There has been a huge trend towards barefoot training over the last few years. Fuelled in part by the multi-billion dollar shoe industry seeing an opportunity to charge more for less in their minimalist range of shoes.

But should we be spending more time barefoot?

What does Romanesco Broccoli, a French hand surgeon, and your body have in common?

The answer to this bizarre question, is fascia. Well, it’s not quite as simple as that. A slightly more accurate answer would be to say, Fractals and Icosahedrons. Bear with me.

On average, we sit for 7.7 hours a day, with some people sitting up to 15 hours a day according to Global Studies. In case you’ve been living under a rock (or just sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending you can’t hear the science) … that’s really bad for you. It’s bad enough that it’s got its own name: sitting disease.