Big Shoe profits from it.
But you can rebuild.
You can regain strength, posture, and freedom.
Follow @GodswillChemist and repost this thread for more science-backed tips.
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