As athletes, we are always looking for ways to improve our performance on the field, court, or track. One often overlooked area of performance enhancement is ankle stiffness. Ankle stiffness is the ability of the ankle joint to resist motion and remain stable during dynamic movements.
Training barefoot can provide numerous benefits for your overall foot health and fitness. By allowing your feet to move more naturally and freely, barefoot training can help improve your balance, stability, and proprioception, as well as strengthening the muscles in your feet and ankles.
Athletic performance is heavily dependent on an athlete's ability to generate force and control it. However, equally important to generating force is the ability to absorb it.