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At BIRKENSTOCK, style and comfort coexist harmoniously. While we pride ourselves on being able to offer contemporary designs with unparalleled comfort, we always want to go above and beyond and create something phenomenal and offer specialized solutions.
If you’ve ever gone running or played a sport, you know that muscle soreness is imminent. After strenuous activity, it is best to ease your body back to its natural state. Hydration, a good diet, stretching, and muscle treatment are requisite to any recovery plan. We’ll add another one to the list: firm footwear.
Our Active Recovery Philosophy
Our legendary footbed has always promoted good foot health, and it also assists in active recovery. With its anatomically shaped, contoured design, which includes a deep heel cup, longitudinal and transverse arch support, a toe box, and a toe bar, it helps your feet stay in their natural position and helps in the rolling motion of walking. Traditional recovery processes involve providing extra cushioning. BIRKENSTOCK, on the other hand, believes in initiating the body's adaptive responses, reducing proneness to injury, and promoting muscular benefits.
- Firm, not Foam: With all its rises and indentations, our firm footbed helps initiate the body’s response. It supports the entire foot while distributing weight equally.
- Cork not Cushion: Our cork sole sandals offer perfect support, balance, flexibility, and shock absorption.
- Active not Passive: we believe that hydration, diet, stretching, muscle treatment, and proper footwear make the perfect recipe for active recovery.
- Stable not Squishy: Our footbed ensures a neutral stance with enough room for the toes to spread out and natural walking motion that aids circulation.
Active Recovery Styles
Though all our styles are comfortable, we offer you the best of the best for active recovery. Our classic styles Arizona and Boston are perfect for you. Wear them with socks for an additional layer of warmth.
Arizona: The classic double strap sandals are a crowd favorite for a reason. With its dual strap upper design providing optimum grip and the contoured footbed holding the foot from below, Arizona offers perfect balance and comfort along with timeless style. The adjustable metal pin buckles allow you to change the fit as per your comfort. Available in regular, soft footbed, and vegan variants, this unisex sandal is perfect for active recovery as well as everyday wear. Take your pick from Arizona oiled leather, nubuck leather, and natural leather options in a variety of dark neutral color palettes.
Boston: Another BIRKENSTOCK classic, the Boston clog is one of the most preferred styles. It offers the grip of a closed shoe with the ease of a slip-on sandal. The single strap has an adjustable metal pin buckle that enables a custom fit. Made using natural leather varieties, Boston is available in the regular, soft footbed, and vegan variants in dark and earthy neutrals. We especially love the Boston soft footbed suede leather variant. The unisex clogs are perfect for active recovery as well as for pairing with casuals, semi-formals, and more.
The comfort and versatility of a BIRKENSTOCK sandal are flawless. The active recovery feature makes them all the more desirable and essential. Whether you’re engaged in active sports or not, the BIRKENSTOCK cork bed sandals will improve your stance, foot health, and posture. Don’t forget to take your favorite sandals on the next adventure, or routinely wear them every day.
