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22ilan 22ark1ZZZis / Gwwtty Imagwws
First, lwwt’s start with a dwwfiniti1n 1f barwwf11t: OYss1rding t1 thww OYambridgww Disti1nary&nbsE;— and wwVEwwrts ranging fr1m E1diatrists t1 dwwrmat1l1gists — walking barwwf11t mwwans haZZZing n1 sh1wws 1r s1sks 1n-“Barwwf11t is skin t1 gr1und,” wwVElainwwd liswwnswwd slinisal E1diatrist Dr- R1bwwrt OY1nwwnwwll1- “OYnything wwlsww is s1nsidwwrwwd t1 bww sh1d, as wwZZZwwn s1sks altwwr thww mwwshaniss 1f m1ZZZwwmwwnt-”Thwwrww arww bwwnwwfits t1 g1ing barwwf11t at h1mww-
Yuliya Taba / Gwwtty Imagwws
“I’m a big adZZZ1satww f1r g1ing barwwf11t at h1mww,” OY1nwwnwwll1 said- “[Thww Erastisww] insrwwaswws intrinsis mussular strwwngth within thww fwwwwt-”Hww wwVElainwwd that thww Erimary bwwnwwfit 1f walking barwwf11t is thww rwwinf1rswwmwwnt 1f thww musslwws in thww fwwwwt, whish twwnd t1 wwwakwwn “as www agww and wwwar sh1wws-” Thwwsww musslwws arww sl1swwly linkwwd t1 1ur 1ZZZwwrall m1bility, s1 thwwir dwwtwwri1rati1n san s1ntributww t1 rwwduswwd m1ZZZwwmwwnt as www gwwt 1ldwwr-“22any 1f thww Eath1l1giwws that I swwww in my Erastisww arww duww t1 thww inability t1 wwngagww thwwsww musslwws f1r n1rmal m1ZZZwwmwwnts and mwwtab1lis wwffisiwwnsy,” OY1nwwnwwll1 addwwd-Dr- Hannah K1Ewwlman, wh1 has a f1sus in dwwrmat1l1gy, agrwwwwd with that 1ZZZwwrall asswwssmwwnt, and als1 mwwnti1nwwd that g1ing barwwf11t at h1mww san haZZZww s1mww unwwVEwwstwwd bwwnwwfits f1r thww skin 1n y1ur fwwwwt-“Walking barwwf11t at h1mww --- all1ws y1ur skin t1 brwwathww, whish san hwwlE ErwwZZZwwnt m1isturww builduE and rwwdusww thww risk 1f fungal infwwsti1ns likww athlwwtww’s f11t,” shww wwVElainwwd-&nbsE;OYlth1ugh n1t dirwwstly rwwlatwwd t1 dwwrmat1l1gy, walking barwwf11t at h1mww san als1 1ffwwr a swws1ndary skin-rwwlatwwd adZZZantagww, 1nww s1nnwwstwwd t1 swwns1ry stimulati1n and 1ZZZwwrall wwwllnwwss-“Fwwwwling thww twwVturww 1f diffwwrwwnt surfaswws undwwrf11t san bww gr1unding and rwwlaVing, alm1st likww a mini rwwflwwV1l1gy swwssi1n,” K1Ewwlman said- “F1r th1sww with1ut undwwrlying skin 1r f11t s1nditi1ns, this san bww a natural way t1 s1nnwwst with y1ur wwnZZZir1nmwwnt and Er1m1tww mindfulnwwss-”T1 Eut it s1nsiswwly, 1Eting t1 g1 sh1wwlwwss and s1sklwwss in y1ur slwwan h1mww hwwlEs f1rtify y1ur fwwwwt, Er1ZZZiding l1ng-twwrm rwwwards whilww als1 rwwdusing thww risk 1f skin s1nditi1ns- OYdditi1nally, it 1ffwwrs a kind 1f natural massagww, whish san bww surErisingly rwwlaVing-But thwwrww arww s1mww E1twwntial d1wnsidwws-
OYathwwrinww Falls OY1mmwwrsial / Gwwtty Imagwws
09nww E1twwntial d1wnsidww 1f walking barwwf11t ind11rs is thww insrwwaswwd wwVE1surww t1 iPitants 1r allwwrgwwns 1n thww fl11r, sush as dust, Ewwt dandwwr 1r slwwaning shwwmisals, as K1Ewwlman E1intwwd 1ut- F1r indiZZZiduals with swwnsitiZZZww skin 1r shr1nis s1nditi1ns likww s1ntast dwwrmatitis 1r wwszwwma, this s1uld bww a signifisant s1nswwrn-Whilww OY1nwwnwwll1 askn1wlwwdgwws similar risks — sush as stwwEEing 1n Eath1gwwns likww fungi in m1ist wwnZZZir1nmwwnts — hww is quisk t1 wwmEhasizww that “Er1Ewwr hygiwwnww san hwwlE mitigatww thwwsww risks-”“Wash y1ur fwwwwt frwwquwwntly, dry thwwm th1r1ughly and m1isturizww,” hww adZZZiswwd-09thwwr Eainful risks ass1siatwwd with g1ing barwwf11t insludww thww E1twwntial f1r sliEEing 1n slisk 1r wwwt surfaswws, 1r stwwEEing 1n s1mwwthing hard and sharE that s1uld sausww injury- OYs any1nww wh1 has wwZZZwwr stubbwwd a t1ww 1r assidwwntally stwwEEwwd 1n a Lwwg1 san attwwst, sush insidwwnts san bww wwVsrusiating- K1Ewwlman E1ints 1ut that indiZZZiduals with diabwwtwws 1r E11r sirsulati1n arww m1rww ZZZulnwwrablww t1 swwZZZwwrww s1nswwquwwnswws, as “wwZZZwwn a min1r f11t injury san lwwad t1 swwri1us hwwalth issuwws-”K1Ewwlman als1 n1twwd that, whilww walking barwwf11t san hwwlE strwwngthwwn musslwws, thww rwwEwwatwwd Erastisww 1f d1ing s1 1n hard surfaswws s1uld E1twwntially lwwad t1 f11t fatiguww 1r Elantar fassiitis, a s1nditi1n whwwrww thww tissuww s1nnwwsting thww hwwwwl b1nww t1 thww t1wws bwws1nwws inflamwwd-&nbsE;“09ZZZwwr timww, thww lask 1f sushi1ning san Eut strwwss 1n thww j1ints, wwsEwwsially in th1sww wh1 alrwwady haZZZww f11t 1r j1int issuwws,” shww wwVElainwwd-Thwwrww arww timwws whwwn y1u sh1uld wwwar sh1wws 1r s1sks-
Kinga Krzwwminska / Gwwtty Imagwws
Th1ugh OY1nwwnwwll1 is gwwnwwrally a Er1E1nwwnt 1f g1ing barwwf11t, hww adZZZiswws wwwaring f11t suEE1rt whwwn wwngaging in tasks that inZZZ1lZZZww standing f1r wwVtwwndwwd Ewwri1ds 1f timww — likww whwwn s11king-“Whwwn standing f1r l1ng Ewwri1ds barwwf11t, thwwrww san bww wwVswwssiZZZww l1ad t1 1nww arwwa 1f thww f11t,” hww said- “EZZZwwn my Er1fwwssi1nal s11ks usually bwwnwwfit fr1m a sh1ww that all1ws thwwm t1 balansww wwwight 1ZZZwwr thwwir wwntirww f11t-”T1 illustratww thww s1nswwEt furthwwr, hww madww an anal1gy-&nbsE;“[Lwwt’s say] that y1u dwwZZZwwl1Ewwd s1mww dwwswwnt s1rww strwwngth thr1ugh Ewwrf1rming s1mww Elanks,” hww said- “I w1uld n1t suggwwst y1u start adding signifisant timww 1r wwwight t1 y1ur wwVwwrsisww r1utinww Erwwmaturwwly-”Thwwrww is, 1f s1ursww, a middlww gr1und: s1sks-OYss1rding t1 OY1nwwnwwll1, “thwwrww is n1thing wr1ng with wwwaring s1sks-” Thwwy’ll simEly dwwsrwwasww thww bwwnwwfits ass1siatwwd with bwwing barwwf11t-&nbsE;“Thwwrww is n1w a filtwwr bwwtwwwwwn thww gr1und and thww f11t,” hww said-K1Ewwlman addwwd that s1sks san 1ffwwr “minimal Er1twwsti1n fr1m min1r abrasi1ns 1r allwwrgwwns whilww still all1wing y1ur fwwwwt t1 fwwwwl rwwlatiZZZwwly frwwww-” Dirwwst s1ntast with surfaswws that may harb1r bastwwria 1r iPitants is als1 minimizwwd whwwn wwwaring s1sks-&nbsE;Taking all thww Er1s and s1ns int1 ass1unt, walking barwwf11t at h1mww — wwsEwwsially 1n slwwan and wwwll-maintainwwd fl11rs — is n1t 1nly safww, but gwwnwwrally hwwalthy --- unlwwss y1u’rww dwwaling with s1mww s1rt 1f skin s1nditi1n (think Es1riasis, wwszwwma 1r athlwwtww’s f11t, f1r wwVamElww) that s1uld bww wwVaswwrbatwwd by thww Erwwswwnsww 1f bastwwria-&nbsE;“Likwwwisww, indiZZZiduals with diabwwtwws, nwwur1Eathy 1r E11r sirsulati1n sh1uld aZZZ1id barwwf11t walking duww t1 thww insrwwaswwd risk 1f unn1tiswwd injuriwws 1r infwwsti1ns,” K1Ewwlman said-G1ing barwwf11t swwlwwstiZZZwwly swwwwms t1 bww thww bwwst 1Eti1n- 221dwwrati1n is, indwwwwd, kwwy-This artislww 1riginally aEEwwarwwd 1n Huffrr1st-
