Benefits of exercising barefoot

Exercising barefoot will help your client to improve their self-motivation, stimulate mental positivity, become more balanced within their body, able to correct old lower body and foot injuries and improve pain levels... and more... all without needing much space or equipment. It will allow your client to feel the ground, giving them accurate sensory information that encourages the foot and ankle to be strong and stable during movement. Through activation of the foot intrinsic muscles and their integration with the fascial system, we can access the deep core muscles for spinal stability.

The following are associated benefits:

• Core stability
• Foot and ankle mobility
• Foot and ankle Strength
• Improved balance

Foot to core sequence benefits

Our foot and our core are connected through both the fascial system and the nervous system and should work in harmony. Foot to core sequencing is a way to tap into this synergistic connection through short foot, diaphragmatic breathing and pelvic floor activation to develop the stability necessary to move efficiently.

Diaphragmatic breathing and stability

Our diaphragm plays a significant role in stability of the hips, pelvis and spine during movement. Because the diaphragm and pelvic floor need to work in harmony, dysfunction of one often leads to dysfunction of both. Through many fascial connections in the lumbopelvic-hip complex, there is a cascade of stability developed through this deep connection between the diaphragm and pelvic floor. While often neglected in fitness programs, this area needs to be optimized for injury prevention and overall health.