Your feet determine your well-being!

Your feet carry you throughout your entire life and cover an estimated 120,000 kilometres. That represents a distance three times the Earth’s circumference. To be able to carry their daily weight of about 1,000 tonnes, your feet have a complex structure made up of 26 bones and 34 joints together with 100 stabilising ligaments, 20 muscles with strong tendons and a multitude of nerves and blood vessels.

Your feet make sure that you are aware of temperature, changes in pressure and muscle strain. It senses the configuration of the ground underfoot as well as feeling differences in temperature. Nerve cords which are connected to all the organs on your body end in the reflex zones. All the information that your foot perceives determines how your body feels, your quality of life, your well-being. When your feet hurt, your body suffers. That’s why we at BÄR make shoes, in which things will go well for you.

Research for healthy feet

Scientific research and medical studies are constantly integrated in the development of BÄR shoes. The zero heel and very generous toe zone provide sufficient room for a healthy roll of the foot. Your foot stays warm and in motion, your foot muscles are strengthened – it’s good for your feet and good for your veins! Highly-flexible soles, developed in-house, cushion the impact of every step and protect our spine. You can walk for hours without growing tired.

German foot report

According to the “German foot report” published by the German Shoe Institute (DSI) and the German Shoe Industry Association (HDS), 80 percent of Germans wear footwear that does not correspond to their feet. It has also been observed that, while feet have not grown any longer over the past few decades, they have become noticeably broader. According to researchers, finding the right shoe width is the main problem encountered by consumers.

To conduct the study, scientists from the Test and Research Institute Pirmasens (PFI) and the Hohenstein Clothing Physiological Institute examined the feet of 5,200 men and women over a period of three years.

The study may be different, but the observation is nothing new. That is why, more than 25 years ago, Christian Bär created freedom for your toes in a generous toe zone. Our shoes are always produced according to the foot type. BÄR has its own lasts for every type of foot: volume fit – natural fit – slim fit. At BÄR, you find shoes that fit. Even for sensitive or misshapen feet. Just ask us!

We provide free advice: Tel.: 0808 1563 652