Ive alway thought about going barefoot, and i think i might start, but i have a question first. How do u guys avoid getting Athletes foot? I heard if u increase the chances of getting it alot if u walk around barefoot... any advice u can give me would be appreciated... thanks
I heard it was risky if its wet... so if go outside right after it rained or something, it may be risky
Going barefoot all the time is actually the best way to prevent athlete's foot. Everyone I've known to have athlete's foot got it because they put dirty feet into sneakers where the warm, moist, closed environment let the fungus grow. Bare feet stay dry so no fungus. I have never gotten athlete's foot because I never wear shoes.
I think the environment has to be damp where the germs can linger. They may not stay alive as long outside as inside. Also, someone with it would have to step where you step, and since not that many people are going barefoot, the odds are slim. What part of NJ are you in?
athlete's foot favorite environment is inside shoes and socks. after you shower you MUST ensure that your feet are VERY dry, doing a halfassed job drying them can create the perfect atmosphere to give you athletes foot. as mentioned, going barefoot or even sandals/flip flops WITHOUT socks robs athlete's foot of its environment by keeping your feet aired.
I'm orginally from Bloomfield, but right now im dorming at Rutgers New Brunswick. Anyway... thanks for the advice guys! i learned something, lol
I think i may start slowing... going barefoot in my drom room and wearing flip slops around campus... then maybe 2nd year ill go barefoot all the way... i dont think ill be able to go barefoot outside in the winter tho...
You get athlete's foot from briefly going barefoot in damp conditions and in a place where many others go barefoot, and then putting your feet back into closed shoes. If the area is dry, or even if it's a wet sidewalk, the risk of even finding any spores is very low. The spores don't live long on a dry surface such as a store, mall or living room floor. And outdoors when it's raining they may live a little longer, however how many other barefooters do you see outside on a rainy day? Around here, the spores would have to live for weeks if not months if I were to catch something from the sidewalk, and they can't do that (or anything even close, even if it were to rain constantly keeping the ground wet, which of course it doesn't either). The risky places are locker rooms, showers, and dryer places where you step immediately in someone else's footsteps (see the airport thread). Even if you do pick up a few spores, if you keep your feet bare, there's little risk you will get infected. It's basic biology; fungi grow well in dark, warm and moist places but shrivel up and die if they dry out in a light, well-ventilated spot. Even if you walk in the rain, your feet will dry out very quickly, within minutes after getting back indoors. Yes, even between the toes, unless you have toes that are very much scrunched together. There's just no place for the fungus to grow. People who already have athlete's foot are even told to go barefoot as much as possible (although most practice that as indoors/at home only).
Adding to Myranya's post, you get athlete's foot from going barefoot in damp conditions and in a place where many other normally shoe-wearing people go barefoot, such as in a public shower, locker room or gym, then putting your feet back in shoes. If everyone just went barefoot all the time, there would not be athlete's foot in the world. Athlete's foot is one of many ailments brought into the world as a result of rampant shoe-wearing.
Hey man I grew up being barefoot all the time, and even though it was not allowed in public school, I always got barefoot after class. Because of my job today(construction) I cannot be barefoot on my job, but get barefoot as soon as my shift ends, and stay barefoot until I return to work. When I went to college I attended all my classes barefoot, except those that required footwear for safety reasons (future job related classes). I went to school in Boston, so unless there was snow on the ground or it was below 30 degrees I was barefoot. I was not the only guy on campus to go to class barefoot, especially in the warm weather months (late spring, fall) Going to classes barefoot was a great experience for me. I never had, and to this day never have had a problem with athlete's foot. I'm a big man (6'8) and have big feet ( size 16). People rarely say anything about my being barefoot, and when they do I usually ignore them. Let you feet be free, man. You'll love it
Thanks for all the replies... today i had to wear shoes Bio-lab, but tommorrow i think ill go barefoot its extremly warm here even tho its winter
