Underfloor heating – the joys of being barefoot

Underfloor heating is every barefooters dream.

Being barefoot indoors can be tricky in the wintry months. There’s nothing worse than putting your bare feet onto a cold laminate floor first thing in the morning. Underfloor heating means you can enjoy being barefoot all the time, no matter what time of year. And for some, being barefoot is more than just a pleasurable sensation – it’s a way of life. 

The ‘barefooter’ way of life 

Being a ‘barefooter’ has perceived spiritual or health benefits. In fact, there has been research suggesting there are many benefits from walking barefoot. In a home that does not have underfloor heating however, it can be unappealing and freezing walking around without shoes or slippers. But a 1991 review article showed that barefoot walking supported optimum foot development. And according to the American Academy of Dermatology, going barefoot can help get rid of athlete’s foot. It may sound a trivial reason to invest in underfloor heating, but reoccurring athlete’s foot is unbearable and if left untreated the infection can spread and infect nails. Moisture, sweating and lack of ventilation are the perfect environment for the fungus of athlete’s foot to grow. Underfloor heating means your feet are always in their perfect natural state.

 Embrace underfloor heating 

If you suffer from smelly feet, underfloor heating allows you to embrace walking barefoot – feet are like hands, they don’t smell if left bare, but it’s when they sweat in socks and shoes, the smells cling. Underfloor heating then is the perfect antidote to every teenage boy’s bedroom! Give your feet room to breathe with underfloor heating.

 Kick off your shoes 

For the extreme barefooter, there’s barefoot running, and even barefoot skiing. One such runner is John Woodward who teaches the Alexander Technique – he hit the headlines when he implored everyone to kick off their shoes and go jogging, claiming that being barefoot improved posture as well as giving a great physical sense of joy: “The fun element is about freeing the foot to enjoy all the fizzy sensations ... the leaves, the grass. You feel great.” 

Even if you don’t want to go to such extremes, you can enjoy walking barefoot in the comfort of your own home with underfloor heating. 

Choose the right underfloor heating system with Robbens Systems

Robbens Systems is a company with many years of expertise in underfloor heating. With more than 15 years in the business, the company is ideally placed to help you plan and install underfloor heating in a wide range of buildings – from care showrooms to renovated buildings. 

Our expertise can help you get the underfloor heating system you’ve always wanted, and our trained technicians are there to help you every step of the way. For more information, call us today on 01424 851111 or email robbens@underfloorheating.co.uk.