Walking barefoot
This very useful and very simple procedure as one of the methods of hydrotherapy was proposed by Sebastian Kneipp. In his book he wrote: "It is very useful to walk barefoot on wet grass. It's all the same whether it is wetted with dew, rain or simply watered. The more moisture on the grass, the longer it takes to walk, and the more often they are done, the better the results in quenching can be achieved. The walk time on the grass should be from 1/4 to 3/4 hours. After finishing the walk, do not wipe your feet, it is better to immediately put on dry shoes. .. "
Modern physicians also recognize the benefits of walking barefoot , this procedure helps to avoid such common diseases in our time as stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertension, angina and, of course, of colds. Scientists have noticed: if you accidentally immerse your feet in cold water( 12 ° C), the temperature of the nasal mucosa rapidly decreases. Especially pronounced is the reaction of the body at a water temperature of about 4 ° C, in this case, instant signs of cold appear: cough, runny nose, etc. However, after daily cooling of the feet with water at a temperature of 12-14 "C( for three weeks), the temperature of the mucosathe nose does not change, there are no signs of a cold. Why? It's very simple. With repeated repetition of the actions of these stimuli, conditioned reflexes are formed on the skin, which promote the appearance of favorable reactions for the organism.e cold water causes the body to intensively form heat in the skin. In addition, regular walking barefoot causes thickening of the stratum corneum of the foot skin, which makes them less sensitive to cold. Thus, experimentally revealed: a one-stage cooling of the stop water with a temperature of 10 ° C raises the body temperature approximatelyon 0,4-0,2 ° С, but as tempering, fluctuations in body temperature first decrease, and then disappear altogether.
Walking barefoot not only hardens, but also acts favorably on the vessels, heart and other organss. The fact is that this procedure has an active effect on the points of the foot, responsible for many organs: the kidneys, stomach, eyes, heart, brain, etc. So this method treats not worse than acupressure.
"Before swimming or after it, go out into the countryside, stand with your bare feet to the ground, and in winter on the snow for at least 1-2 minutes," Porfiry Ivanov writes. It's scary, of course, to take this and go barefoot on the snow. It is much easier to start in summer, at the dacha: you can go out into the garden and go barefoot on dewy grass. Children and often sick people are encouraged to walk barefoot at home. It is best to start this summer, start walking barefoot in the morning and evening in the room. On the first day - for 10-15 minutes, then the procedure is extended by 5 minutes every day and with time is brought to 1 hour. At first it is not forbidden to walk on the floor in socks. In a month you can walk barefoot in the yard, in the garden.
It is most useful, of course, to walk on wet grass, that's why both doctors and folk healers recommend barefoot walking in the morning and evening, when the grass is dew on the grass. After this procedure, it is necessary not to wipe your feet, not to wipe your feet, and to walk on dry land( on sand or stones) for a while, at first quickly, then more slowly, until the wet legs dry and warm. Usually it takes 15 to 25 minutes.
It is very important that the shoes worn after walking on wet grass must be dry, otherwise the procedure will not be good, but only harm: a runny nose may begin or other symptoms of a cold may appear. Therefore, shoes and socks before you start walking on dew leave in a dry place, so that your feet quickly dry and warmed.
Even greater benefit comes from walking barefoot on loose sand and wet stones: in this case, the feet receive an excellent session of acupressure. A great opportunity for such a procedure for those who spend their holidays on the sea beaches, but it is not difficult to arrange a path of stones in the courtyard of the house or at the dacha. Before a morning or evening barefoot walk, pour pebbles from a hose or watering cans - and you can start the recovery procedure. If the day is hot and the stones dry quickly, they should be watered up to 3 times, and the colder the water, the better. Depending on the state of health and fitness of a person, the procedure for walking on stones should last from 3-15 minutes to half an hour.
Do not despair if you are forced to spend the summer in the city, and you only have to dream about the sea and even the country. Water-beach procedures for the feet are easy to do at home. Pour the river pebbles into a flat metal or plastic basin and fill it with cold water - the simulator for the feet is ready. On such wet stones you need to walk every day for at least 1 minute, and not only in summer, but also in winter.
Very useful and walking on water. This procedure hardens the body, activates blood circulation, improves the functioning of the kidneys, bladder, stomach and other organs located in the abdominal cavity. Walking on water facilitates breathing, relieves headaches, improves sleep. Apply this method not only on the sea or river, but also in a regular bath. Collect cool water and move with your feet, overcoming the resistance of the water. First the water level should reach the ankles, then up to the calves, and then to the knees. Begin walking on water from 1 minute, then the sessions are gradually extended to 5-6 minutes. The temperature of the water should also be lowered gradually. In winter you can add snow to the water. At the end of the procedure, you need to move. In summer, you can walk in the fresh air, in the winter - just around the room, until the legs and whole body warm up.
The above summer hardening procedures will prepare you for walking on frost in autumn and on snow in winter. As a preparatory stage, foot baths can be used, but they are slightly lower. People who are too sensitive to cold can start with wet wipes. Wipe your feet for the night with a towel moistened with water at room temperature, then lower it daily at 1 ° C, and after 4-5 days you will be ready for more severe ways of hardening. To wipes, we'll come back, but for now let's talk about walking barefoot.
Walking is recommended for the newly fallen snow, i.e., it should be soft and crumbling, not caked and cloddy. In winter you can not walk barefoot if there is a strong cold wind, but in the early spring, when the snow is already beginning to melt in the sun, the wind is not a hindrance to walks. The first walks in the snow should not exceed 3-4 minutes, but people who are hard enough can walk in the snow for an hour and even a half. During such a walk you can not stand in one place, you need to make continuous movements.
You can not, start walking on snow, if the whole body is not warmed. If you are cold, do several warm-up exercises and only after that start the procedure. You should not walk on snow to those who have abscesses on their feet or feet sweat. First you need to get rid of these misfortunes, and then start training. How to get rid of sweating, you will learn from the sections on baths for feet.
Walking barefoot on the snow can be on the balcony and even at home. Bring clean snow from the street, put it in a wide basin or bath and walk along it. You need to start from 1 minute, gradually increasing the walking time. In this way temper the painful children, and this will be of great benefit to adults. Walking in the snow improves blood circulation, the work of the heart and other organs. With this procedure, you can get rid of skin abscesses, boils, toothache, migraines.
After each such walk it is necessary to rub your feet and massage the calf muscles, using the techniques of stroking, rubbing and kneading with the palms. This self-massage should be done within 10-15 minutes.