MINIMALIST SHOES

Parkour is a sports practice that consists of overcoming obstacles in the environment using only the body itself. To place your feet within a millimeter margin of error, you need to be able to feel the ground and obstacles with your feet. In addition, it is essential that the footwear has the best possible grip, thus eliminating unnecessary risk factors.

The 10 most important benefits of using minimalist footwear: - Strengthens the foot and leg - Promotes a correct stride - Save energy - Reduces pressure and friction - Reduces muscle and joint tension - Improves stability and balance - It allows to develop the proprioceptive system ...

Despite the many benefits that minimalist footwear brings to our body, it may not all be advantages if the transition is not made correctly and gradually. The transition between conventional footwear and minimalist footwear must be done progressively and, like all drastic changes, entails a period of adaptation that, at first, may seem difficult.

Minimalist footwear is one that protects the feet and does not hinder them in the performance of their functions, and has the following characteristics: Great flexibility, thin sole, wide last, zero-drop (completely flat) and light.

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