How can you reactivate your feet? Here are some exercises:

A lifetime of sitting in narrow, stiff, cushioned shoes probably hasn't had a positive effect on your foot health. Especially if you started wearing traditional footwear as a child, when your feet were still soft and malleable.

Over time, the body adapts to its environment, and shoes that don't respect the foot's natural shape negatively affect its structure. The muscles, tendons, and bones that enable movement, along with the receptors and nerve pathways that inform the brain about body position, are compromised. This disconnect between feet and brain is one of the main reasons we lose the ability to move naturally and without injury. In addition to choosing barefoot or footwear that respects the foot's natural shape, you can incorporate toe-ga exercises (yoga for the toes):

• Reverse pressure: pPress the big toe against the floor while lifting the other toes. Hold for 30 seconds.
  
  
• Big toe inward: dPlace your big toe under your foot (you can help yourself with your hands). Use a soft surface, as it may be uncomfortable. The movement should focus on the first metatarsal joint.
  
  
• Big toe out: dPlace the four little toes under the foot, leaving the big toe pointing straight ahead. Press the big toe into the ground to strengthen it. Use a soft surface and focus on the mobility of the metatarsal heads.
  
  
• Hands on heels, hip and spine extension: drom the same position as before, rest your hands on your heels and slowly extend your hips and thoracic spine. Once extended, repeat the pulses with the big toe.