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Reebok being sued for false claims
This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Reebok being sued for false claims: “ A couple of weeks ago Reebok was sued for making false claims about their EasyTone ‘fitness’ shoes. The lawsuit asks the court to make it a class action lawsuit. According to a story in the Quincy, MA, Patriot [...]
Barefoot Running Options For Winter
This article was originally published on Naturally Engineered Barefoot Running Options For Winter: “ Cold weather isn’t going to deter many runners from getting in their daily mileage. While others might be warm and cozy under a thick wool blanket, the winter runner is up at dawn preparing to face snow, sleet, or ice in [...]
Travel Shoes For the Weary
These neoprene booties with either split toe or round toe have been marketed by ZEMgear for beach sports, water sports and wellness shoes. Now they are marketing for travel with the addition of an insole that you can place in the comfort shoe you will have a lightweight “shoe” that airline staff should accept as [...]
Barefoot Running University » Decisions… What Shoes (If Any) Should I Wear?
So, I’m not going to be doing an ultramarathon in my lifetime so info is really academic for me, but I’m sure there are some barefooters out there who are thinking about their footwear options for their next ultramarathon. Read on for ideas. This article was originally published on Barefoot Running University Barefoot Running University [...]
Can I Run if I am Overweight?
This article was originally published on Barefoot Running University Can I Run if I am Overweight?: “The following is a guest post from blogger Barefoot Fresca. I met her at the 1st Annual New York City Barefoot Run. Check out her blogs: Barefoot Fresca and Avocational Singer. This was the question facing me as I [...]
Flying Barefoot
Who knew that airlines would be so picky about wearing shoes on the plane? I’ve never flown barefoot but I’ve often taken my shoes off midflight. Also, why is ok for children to go barefoot and not adults? This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Flying Barefoot: “ Since Daniel Howell was [...]
How To Use Nike Plus With Vibram Five Fingers, Huarches, Or Barefoot
Do you like to keep track of your miles and link your running to your Ipod or Iphone and you’re a barefooter? Naturally engineered has some ideas on how you can attach the Nike+ to your body or your minimal shoes. This article was originally published on Naturally Engineered How To Use Nike Plus With [...]
Barefoot Running University » Barefoot Running Injuries: Common Injuries and How to Prevent Them
*Announcer Voice with echo* Those of you who are new to barefoot running should read this article! It talks about how to prevent the common injuries of new barefooters! This article was originally published on Barefoot University Barefoot Running University » Barefoot Running Injuries: Common Injuries and How to Prevent Them: ” Subscribe by RSS [...]
Product Review: ANK Shoes
Some interesting hybrid shoes from ANK. They look quite unlike a minimal shoe but Go Barefooting seemed to like them. Check out the site for a full review! This article was originally published on go barefooting Product Review: ANK Shoes: “ I was recently given the opportunity to test/try out a pair of shoes from [...]
Philippines Vibram Five Fingers Fan Club
I like that VFFs have fan clubs in all places on earth! Party on Pinoy VFF lovers! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News-Birthday Shoes Philippines Vibram Five Fingers Fan Club: “ Philippines Vibram Five Fingers Fan Club JB, from the Minila, sent us an update on the Philippines Five Fingers running [...]
Can Barefoot Running & Walking Fix Flat Feet?
Dr. Nirenburg has posted about the effects of shoe wearing which have been suggested to be flatter and flatter feet and the possibility that walking/running barefoot can reverse that process. I have quite flat feet and I have seen my footprint become a little less “fallen” over the time that I’ve particularly chosen minimalist shoes [...]
The Barefoot Book on MSNBC
The author of the Barefoot Book has appeared on the Dylan Ratigan show. Go to the link to see it. This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living The Barefoot Book on MSNBC: “ Daniel Howell, author of The Barefoot Book, was on the Dylan Ratigan show on MSNBC on October 19. As [...]
Orlando Area Barefoot Run to Benefit Cancer Center
Any readers in or near Altamonte Springs, Florida? On Saturday there is a barefoot fun run to benefit a cancer centre. Always a good cause! Try and make it out there and raise some money for cancer care while doing what you love! Barefoot running! This article was originally published on Birthday Shoes Orlando Area [...]
My Vibram Five Fingers Failed Me | Naturally Engineered
David posted about his VFFs and how they ripped and caused an injury. What is excellent about this is that Lindsay from Vibramusa contacted David to talk about his Vibram failure. That’s quick service! This article was originally published on Naturally Engineered My Vibram Five Fingers Failed Me | Naturally Engineered: “ So this past [...]
Activities That Suck In Vibram Five Fingers
I’m not sure that any activities I do that suck in VFFs but I’m sure I can think of some. Those clip on roller skates and welding are probably not good activities to do in soft toe shoes. This article was originally published on Naturally Engineered Activities That Suck In Vibram Five Fingers: “ I [...]
New Balance NB Minimus – Evolution of a Barefoot Running Shoe [BREAKING]
Ooh! New New Balance Minimal running shoes! Take a look! Interviews and videos at Birthday Shoes. This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes New Balance NB Minimus – Evolution of a Barefoot Running Shoe [BREAKING]: “ New Balance just released an interview with ultramarathon runner [...]
Shooting Clay Pigeons in Five Fingers with the Texas Governor
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 [...]
ZEMgear Adds Wellness Socks
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 [...]
A New Library Excuse
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
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
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. [...]
Runner’s world examines the minimalist shoe craze.
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!
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
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 [...]
Newlyweds Run Marathon in Toe Shoes on Icelandic Honeymoon
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
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?
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 [...]
10,000-year-old Red Bull
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 [...]
Barefoot and Grounded .com: An Interview with a Podiatrist and ‘Barefoot Advocate,’ Dr. Steve Bloor
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
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
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 [...]
Attention citizens of Chengdu! Well done!
In order to promote healthy lifestyles by walking, the residents of Chengdu staged a Guinness world record attempt for most barefoot walkers. 1141 people gathered to walk a barefoot kilometre for World Walking Day (China). Chengdu is in Sichuan province China. Click to read more
Star of Hung goes barefoot
You gotta love it when a tv star likes barefooting! At a recent Emmy party Thomas Jane, star of HBO show “Hung” started the evening out with a pair of Vibram Five Fingers then kicked off those kicks to go barefoot for the rest of the party. Jane has been photographed in VFFs before at [...]
Why are barefoot runners getting so many injuries?
So… should I be posting a link to this site? This guy seems like he has a major hate on for barefooting. I have a bit of an issue with the fact that he doesn’t allow commenting or give his name. There was also some suggestion that this gentleman has registered a bunch of internet [...]
10/10/10! The Barefoot event of the season!!!
The inaugural New York Barefoot Run is on like Donkey Kong! Along with Christopher McDougall, the who’s who of barefooters will be there. Daniel Howell, Barefoot Ted, TerraPlana, Daniel Lieberman, Erwan LeCorre, and Jason Robillard have confirmed that they will be there! Get in on the fun if you are going to be around NYC! [...]
VivoBarefoot “Pally” Kids Shoe Review; VivoBarefoot End of Season Coupon Code Sale
A kids shoe review! How awesome!!! This article was originally published on Running and Rambling VivoBarefoot “Pally” Kids Shoe Review; VivoBarefoot End of Season Coupon Code Sale: “Of all the changes I anticipated barefoot running would bring to my life, I have to admit that my parenting style wasn’t one of them. And yet, that’s [...]
Barefoot Running 101: How to Get Started & Thrive by Jason Robillard
This article was originally published on In Between My Toes Barefoot Running 101: How to Get Started & Thrive by Jason Robillard: “ Jason Robillard again proves his interest in advocating barefoot running through education by providing helpful and free information (adapted from his own The Barefoot Running Book). He should know a thing or [...]
Get a Grip
This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Get a Grip: “ Toes are wonderful things. In another of the Dual Survivor episodes with Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury, we get another of those statements that show the producers are just not familiar with going barefooted, or are trying to (falsely) create more [...]
Driving Barefoot
This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living Driving Barefoot: “ Society for Barefoot Living members are well aware that it is completely legal to drive barefoot. The home page even links to research done way back in 1994, by Jason Heimbaugh, in which he contacted each of the 50 states. Yet, it [...]
I am SO tired of this barefoot fad
Are we headed for barefoot backlash? This article was originally published on I am SO tired of this barefoot fad: “Barefoot Josh THE BARE FOOT IS THE BEST RUNNING COACH MONEY CAN’T BUY HOME ABOUT CLIPPINGS BAREFOOT DICTIONARY RACE STATS FEET PICS I am SO tired of this barefoot fad Posted by Barefoot JoshSeptember 1, [...]
Five Fingers KSOs in the Klondike
More fun things to do in your VFFs. My godparents live in the Yukon and my godfather has hiked the Chilkoot. It’s an amazing experience but I’m sure they stunk something fierce after that hike! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Five Fingers KSOs [...]
Gardening in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs
This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Gardening in Vibram Five Fingers KSOs: “ Jason sent us the following message about his search for the perfect gardening shoe: I’ve finally found the perfect gardening shoe! I am an avid gardener and have spent years trying [...]
Does Runnersworld.com have a gag order? Or, “McDougall Speaks” — but not on Runnersworld.com
This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall Does Runnersworld.com have a gag order? Or, “McDougall Speaks” — but not on Runnersworld.com: “ Lisa Jhung, the Shoe and Gear columnist for Runnersworld.com, posted a blog entry on Friday called ‘McDougall Speaks.’ It was about a talk I’d given earlier in the week at Boulder Book [...]
How do Invisible Shoes compare to Barefoot Ted’s Luna Sandals?
This article was originally published on InvisibleShoe.com How do Invisible Shoes compare to Barefoot Ted’s Luna Sandals?: “ ‘Barefoot Ted’ sells a running sandal he calls the Luna Sandal. It’s similar to our custom-made Invisible Shoes, but with a few key differences: 1) Did you know there are 18 different types of ‘size 9″? Rather [...]
Hiking the Garden of the Gods in Vibram Five Fingers
This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes Hiking the Garden of the Gods in Vibram Five Fingers: “ Pictured above in their Bikilas and KSOs, Andy and Kaitlyn visited the The Garden of the Gods on their recent trip to Colorado. Andy gives us the [...]
New Balance Minimus Running Shoes Marketing Videos [breaking]
Oooh! New videos for the New Balance Minimus line! Go and see! This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and Fan Forums – Birthday Shoes New Balance Minimus Running Shoes Marketing Videos [breaking]: “ Screen captures of the New Balance Minimus Trail ‘barefoot running shoe’ set to be released in 2011 [...]
Barefoot FAQ
Here’s some snappy answers to some of those repetitive questions all barefooters get. This article was originally published on Running and Rambling Barefoot FAQ: “I don’t think there’s much shame in calling myself a fair-weather barefoot runner. Hey – did someone steal your shoes? Of course not … but if it’s any consolation, you’re not [...]
Running Shoe Review: Saucony Kinvara
This article was originally published on Runblogger Running Shoe Review: Saucony Kinvara: “ This is a somewhat long and unorthodox review, so I’m going to begin with an unorthodox introduction. I remember back in middle school we used to have a police officer come to class and talk to us about the dangers of drug [...]
A Friend’s Vibram FiveFinger Experience: On the Mend Running in Flows
A tentative barefooting newbie tells his story. This article was originally published on Blog A Friend’s Vibram FiveFinger Experience: On the Mend Running in Flows: “ I was never too interested in the barefoot running movement and saw it as a fringe group of serious runners, but I have been plagued by knee problems for [...]
Intro to Barefoot running
A bit of a weird multiuse blog/website but a good easy to read starter for barefoot running. Check it out. Barefoot running Primer
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