Do your feet fall asleep in your cycling shoes? A solution

The other day someone asked me about the cycling shoes.

The ones you wear with the clipless pedals on your bike.

These shoes are flat or without a drop.

Good start.

But almost all of them are rigid and very narrow at the front.

Bad ending.

That thing, together with the fact that my feet don't move, makes me tingle when I wear them.

It's even common that the toes going to fall asleep.

Has it ever happened to you on one hand, right?

You know, while it sleeps your body put the weight on it and the lack of circulation produces a 'padding' that hurts.

The feeling is so bad that you wake up. It can takes several seconds, even minutes, to regain control of your hand.

Something similar happens to me on my bike.

I only ride it 1 or 2 days a week.

To do some activity and chat with my friends.

In the world of cycling, I'm a amateur without aspirations.

And maybe because of that lack of experience my feet fall asleep.

I don't know if Valverde, Nairo or Roglic have the same problem.

But a foot is a foot.

And if you put it in a shoe with lack of movement for many hours, it atrophies.

Whether it's a cycling shoe, a work boot or a nautic shoe.

What do I do to avoid having my toes squeezed into the shoes?

Use two extra sizes.

Simple, but very effective.

Besides, that way I can buy the model I like.

There is 1.5 cm of space more than my feet measure in the front.

And they are wider aswell.

They usually hold very well in the middle of the foot so there is no problem if the are longer.

And I get more width space aswell.

The other part, the tingling due to the lack of mobility of the foot, has been solved recently.

I'll tell you about it.

Last year Xero Shoes began to collaborate with Naboso. A company that makes insoles that stimulate the foot.

Its only function is to activate it.

Nothing about trying to change the foot supports or pressures.

Why does the main minimalist brand in the USA incorporate the Naboso insole into a sandal?

Let's put it in context:

In cities and homes the ground is flat.

And even if we use minimalist shoes with fine soles, the stimulation of the foot is little.  

Very little.

That is why, because it is not the same to walk in the mountains as in a shopping centre, Xero Shoes incorporated that activation insole.

To improve the stimulation of the feet even on smooth ground.

And that's exactly what I do when I ride my bike.

Stimulate them. This way they don't fall asleep.

That thin insole with small pyramid-shaped points activates the whole foot sole.

What's more, I use it every day.
Since I tried it, I haven't taken it off.

I notice my feet much more.
They are more active, more awake.

And I like the feeling of my toes when they touch the insole.

That fine roughness gives me confidence.

In short.

Stimulation, yes.
Activation, yes.
Biomechanical correction, no.
To do so, visit your podiatrist.

For the rest >> Naboso Activation.

And remember:

The best teachers are your feet.

Give them space and activate them.