Reclaim your "barefoot power" and feel energized from the inside out!
It has long been known that walking barefoot activates the brain, motor function, and internal organs, increasing bone density and promoting blood circulation, all with health benefits.
However, in modern times, we spend long periods of time wearing shoes, which can deprive us of these benefits and actually lead to a decline in foot function.
Shoes protect our feet from injury and are designed to provide grip and shock absorption, making them essential tools for modern people. However, their very design can reduce the feet's natural grip and shock absorption capabilities, leading to a decline in bone density and skeletal collapse, resulting in ankle instability and reduced toe function.
On the other hand, removing shoes and going barefoot indoors increases instability, increasing the risk of falls and contributing to accidents, with indoor falls increasing sharply in recent years.
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To regain "barefoot power" in feet that have become accustomed to wearing shoes, it's essential to first retrain the strong arch with its shock-absorbing properties and the mobility of the toes, which provide excellent grip.
Smart Grip: Reclaim Your "Barefoot Power"
Smart Grip's balance correction function stimulates the reflex zones on the soles of your feet, reducing excessive tension that tends to build up in the deep muscles of your shins and calves! It restores stability and flexibility to your knees and ankles, leading your center of gravity, which tends to lean backward, to an appropriate forward position and stabilizing your ankles!
Increasing the reflex sensitivity of your toes, including your big toe and little toe, relieves excessive tension around your toes and instep (metatarsal bones), and restores flexibility in your tendons and muscles, improving the mobility of your longitudinal and transverse arches and activating athletic performance. This strengthens the toe grip and ankle balance, promoting the formation of longitudinal and transverse arches in the foot skeleton and improving shock absorption.
These synergistic effects stimulate the pumping function of the calves, also known as the "second heart," improving blood flow and metabolism, and reducing strain on the heart.
Smart Grip Harness Features
The Smart Grip Harness is support gear developed to strengthen the "leg stabilizer function" that supports overall standing stability. By supporting the coordination of the hips, knees, ankles, and toes, as well as the flexible "torsion function," it improves posture and movement stability.
1. Stabilizer Function Supports Overall Standing Stability
* Reinforces the major joints of the lower limbs: the hips, knees, ankles, and toes.
* Supports the balance of "stability" and "flexibility" necessary for postural control.
* Improves the body's axis stability, from everyday activities to sports.
2. Strengthened Grip for the Toes and Soles
* A special wrapping structure supports the flexion and extension of the toes, as well as their opening and closing.
* Firmly captures the ground reaction force from the soles of the feet, contributing to improved propulsion and jumping power.
* Improves balance, also effective in preventing falls.
3. Supports Flexible Torsion (Torque) Function
* Supports the "twisting movement" required when the body loses balance.
* Improves the connection from the hip joint to the toes, allowing for natural twisting.
* Provides stability during sudden changes of direction and jump landings.
4. Comfort and Safety
* Securely holds the necessary areas without excessive tightness.
* Easy to put on and adjust with Velcro.
* Reusable, suitable for a wide range of uses from training to rehabilitation.
5. Wide Range of Applications
* Sports requiring explosive power and balance, such as basketball and dance.
* Aids for rehabilitation and muscle loss due to aging. * Assists with posture improvement and core stability training.
✅ Summary
The Smart Grip Harness is an innovative stabilizer that enhances lower limb stability while supporting toe grip and torsional flexibility, supporting full-body standing stability. It is useful not only for athletes, but also for rehabilitation and improving stability in everyday life.
Smart Grip works on the foot, particularly the metatarsals (the row of bones at the top of the foot) and transverse arch (the arch extending from side to side), providing both flexibility and stability. We'll explain these in more detail below.
1️⃣ Effect on Metatarsal Mobility and Flexibility
Smart Grip's cross-strap design wraps around the instep, supporting the alignment of the metatarsal row.
By actively using the soles and toes, it induces subtle movements (opening, closing, and twisting) between the metatarsals, effectively increasing flexibility in stiff metatarsal joints.
In particular, it develops the "sensation of pushing while spreading the metatarsals" during relevé and plié movements, improving the smoothness of instep and stepping.
2️⃣ Transverse Arch Formation and Flexibility Support
The transverse arch (the arch connecting the balls of the big to little toes) is important for weight bearing and shock absorption, but it is easily weakened by flatness or stiffness.
SmartGrip's toe loops encourage toe independence, dynamically flexing the transverse arch as the toes open and close.
As a result, the transverse arch can flex and recover, improving shock absorption during landings and jumps.
3️⃣ Flexibility + Stability
More than just stretching, the harness "supports and allows for range of motion," preventing instability caused by excessive flexion and increasing flexibility.
This improves midfoot alignment and smooths the transfer of force from the ankle to the hip joint.
4️⃣ Benefits for Ballet and Sports
Instep: Increased mobility of the metatarsals and a raised transverse arch create a more beautiful instep line.
Relevé/Jump: The transverse arch gently sinks in, creating a repulsive movement and supporting the propulsive force of the jump.
Turnout: Flexibility of the metatarsals allows the entire sole of the foot to grip the floor, improving stability in hip external rotation.
✅ Summary
Restores flexibility (enhancing mobility)
Stabilizes alignment (aligning the bones)
Improves shock absorption and propulsion.
Simultaneously promotes safe and beautiful support for ballet-specific foot movements such as instep and relevé.
3. Expected Benefits
Improved stability during relevé and pointe movements
Strengthened instep line
Stabilized center of gravity during turnout
Injury prevention
4. Applications
Basic classical ballet practice (warm-up before barre lessons)
Support for relevé and pointe training
Support for stable turnout maintenance
Rehabilitation and conditioning (relearning after injury)
5. Precautions for Use
Wear on bare skin or over thin socks
Proper fit (not too tight)
Avoid prolonged continuous wear (approximately 30-60 minutes)
After wearing, be sure to stretch and massage your feet to promote circulation