A big warning that should probably come with all barefoot / no-padding shoes is: walking habits that are normal with padded shoes can cause pain and damage. And feet heal slowly, so that can take a long time to recover from.
Shift your weight forward, watch some barefoot running / walking videos, and switch shoe-styles SLOWLY. Going out for a moderate run immediately might give you heel bruises, micro-fractures, and pain for a month or more. Knee and hip pain/injuries are also somewhat common, repeated jarring impacts on joints adds up FAST.
Obviously this all depends on your normal gait now. Some people are pretty close to it by default. Some are extremely far. Be careful and you'll be fine. But it'll take a while to re-train walking habits to the point that they're subconscious.
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That said, I'm a convert. I grew up on the edge of needing custom arch inserts. Within a couple months of going barefoot-style I stopped needing them, and in less than a year I basically stopped having foot pain at all, and continuing for ~15 years now. (it did take ~2 years to be able to walk around comfortably on concrete all day though, prior to that I'd be a bit sore after N hours)
Shift your weight forward, watch some barefoot running / walking videos, and switch shoe-styles SLOWLY. Going out for a moderate run immediately might give you heel bruises, micro-fractures, and pain for a month or more. Knee and hip pain/injuries are also somewhat common, repeated jarring impacts on joints adds up FAST.
Obviously this all depends on your normal gait now. Some people are pretty close to it by default. Some are extremely far. Be careful and you'll be fine. But it'll take a while to re-train walking habits to the point that they're subconscious.
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That said, I'm a convert. I grew up on the edge of needing custom arch inserts. Within a couple months of going barefoot-style I stopped needing them, and in less than a year I basically stopped having foot pain at all, and continuing for ~15 years now. (it did take ~2 years to be able to walk around comfortably on concrete all day though, prior to that I'd be a bit sore after N hours)