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Naked Feet – A Look At The Barefoot Running Movement : New Balance

By ⋅ July 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On poking through the blogroll, I saw a post about New Balance coming out with a minimalist shoe line. I went to the site and read this article about the Barefoot Running Movement. What impressed me is that New Balance stated: “At New Balance, we’re committed to developing shoes with various levels of cushioning and [...]

Meet NB Minimus: An interview with Katherine Petrecca : Performance : New Balance

By ⋅ July 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

First Nike, Adidas, and Reebok… now New Balance is coming out with a “barefoot running shoe”. Let’s get a sample and try it out! This article was originally published on New Balance Meet NB Minimus: An interview with Katherine Petrecca : Performance : New Balance: “ Meet NB Minimus: An interview with Katherine Petrecca As was [...]

Vibrams 2011 Models… Really?

By ⋅ July 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Uh oh… Is Jason Robillard right? Is Vibram straying too far from their original success? Photos of the 2011 models have been released and it appears that Jason is not impressed with how engineered they are. I think they look cool! I think the only solution is trying them. This article was originally published on [...]

The Living Barefoot Show: We Interview: Cody Lundin

By ⋅ July 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Living Barefoot Show – We Interview Cody Lundin Episode 19th, July 27th, 2010 We Interview Cody Lundin: For 20 years he’s been 99% barefoot, and he’s exposed his experienced feet to some of the toughest conditions on earth. Cody Lundin founded the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Arizona in 1991, where he teaches modern [...]

Did a Nike scientist actually say that motion control shoes are uniformly bad for feet?

By ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There has been a bit of internet scuttlebut around talking about how a Nike biomechanist, Gordon Valiant,  has admitted that the motion control theory for gait problems actually causes injury. In fact, the conclusions from a study he coauthored stated that ‘The findings of this study suggest that our current approach of prescribing in-shoe pronation [...]

All past Living Barefoot Shows have now been converted to Mp3 format / New Episode to come shortly

By ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m pleased to announce that our full history of episodes is now available in mp3 format.  All previous files have now been converted and uploaded.  In addition, new posts advertising new show episodes include a flash player.  This player can now play all previous and future episodes and includes the ability to view details and [...]

Matt Jenkins, barefoot machine

By ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Matt Jenkins is walking/running barefoot across North Carolina to raise money for youth programs. Check it out and throw some support his way. This article was originally published on Barefootjosh.com Barefoot Josh » Blog Archive » Matt Jenkins, barefoot machine: ” I first saw Matt at Grandfather last year. He was running the marathon in [...]

Big barefoot questions…6 months in

By ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A six month update from Barefoot Phil on barefoot running. This article was originally published on Barefoot Phil Big barefoot questions…6 months in: “ I took a shot at this after three months of foray into the crazy world of barefoot running and it’s time for an update at the 6 month mark. Why? Cause [...]

Shooting a Wedding in FiveFingers

By ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The husband, our illustrious leader at Living Barefoot, loves photography and in our wedding photography business that we had in Vancouver he would have loved to photography our weddings barefoot. Nathan of In Between My Toes has done just about that and he credits Al as his inspiration. Hee Hee! This article was originally published [...]

Bikila microsite… one word… Awesome!

By ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I was just about to go to bed when I found the Bikila site Vibram created. You haven’t seen me so you don’t know this about me but I love tattoos and skin art. Check out this site.. Innovative marketing from the Vibram peeps. Check it. You may not want to go to the site [...]

Going Minimalist to Escape Injury: A Runner’s Experience | dailymile community blog

By ⋅ July 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Sean Fillner a minimalist runner has posted a personal account of his struggles with running injuries and how minimalist shoes has helped. This article was originally published on DailyMile Community Blog Going Minimalist to Escape Injury: A Runner’s Experience | dailymile community blog: “ Hey Dailymilers! I want to start off with a small introduction. [...]

Flip Flops bad for feet?

By ⋅ July 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

How many of you barefooters out there wear flip flops/thongs/jandals when needing to wear shoes? CNN has a video news story about how flip flops can be bad for your feet. Common sense stuff really but the podiatrist they interview talks a bit about barefooting. CNN Flip flops bad for feet?

Video time! The NY Times Roving Runner tries barefoot running

By ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Roving Runner who writes for the NY Times shot a video where he was introduced to barefoot running by Chris McDougall. Check it out! The Roving Runner on youtube

Dr. Lieberman talks about his research published in Nature

By ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nature magazine where Dr. Lieberman’s study looking at strike forces on the feet of shod vs. unshod runners has produced a video about his work. Check it out on Nature’s youtube channel. Dr. Lieberman talking about his research and barefoot running.

Self Defense Instructor Teaches and Trains in Vibram Five Fingers

By ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

So, we can walk, run, and hike, in five fingers… what else can we do? Teach self defense of course! Check it out… This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Self Defense Instructor Teaches and Trains in Vibram Five Fingers: “ “   (Read the [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Now Streaming Over iPhone / iPad devices

By ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We are pleased to announce that The Living Barefoot Show can now be streamed directly from our site without requiring a download.

The Today Show: EasyTones, Shape-Ups, and Five Fingers, Oh My!

By ⋅ July 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Birthday Shoes has posted a video of Al Roker, Matt Lauer, and co. from the Today show talking about new trends in footwear, including those shape up runners and also Five Fingers. Interesting vid especially when Al says that his orthopaedic surgeon told him that he wanted Al to wear more supportive shoes. This article [...]

Barefoot Walking has Benefits, too!

By ⋅ July 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Summer from Barefoot running has posted an article about barefoot walking, getting started and the benefits of moving barefooted. Check it out! This article was originally published on Barefoot Running Barefoot Walking has Benefits, too!: Barefoot Walking has Benefits, too! When you start out as a new barefoot runner, chances are you’ll start by just [...]

Living Barefoot Concerns / Thanks to Bob

By ⋅ July 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the last week we have been contacted by several users expressing concern over Malware warnings issued by Norton Anti-Virus or Google’s Chrome browser.  We believe we have finally tracked down the issue.  While doing so we have taken the opportunity to do some housecleaning in the backend of the site and things are running [...]

Article: ‘Barefoot Running Pros and Cons’

By ⋅ July 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Article: ‘Barefoot Running Pros and Cons’: “ Check out Barefoot Running Pros and Cons, an article written by Heba Hosny of Run Addicts. The author claims to shed some light on the controversial issue of barefoot running. While the information shared is not news to [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 18 – We Interview Jimmy from Paper-Feet.com

By ⋅ July 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Living Barefoot Show Interviews Jimmy from Paper Feet We talk the owner of yet another new minimalist shoes company – but this one may be even more minimal than any other shoe we have seen before.

Barefoot Shopping: A Run-in at Costco

By ⋅ July 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Any run ins with authority? In Between My Toes talks about Costco and their questionably present rules for safety. This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Barefoot Shopping: A Run-in at Costco: “ Today just felt like a barefoot kind of day. After a morning of local errands, it was time for [...]

Paintball in Vibram FiveFingers

By ⋅ July 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another fun activity to do either barefoot or in minimalist shoes. Imagine how stealthy you would be if you were stalking man-prey barefooted! They’d never know what hit ‘em… except for paintballs of course. Read on… This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Paintball in Vibram FiveFingers: “ “ (Read the full [...]

New m3p episodes now available

By ⋅ July 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

As promised we are converting previous episodes to mp3 format for those who wish to listen to previous interviews.  All of 2009′s episodes have now been converted.  To download them subscribe to our feed in your favourite pod-catcher or use iTunes.  For those of who you have already downloaded our show as an m4a file, [...]

Hope for the Vibram FiveFinger Cyclist: Pyro Platforms

By ⋅ July 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Hope for the Vibram FiveFinger Cyclist: Pyro Platforms: “ How do I ride my bike in Vibram FiveFingers? Classic, flat pedals are always an option for pedaling in FiveFingers if you are not particular about getting more purchase from your up and down pedal strokes. [...]

Product Review: ZEM Shoes: Initial Thoughts

By ⋅ July 16, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Go Barefooting has posted a review of some booties for various activities! They look so cool! Look out for a review by Living Barefoot! This article was originally published on go barefooting Product Review: ZEM Shoes: Initial Thoughts: “Per the website: ZEMs provide you with enough protection to do what you want safely, but ZEMs are designed so [...]

Former Track Coach hates running shoes

By ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The WCF Courier website has posted an article about a former track and long distance running coach who thinks that traditional running shoes could be dangerous. See the article here.

Stars in VFFs

By ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The stars are starting to see the light! Here is a pic of Matthew McConaughey and his partner in VFFs. Courtesy of People: http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20400863,00.html#20809613 This fashion blogger isn’t a fan of the Five Fingers but has posted some photos of celebrities’ wearing them. http://stealthestyle.com/ensembles/shoes/celebrities-wearing-vibram-fivefingers/

MP3 Podcast Download Feed

By ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For anyone who would like to take advantage of our new MP3 File download feed, here is the RSS link to download our show in MP3 format. Older shows will be updated in the coming weeks.  All new shows will be released as MP3 files. http://livingbarefoot.libsyn.com/rss

We Interview Christopher McDougall – Author of Born to Run

By ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

We Interview Christopher McDougall – Author of Born to Run Christopher McDougall is a well-spoken, humble man who has through the popularity of his book brought about some of the biggest changes in the perception of feet and running in recent years.  Join us in learning about how this talented author wrote his book, discovered [...]

Last Chance to Ask Christopher McDougall Your Questions

By ⋅ July 12, 2010 ⋅ One comment

We have the pleasure of interviewing Christopher McDougall later on today, and we want to give you the opportunity to have your questions answered.   This is the last chance to submit your questions to the famous author of Born to Run.  Call our feedback line at 1-888-868-2198 or email us at [email protected]

Things Fall Apart

By ⋅ July 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Running and Rambling Running and Rambling posted an interesting short article on the durability of Minimalist footwear. How long should they last? Does anyone know? Since minimalist shoes can be more like slippers I would think that they wouldn’t be as durable as say a runner or sneaker. They [...]

Malware Warnings – Contact us if you see anything unusual

By ⋅ July 11, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Over the last day we have been contacted by several users who have told us about warnings from Google Chrome about possible Malware on LivingBarefoot.info.  We have found and eliminated the problem causing the warning.  We have confirmed that no warnings are currently being displayed by any browsers.  We have confirmed through independent scans that [...]

Attention to those who called in about Winning Jason Robillard’s Book

By ⋅ July 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We have been unable to reach several of the winners of Jason Robillard’s new book.  If your first name was mentioned on Episode 15 of our show, and you didn’t leave us a mailing address, please contact @ [email protected]  so that we can send you your book!

The Living Barefoot Show in Mp3 format – What do you think?

By ⋅ July 10, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The Living Barefoot Show is currently broadcasted through iTunes as a native m4a file.  This apple format allows for apple device-specific options such as chapters, in-show URLs, and images that display product and hosts during the show. While these features are very nice, we suspect that few listeners are aware of the extra features. We [...]

Living Barefoot to interview Christopher Mcdougall

By ⋅ July 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Living Barefoot is very excited to announce an upcoming interview with Christopher McDougall.  Christopher McDougall is of course the author of Born to Run, the book that has single handedly moved barefoot running into the main stream media and into the realm of acceptance among runners. We would like to invite our listners and readers [...]

Living Barefoot Now Accepts Facebook Comments

By ⋅ July 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Living Barefoot is excited to announce that we have integrated Facebook into our comments section.  You can leave comments just as you always have been able to, and we of course welcome comments in all forms, however, you can now use your Facebook profile to LIKE a post, share it with your Facebook friends, and [...]

Barefoot Running on Crushed Limestone

By ⋅ July 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Barefooters think about the surface they are walking on a lot. Misjudging how walkable or runnable a particular surface is could be very painful. Barefoot Chronicles has posted a little guide on a few examples of running surfaces. Check it out. This article was originally published on Barefoot Chronicles Barefoot Running on Crushed Limestone: “ [...]

Kigo Footwear Now Available in Canada

By ⋅ July 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For all of us Canadians who have been wanting to order Kigo footwear in Canada, Fast Trax Ski and Run Shop in Edmonton, AB has just become the first distributor in Canada. Fast Trax is an excellent running store with a vast selection of minimalist footwear. They also ship shoes within Canada. To check out [...]

Review of Terra Plana’s Evo Running Shoe

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ 17 comments

Vivo Barefoot Evo Review By Tina Dubois Minimalist Running Shoe Series Vivo Barefoot Evo Review Buy them HERE We are very pleased to review the new Evo running-specific shoe from Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot product line. After wearing them every day for seven weeks, I am thoroughly impressed. They are as comfortable while walking as they [...]

Barefoot Trail Running 101

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Barefoot Running posted a short guide to starting trail running. This article was originally published on Barefoot Running “Once you have the fundamentals of barefoot running down, notice that your stride and cadence are changing, and can feel that your feet are tougher and your eyes are more alert to where you step, you might [...]

Barefoot Runners Society

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you heard about the Barefoot Runners Society? This society tries to provide resources to help barefoot runners around the United States. Go Barefooting has a good post about the society and the services it provides. This article was originally published on go barefooting Barefoot Runners Society: “ “ (Read the full article / article [...]

Barefoot Hiking

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nathan Smith from In Between My Toes posts about his 8km barefoot hike. Pics and video included. A nice little post about enjoying the great outdoors barefoot! This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Barefoot Hiking: “ (Read the full article / article originally published on: In Between My Toes.) Original Article [...]

Audio Playback within Posts

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We are currently experiencing problems with our online audio player as part of our posts.  We are working to find a fix for the problem.  Should you wish to listen to The Living Barefoot Show please download it through iTunes (Search for Living Barefoot Show), or use the Living Barefoot Show page.  Thank you!

We Interview Daniel Howell, Author of The Barefoot Book on The Living Barefoot Show

By ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We Interview Daniel Howell The Living Barefoot Show – Episode 16 – We Interview Daniel Howell, Author of The Barefoot Book. Daniel’s book is a wonderful addition to the barefooters library.  Using diagrams and covering subjects that few other books have covered in great details, Daniel goes into great detail of how the foot works, [...]

C-PRIME Bracelets-The Real Deal?

By ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Okay, this is a little woo-woo but if it helps with pain, recovery and healing who cares how woo woo right? Go Barefooting writes about the C-Prime bracelets. This article was originally published on go barefooting C-PRIME Bracelets-The Real Deal?: “ For centuries people have used things like magnets, crystals, and even pyramids as ways [...]

Barefoot Terminology 101

By ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Barefoot Running Barefoot Terminology 101: “New to barefoot running? Checking out the articles on our site? Chances are you’re seeing some terms used over and over and you are wondering what they mean. Understanding the language of running – especially barefoot running – is important. Knowing how to correctly [...]

10 Barefoot Runners to Follow on Twitter

By ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Twitterers? Here is a list of 10 barefoot and minimalist footwear twitter users! This article was originally published on Barefoot Running 10 Barefoot Runners to Follow on Twitter: ” We have compiled a list of [...]“ (Read the full article / article originally published on: Barefoot Running.) Original Article can be found here: Barefoot Running

Video: The Barefoot Professor

By ⋅ July 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Barefoot Running Blog posted a video about Daniel Lieberman and his research on the benefits of being barefoot. This article was originally published on The Barefoot Running Blog Video: The Barefoot Professor: “The research proved what many of us already know – most forefoot and some midfoot strikes (shod or barefoot) do not generate [...]

How Barefoot Running Helps Common Running Injuries

By ⋅ July 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Barefoot running blog has posted this article about how barefoot running can help you recover from and prevent further running injuries. Check it out!   This article was originally published on   How Barefoot Running Helps Common Running Injuries: “ How Barefoot Running Helps Common Running Injuries Posted by Summer It may seem like [...]

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