Masai barefoot is revolutionizing the way people walk. It has changed our walking posture: the MBT (masai barefoot) shoe users do not walk with a forward-tilted stance. He or she walks upright using the necessary supportive muscles, joints and knees. The overall health of the masai shoe owners improves, if he or she wears masai barefoot every day. The principles on which your pair of MBT shoes is based have been verified by quite a few biomechanics and sports research universities in the world.  We will help you learn how to wear your MBT shoes to get the maximum benefit from masai barefoot technology.

Let us begin by understanding the functionality of Masai Shoes;

How MBT shoes function

If we had to explain the working of MBT in just one line then we would have said: MBT sole produces rock and roll action. Not enough? Let’s explain it further.

To draw an analogy from your everyday life, we would say, the working of the sole of masai barefoot is similar to that of balancing a ball under your foot. Have you done it ever? Try it now. Stand on your heels, put a ball beneath your mid-feet, stand on top of the ball with no physical contact with any surface other than the ball, now descend from the ball rolling the feet forward until your toes touch the ground, and now plant your feet on the ground.

This is how the Masai Footwear functions. This rock and roll action of MBT shoes may look unnatural to you, but this is precisely the kind of movement our body has been designed for. The evolutionary processes will take some time before it can make our body fit to walk from heel to toe (as we walk in any conventional shoes), until it happens, we should put a pair of MBT shoes on when going out for a walk.

How to use MBT shoes

One thing must be clear in your mind that the MBT shoe is not like any other shoe. At this point, we must add that even wearing MBT shoes is a little different from that of conventional shoes. When you wera them, always make sure that the shoe you are wearing is cozy on the instep, tight on the heels and comfy around the toes. If you are wearing masai barefoot sandal then make sure your heel is placed at the back of the foot bed and then fit it in position with fitting straps.

You will feel a little squishy when you stand wearing the masai footwear for the first time, but you and your body will become used to it soon, so do not worry about it. Now, it’s time to take your first step in masai shoes: inhale deeply, throw your shoulder backward, keep the body in the upright position (do not tilt it forward), keep your shoulders at ease, look straight ahead in the horizon, and walk in a relaxed manner taking small steps. Start with planting heels (put pressure on heel sensors) on the ground then instep (shift your balance on the pivot) and finally rolling up on to the toes. The movement should be similar to that of walking barefoot on sand.

When walking or jogging in MBT shoes, make sure that your feet are relaxed, and you should also avoid folding your knees. If you are going out for jogging in your MBT then increase the frequency of small steps while maintaining the posture suggested above. There will be time when you will not walk or jog, you will just stand still. Well, as you might have guessed, standing still in MBT is also a bit different. To use masai footwear properly while standing, you need to set your feet parallel and slightly apart on the ground then find the middle of the shoes, the pivot, and balance on it.

Word of caution

We have often seen people being tempted to wear their MBT shoes all day, but this is not right. Like any other muscle training program, MBT shoes should also be used in moderation: start with using it for short durations and then increase the duration as you get comfortable in it. Take your masai barefoot off when you start feeling uncomfortable. Try changing speed when you walk or jog, once your body has adapted itself to Masai shoes.