Nordic walking with barefoot shoes

Nordic walking has long been one of the most popular popular sports. Many shoe manufacturers have fallen on this trend and offer special walking shoes. But do you need special shoes at all or can you also run barefoot or with barefoot shoes Nordic walking? In this article we go into detail about the topic and show you our ZAQQ barefoot shoes, which are perfect for training.

The origins of Nordic Walking

As early as the 1930s, ski runners trained in the snow-free months of the year to walk with sticks to keep themselves in shape and prepare for the next ski season. It was only in the 1970s that a Finnish cross-country trainer described this snow-free training method as Nordic Walking.

However, the breakthrough for this sport only came onto the market as a sports equipment manufacturer in the 1990s as a sports equipment manufacturer. With the corresponding marketing measures, this sport got more and more attention and is now one of the most popular activities of popular athletes. And that is not surprising, because Nordic walking is just good for the body and the soul.

Advantages of Nordic Walking

It is not without reason that Nordic walking is one of the most popular popular sports, it can be practically practically everywhere. You just need your sticks and you can start. There are no more excuses, because you can walk on asphalt, in the park, in the forest or on the beach.

Nordic walking is significantly more gentle on joint than jogging and not only claims the leg muscles, but also the arm and back muscles when using the sticks correctly. By individually adapting the training intensity, this sport can be practiced at any age - alone, in pairs or in the group.

In addition to strengthening the muscles, Nordic walking can also have many other positive effects on the body:

Improvement of endurance and resistance
Strengthening the immune system
Reduction in stress
Solution of tension in the neck, shoulder and in the spine
Suggestion of the fat metabolism
Improvement of oxygen supply in the body

Now the question arises whether you need special shoes or whether Nordic walking can also be practiced barefoot.

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Operate Nordic walking barefoot

If you want to carry out your favorite sport barefoot, you should have trained barefoot running beforehand. By carrying the permanent carrying of shoes, the foot has to get used to it gradually. It is not only the skin that at first perceives every piks as pain, but also the muscles and tendons that have to adapt to the barefoot running.

In modern shoes with a dampening sole, which is usually much too thick and inflexible, the foot cannot roll properly. The active footwork, which is so important for Nordic walking, is therefore significantly difficult in conventional shoes. A heel increase that almost every conventional shoe has, the foot comes hard on the heel when walking and must therefore be supported by dampening properties of the shoe.

When walking barefoot, the natural movement sequence and rolling off ensures the damping. However, many have forgotten how naturally running works. When changing modern footwear to barefoot running, the foot muscles must first be built up. You can read how you go right here in our magazine:

https://www.zaqq.de/magazin/barfuss-laufen/barfusslaufen-die-technik-kurz-erklaert/

Despite the advantages of many, radical barefoot running is out of the question for many, because firstly, your feet are not protected at all (e.g. from broken glass) and secondly, it forbids the social norm for many. If you are looking for a golden middle ground, the advantages of our ZAQQ barefoot shoes will absolutely convince you.

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Nordic walking with ZAQQ barefoot shoes

Nordic walking depends on good and precise technology. Active footwork, i.e. rolling off, is particularly important in this sport. In order to achieve higher walking speed, the foot is severely repelled by the bale and toes after being rolled off. Active footwork with the sticks is supported and coordinated.

Our ZAQQ barefoot shoes are so -called minimal shoes. They offer your foot the maximum freedom of movement through sufficient space in the toe area and a particularly thin and flexible sole. ZAQQ barefoot shoes are super light and protect your feet from shards, stones as well as dirt and wet when Nordic walking. At the same time, you can roll your foot optimally and feel the surface every step to adjust your entire movement.

If you have already practiced Nordic walking in conventional training shoes, you will immediately notice in our barefoot shoes that the active footwork is much easier and more efficiently carried out due to the thin and highly flexible sole. However, the muscles are also used much more intensely. If this is not yet structured and your goals are too ambitious, overload can occur.

As in all other areas of the body, your muscles have to slowly get used to the load. You will quickly notice that when wearing barefoot shoes, your foot muscles are strengthened and you develop a natural and, above all, joint -friendly gear.

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Which barefoot shoes are suitable for Nordic Walking

You can briefly summarize Nordic Walking in all of our ZAQQ barefoot shoes, because all of them have these properties:

Thin, highly flexible sole
enough space for your toes

In the end it depends entirely on your personal preferences in terms of materials and designs. Since many prefer a particularly light and breathable shoe during sports, we have assigned our barefoot shoes to different categories. Under our ZAQQ running shoes you will find all models that are the perfect companion for all sporting activities due to their material and cut.

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