Standing Desks, Memory Foam & The Science Of Walking Barefoot In Shoes.

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Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 15 December 2015

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In my video "How Should You Stand At A Standing Desk", one of the items I highlight is a springy, soft and supple standing mattress made from a special reactive material that allows my foot to sink in deep and then spring right back to the original position - creating a unique float-like sensation, kind of like a memory foam for the feet.

This mat, called a "kyBounder" encourages my body to constantly make small movements in order to maintain balance and posture. This rebounding effect causes muscles to tense and relax reciprocally, exercising the muscles in my feet, legs and core while I'm standing, and it's good for balance and coordination too. The KyBounder mat and the entire kybun brand (which also makes special "walking-on-air shoes" that allow you to simulate running barefoot while still wearing shoes) was founded in 2007 by Karl Müller. According to the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung, Karl Müller is one of the most innovative entrepreneurs in Switzerland, and has "re-written design history".

Since I'm standing every day on the mat that Karl designed, and since he sounds like a pretty fascinating guy, I decided to invite him onto this premium podcast for an interview to learn how he created this mat and shoes after being inspired by walking in rice patty fields in South Korea.

In this show, you'll discover: On a personal level, I'm very curious to learn about the path and major turning points for Karl: -How Karl left Switzerland to South Korea, became a self-sufficient farmer, then lost all his money creating drug rehabilitation facilities... -Why a mat or a shoe with the correct softness and elasticity doesn't make your foot weaker but actually makes your foot stronger... -How you can use Kybun shoes and mats to spend several hours a day of improving posture, core and recovery without any additional time investment...

Resources from this episode: -The Kybun website (use code BEN10 to get 10% discount on anything) Do you have questions, comments or feedback about Kybun, the Kybounder, memory foam, the walking-on-air shoes or anything else we discuss in this episode? Leave your thoughts at BenGreenfieldFitness.com!

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0:00.0	In this episode of the Benbury from Fenishel.
0:04.0	When I got into this field and started to produce shoes, I found out that
0:08.0	biomechanically the feet or the foundation of the human body
0:13.0	and if you want to put any building or whatever you build, then the foundation must be strong.
0:19.0	In our case, the rebound is extremely fast, it's like a spring.
0:24.0	And if you walk on this spring, it automatically activates and trains the muscles.
0:29.0	If you want to stand the whole day, then it's important that the floor is soft and has an eye rebound.
0:36.0	He's an expert in human performance and nutrition.
0:39.0	Voted America's top personal trainer and one of the globe's most influential people in health and fitness.
0:45.0	His show provides you with everything you need to optimize physical and mental performance.
0:51.0	He is Ben Greenfield.
0:54.0	Power.
0:56.0	Speed, mobility, balance, whatever it is for you that's the natural movement.
1:03.0	Get out there.
1:05.0	When you look at all the studies done, the studies that have shown the greatest efficacy.
1:11.0	All the information you need in one place, right here, right now, on the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast.
1:26.0	Hey folks, it's Ben Greenfield here and right now, as I am recording this and actually for every podcast episode that I record,
1:40.0	I'm standing on this springy, soft, supple, kind of like a mattress type of thing.
1:46.0	It's made from this special reactive material that allows my foot to sink in and then spring back to its original position.
1:54.0	It's got this kind of float-like sensation.
1:57.0	It's like a memory foam mattress for my feet.
2:00.0	I have one upstairs next to my table too that I kneel or that I lunge on because yes, I do indeed live my life by the rule that I only sit to eat or if I'm on an airplane or a car.
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