The DUMBEST things about modern shoes

They’re so dumb that I’ve dedicated my career to fixing them.

Let’s break it down🧵 1. POINTY & NARROW TOE BOX

Your feet are naturally asymmetrical, with your big toe or second toe typically being the longest.

Yet most shoes cram them into narrow, pointy shapes, compressing your toes.. especially the big and little ones.

⚡️GROUNDING STUDY COMPILATION⚡️

Someone you know skeptical of grounding? Send them this.. "GRD (grounded sleeping) was shown to result in faster recovery and/or less pronounced markers of muscle damage and inflammation" (2019)

We ran the largest ever study on MODERN SHOES👟 effect on FEET🦶🏻

Here's what we found during our month in Sri Lanka (pictured below with the Veddah people)

Welcome to 'The Shoe Effect'

🧵 Why is this important and why should you care?

A weak foundation = a weak body

Feet are important because they are the foundation of your biomechanical chain and posture. Any movement you perform will begin at the feet, so if they are messed up - nothing will work optimally.

Did you SWEAT out your toxins today?

I spent thousands of hours sweating as an athlete. Now I know how to maximize its benefits.

The only sweat thread you’ll ever need and how you can apply it TODAY🧵 First, what is sweat? Sweat is a concoction of:

• Water
• Electrolytes (Sodium, Potassium,
• Calcium, Magnesium)
• Lactic Acid & Urea (byproducts of metabolic processes)
• Ammonia (waste product of protein metabolism)
• Other WP (heavy metals, uric acid, trace elements)

Modern Shoes Are Destroying Your Entire Body

I’m deeply offended by them

Here’s why
🧵🧵 Your feet are the foundation of your body

What connects you to Mother Earth

~200,000 nerve endings firing sensory information to your brain every millisecond

A complex structure of bones, muscles, ligaments that needs to be respected

⚡️the power of grounding⚡️

🧵🧵🧵 For most of human history, we were constantly grounded. It’s a bit more difficult in the modern world but well worth the extra effort.

Let’s look at some examples of how truly powerful something as simple as grounding can be:

In a toxic world, your home shall be a sanctuary of health

Here's how to completely un-f*ck your home from toxins

🧵 In this thread we will look at the following rooms:

1. Kitchen
2. Living Room
3. Bedroom
4. Bathroom
5. Home office
6. Laundry room