barefooting

The practice of willingly and consistently walking without footwear of any kind, mostly outdoors or in everyday life, as a sporting activity, to improve health conditions of feet, ankles, legs, circulatory and immune system and mood or as a fashion statement, just for pleasure or even as a whole philosophy of life. There are several groups of individuals fond of barefooting promoting all over the world this activity and striving to remove the almost ubiquitous biases about barefooting -commonly regarded as hazardous, unhealthy or unacceptable upon written or non written dress codes-, to gain tolerance for this lifestyle, spread the consciousness about the benefits of barefooting and make adepts. The term also applies to Barefoot skiing, the sport practice of water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, called "barefooting" for short.