BAAK® Go&Relax
A safety shoe that pays holistic attention to you and your physique - and doesn't stop at the foot.
Our safety shoe is not a normal safety shoe, but the result of years of development work. The focus was not set on certain features, but on creating a noticeable health benefit for the wearer.
The result is the Go&Relax system, which allows the natural movement of your foot, even in a safety shoe. It is the heart of our safety shoe. We don’t limit ourselves to building health-preserving features only into high-priced shoes, but are gradually implementing our system in all of our shoes. A safety shoe that takes you and your physique holistically into account – and doesn’t stop at the foot.
Problem of other safety shoes
Conventional safety shoes have a big problem. Due to a misconstruction of the commonly used straight toe caps, your toes, in a straight line, bend unnaturally. But what does your foot look like? This straight bending line does not fit your foot and prevents the two small toes from being integrated into the running movement. They are indispensable for the function and stability of the foot.
In addition, the other three toes are overloaded, which also has a negative effect. The natural movement of the foot is massively restricted.
Our solution
The patented Go&Relax system solves this problem. This achieves a diagonal flexing line that corresponds to the natural movement of the foot. All 5 toes are integrated when rolling.
The load during walking is thus distributed among tendons, muscles and joints. As a result, the foot, as the basis of the body, can once again develop its full potential. In this sense, safety shoes with the Go&Relax system are potential development shoes for the multi-talented foot.
Shoe development
State-of-the-art safety shoes
BAAK is the leading manufacturer of foot-friendly safety shoes. Safety shoes that not only take the shape of the foot into account, but also enable the natural function of the foot. The in-house product development department is constantly researching the latest techniques, materials and ideas for the benefit of safety shoe wearers.
For example, BAAK was the first safety shoe manufacturer to recognize the outstanding advantages of a lightweight, cushioning sole material from the running shoe sector and to introduce EVA to the safety shoe industry with great success. In order to further expand our expertise in foot-appropriate safety, we are also happy to cooperate with experts from related fields. For example, we have developed the BAAK® Go&Relax system in cooperation with one of the world’s leading biomechanists, Prof. Dr. Gert-Peter Brüggemann. Shoe development is a top priority at BAAK. Not only our own collection, but also company-specific developments are designed in-house – from the sole to the upper – from the idea to series production.
Go&Relax system for other manufacturers
With an ever-increasing supply market, many companies are fighting for market share with a similar product. Like us, some competitors are differentiating themselves with useful features that not only protect people, but also focus on long-term health. We are open to cooperation and making our system available to others, because we are not out for our own benefit, but for the benefit of the wearer. Feel free to contact us.
Components of the Go&Relax system
Flex cap
Due to an extension at the outer side, a functional bending while rolling is optimized.
H-joint
This H-coupling element is integrated in the midsole and is an elastic bridge for forefoot and heel. It supports an adecuate bending of the toes, in fact it enables stability and control.
Flex zone in sole
The foot conform flex zone in the sole enables the natural and functional bending of all basic toe joints.
Nature's technology
Our shoes are developed and tested in close collaboration with biomechanists, shoe technicians and wearers.
Karsten Keidel
Karsten (Dipl. Ing. (FH)) can look back on more than 35 years of experience in the safety footwear industry. In addition to his previous jobs at SympaTex® and other well-known shoe manufacturers, he is the inventor of 15 patents on various technologies in the footwear industry. Karsten’s passion is the components of a single shoe and the craftsmanship involved in its production.
Sonja Arians
Sonja loves shoes of all kinds. As a shoe designer and graduate of ARSUTORIA in Milan, she has previously worked in development for well-known shoe manufacturers and worked from drawing to series production. In addition, Sonja burns for the topic of sustainability and is responsible for this in the shoe and at us in Straelen.
Prof. Dr. Gert-Peter Brüggemann
“The foot is not made to be packed. The foot is made to be permanently moved and loaded. But it is not meant to be loaded in a non-physiological way. A safety shoe is not meant to dictate the movement of the foot. A safety shoe is made to allow the foot to move the way it is supposed to move.”
He is one of the world’s leading biomechanists and headed the Institute for Biomechanics and Orthopedics at the German Sport University in Cologne. He has been able to contribute his expertise to well-known shoe manufacturers and is co-inventor of the True Motion running shoe brand.
Karsten Keidel
Sonja Arians
Prof. Dr. Gert-Peter Brüggemann
Karsten (Dipl. Ing. (FH)) can look back on more than 35 years of experience in the safety footwear industry. In addition to his previous jobs at SympaTex® and other well-known shoe manufacturers, he is the inventor of 15 patents on various technologies in the footwear industry. Karsten’s passion is the components of a single shoe and the craftsmanship involved in its production.
Sonja loves shoes of all kinds. As a shoe designer and graduate of ARSUTORIA in Milan, she has previously worked in development for well-known shoe manufacturers and worked from drawing to series production. Moreover, Sonja fancies the field of sustainability. Therefore she is responsible for both the shoe material and our premises in Straelen.
“The foot is not made to be wrapped. The foot is made to be permanently moved and loaded. But it is not meant to be loaded in a non-physiological way. A safety shoe is not meant to dictate the movement of the foot. A safety shoe is made to allow the foot to move the way it is supposed to move.”
He is one of the world’s leading biomechanists and headed the Institute for Biomechanics and Orthopedics at the German Sport University in Cologne. He has been able to contribute his expertise to well-known shoe manufacturers and is co-inventor of the True Motion running shoe brand.