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Review – Flexible Footwear Shoes – Possibly The Dress Shoe We’ve All Been Waiting For!

By ⋅ May 20, 2010 ⋅ 18 comments

Review – Flexible Footwear Oxford Dress Shoes Is this the answer to the minimalist dress shoe we have all been waiting for? History When we stumbled on Flexible Footwear online, we knew we had to get a pair for review. One of the largest holes in the minimalist shoe spectrum is in the formal shoe [...]

Review: The Barefoot Running Book by Jason Robillard

By ⋅ May 17, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Review of The Barefoot Running Book by Jason Robillard First I have to gush about how nice it is to have authors writing more and more books about barefooting and barefoot running.  Since Christopher McDougal’s book, Born To Run, the interest world-wide has grown from a trickle into a stream. Jason Robillard’s book is another [...]

Better off Barefoot? What do Podiatrists have to say?

By ⋅ May 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Read the Full Article Here: Better off barefoot? …. Some podiatrists say barefoot running too risky for most He might share a practice with Nirenberg, but podiatrist Dr. Michael Lacey disagrees with his partner. He says the support is a good thing, especially in a culture where we simply aren’t brought up walking on rough terrain [...]

Feelmax Niesa Re-Review

By ⋅ May 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Feelmax Niesa RE-Review History When we originally released the review of the Feelmax Niesa in August of 2009, the response from Feelmax was strong. Feelmax felt that we had not done our homework and that the review was not accurate. They also insisted that we had not spent enough time with the Niesa. As our [...]

Review – Vibram FiveFingers KSO Trek

By ⋅ May 16, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Review – Vibram FiveFingers KSO Trek Overall impression This beefy, tread-happy KSO upgrade with kangaroo leather is the perfect solution for trail runners and those who have been looking for a little more protection underfoot. Despite the substantial sole and the use of leather, this KSO remains as comfortable as the previous incarnations. It is [...]

Are you being scammed with fake FiveFingers? How do you know the real Vibram FiveFingers when you see them?

By ⋅ May 16, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

Are you being scammed with fake FiveFingers?  How do you know the real Vibram FiveFingers when you see them? The popularity of the Vibram FiveFingers brand is undeniable.  The company is continually struggling to keep up with the huge demand of their excellent product and the demand continues to grow!  As they continue to develop [...]

The Living Barefoot Feedback Line is Back Up!

By ⋅ May 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Living Barefoot Feedback Line is working again.  Call 1-888-868-2198

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By ⋅ May 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Hi Everyone, we are currently experiencing some problems with our feedback line. We will be working on a solution and will have the service up and running again shortly!

The Living Barefoot Show – Episode 13 – May 15th, 2010 We Interview Jason Robillard

By ⋅ May 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Living Barefoot Show – Latest Episode – May 15th, 2010 Episode 13 ** Free Giveaway – Listen to the show to find out how to win! ** Jason Robillard has been a barefooter since 1992 and has been racing barefoot since 2006. His passion for barefooting and barefoot running finally led him to become [...]

The Guinness World Record Largest Barefoot Race, Mind the Ducks, and General Barefoot Ramblings

By ⋅ May 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot Chronicles The Guinness World Record Largest Barefoot Race, Mind the Ducks, and General Barefoot Ramblings: “ Today is the eve of the Barefoot Runners Society ‘Largest Barefoot Race’ where we will set the Guinness World Record.  I have been fretting over the details of the event for weeks [...]

Build Up Muscle Strength For Barefoot Running

By ⋅ May 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Naturally Engineered Build Up Muscle Strength For Barefoot Running: “ No matter how great a runner you are, you’re going to have to take some time to let your body adjust to running around in Vibram Five Fingers, even more so when completely barefoot. The benefits of learning to [...]

How can a runner transition from sneakers to barefoot?

By ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot Running How can a runner transition from sneakers to barefoot?: ” There are two main ways to transfer from running in sneakers to running barefoot: Transfer Method. Keep your weekly miles the same, running both shod and unshod, slowly moving the amount of miles run shod to unshod. [...]

FREE Barefoot Running Workshop & Fun Run in KC Area!

By ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot and Grounded .com FREE Barefoot Running Workshop & Fun Run in KC Area!: “My friend Barefoot Rick Roeber is putting on a FREE Barefoot Running Workshop soon. If you’re able to get to the KC area for it, you’re sure to meet some great people, learn valuable information [...]

Minimal? Inconceivable!

By ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

This article was originally published on Running and Rambling Minimal? Inconceivable!: “‘You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.’- Inigo Montoya, from The Princess Bride (clip after post) *Just because you say something over and over, that doesn’t make it true. Someone needs to get that message out [...]

World Record “Largest Barefoot Race” Taking Place Friday Evening in Grand Rapids

By ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

World Record “Largest Barefoot Race” Taking Place Friday Evening in Grand Rapids A group of barefoot runners will set a Guinness World Record for “Largest barefoot Race” Friday evening at Kenowa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Barefoot Runners Society, a national non-profit running community, is organizing a barefoot race to set a [...]

Ticks

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Ticks: “ We’re now moving into tick season. If you look for advice on ticks, almost all sources say the same thing. Here, for instance, is what it says at Wild Survival: Dress for the outdoors by wearing light colored clothesl Wear long pants tucked [...]

Shoelessness and Injuries

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

This article was originally published on Boddicker Performance Shoelessness and Injuries: “ While I have spent a great deal of time assessing the arguments and the literature concerning the true function of the foot and differences between shod and unshod postures, gait, and movement I haven’t really addressed the injury realm extensively nor have I [...]

Afferent Control and Running

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Boddicker Performance Afferent Control and Running: “ Today you’ll pick up the very basics of feedback and feed-forward mechanisms that relate to the merits and limitations of minimal shoe choices in training situations.  As movement in general and gait in this particular sense are to an extent controlled by [...]

So, you wanna start running barefoot?

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot Ted’s Adventures So, you wanna start running barefoot?: “Firstly, before you begin, you want to evaluate what it is that is leading you to even accept the logic behind the concept of barefoot running. We all know that barefoot running has gotten a lot of attention lately. Much [...]

The Way of Barefoot Running

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot Ted’s Adventures The Way of Barefoot Running: “Here is the working text for my Op-Ed piece in Monday’s Christian Science Monitor, titled by the paper as ‘Boston Marathon and beyond: Running is ready for a barefoot revolution’ (read online here) The Way of Barefoot Running: One Step at [...]

Vibram Five Fingers Bikila First Look Photos and Impressions

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers Bikila First Look Photos and Impressions: “birthday shoes vibram five fingers news, reviews, and fan forums beginner’s guide to vibram five fingers Vibram Five Fingers Bikila First Look Photos and Impressions By Justin on Apr 24, 2010 | In bikila, vibram five fingers | 29 feedbacks [...]

An Interview with Barefoot Michael, Founder of the Primalfoot Alliance

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes An Interview with Barefoot Michael, Founder of the Primalfoot Alliance: “ Barefoot Michael, Founder of the Primalfoot Alliance BirthdayShoes recently interviewed the Founder of the Primalfoot Alliance, Barefoot Michael (We’ve previously seen Michael on BirthdayShoes in his Sprint [...]

Making the Transition to Minimalist Marathon Running in Vibram Five Fingers

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Making the Transition to Minimalist Marathon Running in Vibram Five Fingers: “ Sam running relaxed and on his forefoot in his VFFs, while others trudge along on their heels. Sam, a marathon runner living in London, has made [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 12

By ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

May 1st, 2010 Episode 12 We speak with Wolf Staarchild about his setting a world record hiking the Bruce Trail barefoot from beginning to end.  We also speak with Gary Berenbroick, a kettle bells instructor, about training barefoot. Finally, we speak with Johnny Bird about this struggle to loose wait only to find that barefooting [...]

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