Experience the “Barefoot Trail”
The trail is situated in Poprad-Kvetnica (dierection Rožňava), Malý lom; GPS: 49.024568, 20.280705. Its purpose is to bring you an extraordinary relaxation experience.
BENEFITS OF BAREFOOT WALKING:
1. It lowers blood pressure
Stimulation of the feet has a direct effect on the internal organs. It stabilizes the cardiovascular system, regulates blood pressure and promotes blood circulation in the veins.
2. It releases stress
Walking barefoot frees a person from worries, triggers good mood, has a relaxing effect, relieves tension.
3. It trains your muscles
Muscles, tendons and ligaments bear the load differently when a person walks barefoot than when we are shod. Moving barefoot is more natural for the body.
4. It hardens the body
By walking barefoot on a cold surface for a few minutes a day, you can boost your immunity and become more resistant to colds.
5. It strengthens the spine
We walk more naturally and correctly barefoot than in shoes. You engage all the muscles and step on the heel without transferring most of the weight to the toes. Proper walking may also help relieve back pain.
6. It strengthens the spine
We walk more naturally and correctly barefoot than in shoes. You engage all the muscles and step on the heel without transferring most of the weight to the toes. Proper walking may also help relieve back pain.
7. It provides you with new stimuli
When you walk barefoot, you receive sensations through the nerve endings on your feet that are not normally stimulated when walking in shoes. When you feel different surfaces under your feet, your brain registers a change – you feed it with new stimuli.
8. It gives you a massage
Walking barefoot is the best foot massage. It will also help alleviate the problem of flat feet and strengthen the muscles of the feet.
9. It will give you better sleep
Giving your feet an occasional freedom of walking barefoot may improve the quality of your sleep. This has to do with the stress hormone cortisol and the fact that you reduce stress during such a walk.
Precautionary statements:
– Before and after your barefoot walking down the trail, it is advisable to rinse your feet with water.
– It is forbidden to enter the trail with a dog.
– We ask that you do not take the material from the trail and do not contaminate it by littering or dropping other objects. It is our wish to keep the trail in best possible quality for a long time to bring joy and benefit to many walkers.
– The barefoot trail is walked at the user’s own risk; the contractor bears no liability for any injuries.
– To tend to minor injury, we recommend that you carry an auto first aid kit or a tourist first aid kit.
– Beginner barefoot walkers should increase the load on the feet and subject their feet to the cold and the ruggedness gradually. They should apply this tactic to duration of the training (similar to exercise from mild to demanding) as well.
– Children under the age of 12 should walk the trail under the supervision of a responsible adult.
