Shoes for Kettlebells

Since I’ve been teaching a lot of introductory kettlebell classes recently, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about what are the best kinds of shoes for kettlebells.

My answer is, none. Or, if you insist on wearing shoes, then I want you to wear something with a super-flexible sole. The feet are made up of tons of joints and receptors for a reason, to be in contact with the ground to help with stabilization and force transmission. Putting shoes on them for something as demanding as kettlebells does you a disservice.

Here is a great article by mc Schraefel about the biomechanical and neurological reasons why you should go barefoot: Kick off your Shoes, free your feet, show your nervous system you care

And, here is a great video of the impact of running with shoes on vs barefoot.