I Did it Barefoot Challenge 2025
The annual #IDidItBarefoot challenge is coming! On April 4-6, 2025, go out barefoot and let us know you did! Barefooting is healthy and legal in all 50 states. It’s also normal in some parts of the world. Be part of the movement, free your feet, and go out barefoot!
Why do Children take off Their Shoes?
An article posted on Zapato Feroz answered the question why children take off their shoes. It cited these reasons: Foot Sensitivity Body Awareness Security and Stability Foot Development The only way for children’s feet to develop properly is by being barefoot. Read the full article to see, “Why do children take off their shoes?“
Athlete’s Foot and Shoes
Going Barefoot: The Healthy Lifestyle Choice In today’s fast-paced world, where we are constantly surrounded by the latest fashion trends and technological advancements, it’s easy to forget the simple pleasures of being barefoot. However, research has shown that going barefoot can actually provide numerous health benefits, particularly when it comes to preventing a common foot […]
Why Children Should be Barefoot to age Four
A recent article by Naboso discussed Why Children Should be Barefoot Until Age Four. For a young child, the world is bursting with color, brimming with sounds, and teeming with different textures and sensations. Every moment is a learning experience for newborns, infants, and toddlers. One of the most profound ways a child explores this […]
Start Hiking Barefoot
An article from Microsoft Start encourages readers to hike barefoot in the woods. The opening paragraph incorrectly cites various places it says footwear is required. However, everything listed is great for barefoot exploration with no rules going against it. After a rough start, the author correctly identifies the many health benefits of shedding footwear, such […]
2024 I Did it Barefoot Challenge
Barefoot is Legal’s annual barefoot challenge is here! On April 5-7, 2024, take the opportunity to do everything barefoot. Whether you’re an experienced barefooter or it’s your first time barefoot in public, let us know! Take a short video or selfie and post it with the hashtag #IDidItBarefoot. Help support foot health and raise awareness […]
Barefoot Times Newsletter
Summer is a great time for going barefoot. Families can explore vacation sites, playgrounds, and other locations free of footwear. Read the first publication of the Barefoot Times for tips and tricks for summer barefooting.
Take Off Your Shoes to Feel
When walking barefoot, you get to experience the world in its entirety. Whether you’re walking on grass, carpet, cement, or other surfaces, you can feel what the shoe wearer does not. Planning architecture with this in mind helps to encourage visitors to lose footwear while making for beautiful design. Check out this article from Arch […]
Seventh Annual Barefoot Challenge
The seventh annual “I did it barefoot” challenge will be March 31-April 2, 2023. Mission: go barefoot to at least one business, take a selfie or video, and post with #IDiditBarefootChallenge. See the information on the left for full details.
Barefoot is Legal Stands Up Against China Labor Camps
During the weekend of April 29-May 1, 2022, Barefoot is Legal raised awareness of labor camps in China by encouraging everyone to boycott shoes for the three days and go barefoot. This is in response to the worldwide outrage and protests regarding the human rights issues. A hashtag was created, #NoFootPrisons, for concerned citizens to […]
Barefoot is Legal Kicks Up the 6th Annual Barefoot Challenge
The 6th annual barefoot challenge from Barefoot is Legal will be held April 2-3, 2022. Help us end the social stigma of going barefoot by going to ANY business barefoot (no socks, tights, or flip flops). Take a selfie from head to bare foot and use hashtag #IDiditBarefootChallenge. See the full press release from founder Dave Kelman […]
How to Transition Your Kids to a Barefoot Lifestyle
Barefooting has health benefits for every stage of life, but especially for children as their feet grow and develop. Children tend to naturally want to go barefoot, but shoe companies include footwear with blinking lights, bright colors, and work to indoctrinate kids into not having free feet. Therefore, parents and guardians need to work purposefully […]
2021 Tik Tok Video Contest
Barefoot is Legal is now on TikTok! To celebrate, we are running a new video contest. The winner will receive a one-year VIB package with all the benefits. Send your submissions to videos@barefootislegal.org and join our new channel!
Why you should ditch your shoes and go barefoot
This article from The Daily Clog gives several reasons why you should go barefoot. It’s cozier indoors -Personally, it just doesn’t feel as if I’m really home until I’m barefoot. It’s a freeing feeling -Whether it’s been a long day of class or walking from place to place, taking my shoes off is a vital […]
Why walking barefoot might actually be good for you
If your mom ever scolded you about walking around barefoot, it appears she was wrong. Researchers say walking without shoes is actually good for your feet. The experts say walking barefoot actually strengthens the feet, while cushioned shoes weaken them, and hurt your stability and balance. Of course, you should still be careful about stepping […]
Barefoot is Legal Kicks Off its 5th Annual Barefoot Challenge
For the fifth year in a row, Barefoot is Legal is having its barefoot challenge. The challenge is to go barefoot into a business barefoot March 26-28, 2021. Read the entire press release here.
Could a no-shoe policy help learning in the classroom?
For the past nine months, the message of hygiene and cleanliness has dominated schools, and yet not once has anyone looked down and thought about their feet. While we’ve scrubbed our hands and the surfaces they come into contact with relentlessly, our shoes – and the colony of germs locked into the soles – have […]
How & When Did Bare Feet Become Taboo?
David Kelman September 14, 2020 Thanks to the mask mandates of 2020, the “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” signs received an update. Signs have changed. Now, many are saying “No Shoes, No Mask, No Service.” People are quoting that going barefoot is a LAW – just like not wearing a fabric over your face. […]
The World After – Bare Feet
Global Cosmetic News wrote an article, “The World After – Bare Feet” looking at life after the pandemic. The Lockdown and a renewed interest in nature and more open air socialising, has resulted in a trend towards bare feet. Although bare feet seems like a ‘simple’ trend, or nothing new, it is quite a statement […]
Bare Feet 7 Reasons to Let Your Children Have Them
From the Momma’s School, a blog gave 7 reasons children should be barefoot. Our feet used to be just fine walking bare. It’s a sensory experience and makes children happy to experience all the pleasure from that. Going with bare feet increases the body’s and foot’s strength. Going with bare feet helps proprioception (spacial orientation […]
Driving Footwear Confusion in Australia
Australians were recently asked if they thought it was illegal to drive barefoot. A Victoria Police poll posted on Facebook has sparked debate over the correct footwear for driving. The poll asking members to vote on whether they thought driving while barefoot, wearing high heels or thongs was illegal. At the time of publishing almost […]
Silicon Valley’s Shoeless Trend
New startups in Silicon Valley allow no-shoe office policies. Read more in this article by Business Insider. The tech world has become inextricably linked to a very specific work uniform: hoodie, t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. That informality has permeated the office environment as well, with startups in Silicon Valley garnering a reputation for embracing out-of-the-norm […]
Second Annual Hot Dog Challenge
