Habitually unshod

[Sid]

Sometimes it's hard to know what normal feet should look like. I know that a lot of our feet have been released only after years of being confined in shoes.

When I came across this photo, I thought to myself, these feet know no limits. They could traverse any terrain, and they probably do!

Ashaninka Indian feet, Vilcabamba, Peru
http://franslanting.photoshelter.com/image/I0000I8RSqo3K708

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Precisely. And you notice the ankles almost look like wrists in this photo, or is that just me?

 

[Sid]

Hoffman makes a similar comparison on page 17 of the PDF.
http://www.thebarefootrunners.org/index.php?posts/143538
I particularly like Figures 15-17.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Very interesting. The skin at the ankle is allowed to move without hindrance like the skin at the wrist, so that's why their ankles look like wrists.