Barefoot Education and its Physiological Effect: Designing of the Introduction to Elementary School
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.8 Vol.8】
Recently, so called ‘barefoot education’ which performing barefoot (without shoes) life style in school became popular. The main purpose of it is to develop the foot arch, and the physical activity of children, etc. In this study, beside the research of actual condition of ‘barefoot education’ in the all of the elementary schools in Fukuyama city, the cold adaptability was tested as one of the effect of the barefoot. One group of children (n=10) who performed the barefoot more than one month, from the end of October, produced the cold adaptation as compared with the same class children who ceased barefoot at the end of October. Even in winter season, in some places for example, in gymnasium these children will be able to continue the barefoot education.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.8/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.8/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Kazuhiko Watanabe*1, Sachio Usui*2, Kiyoshi Sugiyama*3, Kazuhiko Danjoh*4 |
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| University or institution | *1 Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education, *2 Hiroshima University, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Science, *3 Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education, *4 Kamura-elementary School of Fukuyama City |
Keywords
barefoot education, foot arch, physical activity, elementary schools