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Shooting Clay Pigeons in Five Fingers with the Texas Governor

By ⋅ October 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Adding shooting to the list of things to do in VFFs. Check. I’m sure one can do just about anything in barefeet or minimal shoes. Let’s generate some ideas in the comments! I’ll start! 1) skateboarding This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Shooting Clay [...]

Location, Location, Location

By ⋅ October 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Location, Location, Location: “ I’ve written a few times about the 1903 story of Victor Smith, the New Jersey boy who wanted to be able to go to school barefoot. In this entry, we got the story of his father specially asking the Newark School [...]

Review: Vibram FiveFingers Performa Jane

By ⋅ October 26, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

Vibram FiveFingers Performa Jane Shoe Review By Tina Dubois Review of Vibram FiveFingers Performa Jane Shoe We are very pleased to review the Performa Jane, a women’s specific Mary Jane-style indoor shoe with amazing barefoot feel. These shoes are very similar to the Performas that were released last year but the upper is made of [...]

ZEMgear Adds Wellness Socks

By ⋅ October 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

These look pretty cool. Sometimes my feet get sweaty and these will keep me grippy whilst doing yoga and martial arty type stuff. Review coming to Living Barefoot soon. This article was originally published on ZEM Blog ZEMgear Adds Wellness Socks: “ Introducing the ZEMgear Wellness Line of Socks Are your health and wellness activities [...]

The Living Barefoot Interviews: Barefoot Angie Bee

By ⋅ October 26, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

The Living Barefoot Show Interviews Barefoot Angie Bee Listen to how Angie has moved from shoes to barefoot running.  How she trains, her goals, and how she eliminated her back pain. She shares her thoughts on barefooting with her kids.  Angie was delightful to interview.  This interview should not be missed! To find out more [...]

A New Library Excuse

By ⋅ October 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you been told to leave a public building or business because of your lack of shoes? I haven’t but i don’t often go into stores or public buildings barefoot. We now live in Australia and people are so much more relaxed here about bare feet. We often see people around town barefoot without a [...]

“Barefoot Paul” Competes at the World Mountain Running Championships in KSO Treks

By ⋅ October 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Mountain Running Championships? Hear about a new barefoot activity every day! The pics from Slovenia make the weather look a little cold but the competitor looks comfortable. This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes “Barefoot Paul” Competes at the World Mountain Running Championships in KSO [...]

Footsore

By ⋅ October 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Do not despair new Barefooters! If your feet are a bit sore after your first few forays into the barefoot lifestyle, don’t worry too much about it. Be careful to rest those tootsies though. Then you can go back to having your feet footloose and fancy free! SBL has written an article about being footsore. [...]

Review – Vibram FiveFingers Flow

By ⋅ October 16, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Vibram FiveFingers Flow Review By Tina Dubois Overall impression The Flows are my favourite Vibram FiveFingers (VFFs) model to wear in cooler temperatures. Like all other VFF models, they are comfortable, form-fitting, and have amazing barefoot feel. The Flows are long-lasting and the grey upper/camo sole have a unique look to them (which does garner [...]

Review: MBT Fumba Sandal – Is the “Anti-Shoe” Worth Considering?

By ⋅ October 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Review – MBT Fumba Sandal Is the “Anti-Shoe” worth considering? Overall impression It is difficult to put the MBT product into a proper category.  In fact, in terms of category, I hesitate to put them in the broad category of “shoe”.  These are without any doubt the most awe-inspiring shoes we have reviewed to date. [...]

Runner’s world examines the minimalist shoe craze.

By ⋅ October 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Bob Parks from Runner’s world has written a well balanced article about the minimalist shoe “craze”. It doesn’t have any of the evangelical statements that critics of minimalist and barefoot running seem to think we barefooters employ to bring people over to the “dark side”. This article goes through the benefits and potential problems with [...]

Barefoot running isn’t just running barefoot!

By ⋅ October 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I really like this article/race report from the Naked Foot barefoot race. Not sure how these barefooters were running on pavement just as if they had large spongy runners on. I find even walking totally barefoot tough and jarring on the heels if I walk with a solid heel strike. We have got to change [...]

Don’t Get Cold Feet About Bare Feet As Cooler Months Approach

By ⋅ October 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

How do we continue the barefoot fun all year round even if we don’t live in a tropical paradise? Barefoot and grounded has a good primer for barefooting in all seasons. Gradual acclimatization is the key, and some common sense of course. This article was originally published on Barefoot and Grounded .com Don’t Get Cold [...]

Get 20% off Kigo shoes by using the discount code: LIVEBAREFOOT

By ⋅ October 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Get 20% off Kigo shoes by using the discount code: LIVEBAREFOOT

Newlyweds Run Marathon in Toe Shoes on Icelandic Honeymoon

By ⋅ October 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Cool things to do in Five Fingers! Honeymoon!!!! from Birthday shoes. This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Newlyweds Run Marathon in Toe Shoes on Icelandic Honeymoon: “ Patrick and Sarah recently honeymooned in Iceland. While there, they ran the Reykjavik Marathon in their Vibram [...]

Interview with Mark Cucuzzella of Two Rivers Treads, a Minimalist Only Running Store in West Virginia

By ⋅ October 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Here is an email interview with Mark Cucuzzella that focuses on his running career. Living Barefoot also has recorded an interview with Mark but this one has a different focus. This article was originally published on Runblogger Interview with Mark Cucuzzella of Two Rivers Treads, a Minimalist Only Running Store in West Virginia: “ Over [...]

Radical or conservative solutions to foot pain. Is choosing barefooting really all that radical?

By ⋅ October 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This story is from Christopher McDougall, he got a letter from a man by the name of Michael Rossi, who tells of his story of severe foot pain from plantar fasciitis. It is good to hear varied experiences with barefooting. This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall After two years of heel pain, Mike [...]

Review: Kigo Footwear Curv

By ⋅ October 6, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Kigo Curv Shoe Review By Tina Dubois Review of Kigo Footwear’s Kigo Curv Shoe We are very pleased to review the second generation of Kigo Footwear’s Mary Jane-style shoe: the Curv. There are a few improvements to the Curv compared to the first generation, the Star, but for the most part, they are the same [...]

10,000-year-old Red Bull

By ⋅ October 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Double double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble! Get out the cauldron! Christopher McDougall has posted a recipe for a version of the super level up get an extra life energy drink. Ready, steady, cook! This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall 10,000-year-old Red Bull: “ I know why I got such [...]

The Living Barefoot Show: Episode 23: We Interview Rachelle Kurimoto

By ⋅ October 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We Interview Rachelle Kurimoto We talk with Rachelle about Kigo Footwear and it’s progression over its short history.  Join us as we discover how Kigo Footwear was formed, how its focus has changed over time, and what they have in store for the future. To learn more about Kigo Footwear, visit http://www.kigofootwear.com/ Get 20% off [...]

Barefoot and Grounded .com: An Interview with a Podiatrist and ‘Barefoot Advocate,’ Dr. Steve Bloor

By ⋅ October 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Barefoot Michael has conducted an extensive interview with Dr. Bloor a UK podiatrist who identifies as a ‘Barefoot Advocate’. Read on!!!! This article was originally published on Barefoot and Grounded Barefoot and Grounded .com: An Interview with a Podiatrist and ‘Barefoot Advocate,’ Dr. Steve Bloor: ” Barefoot and Grounded .com by Barefoot Michael – Enjoy [...]

Michael Sandler: The Most Inspiring Bionic Barefoot Runner | America’s Podiatrist

By ⋅ October 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Dr. Nirenburg has written a short piece about Michael Sandler, author of the Barefoot Running Book. He had a terrible accident in 2006 and has had quite a journey recovering from his injuries. This article was originally published on Michael Sandler: The Most Inspiring Bionic Barefoot Runner | America’s Podiatrist: “ This is clearly one [...]

Steven Robbins MD

By ⋅ October 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment

This gent is a physician (not sure what his specialty is), he doesn’t have any bio information on his website. It appears he is affiliated with McGill university and its Centre for the Study of Aging. Dr. Robbins states on his website: “ This website has three objectives: to provide access to my original publications, to synthesize my work [...]

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