Review – Vibram FiveFingers: Classic, Sprint & KSO

Vibram FiveFingers: Review of the Sprint, KSO, and Classic Styles I could not do justice to the barefoot cause and not give these amazing shoes a chance for the spotlight.  Vibram FiveFingers have perhaps received more press than any other shoe, but not because of how great they are.  Abandoning all that is common in [...]

Review – Vivo Barefoot Aqua by Terra Plana

While you may realize the health benefits of going barefoot, and may even love the sensation, you may find that your feet are too tender to be barefoot all the time, and you likely have social reasons for not being able to bare your feet as often as you wish. You may live in a part of the world that is too cold during the winter to walk barefoot.

Finally shoe companies have started responding to a growing market that craves a more minimalistic shoe – one that is more healthy, simple, and more like being barefoot. READ ON…

Is your prescription of distance running shoes evidence-based?

Is your prescription of distance running shoes evidence-based? Richards CE, Magin PJ, Callister R. PMID: 18424485 [PubMed - in process] Discipline of General Practice, Bowman Building, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan 2308, Australia. craig.richards@newcastle.edu.au OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the current practice of prescribing distance running shoes featuring elevated [...]

LivingBarefoot Reviews

Coming Soon! We are excitedly awaiting several products shipped directly from several manufacturers for review on LivingBarefoot. Feelmax shoes from Finland is going to be sending samples of their soft-soled shoes for review. These shoes show great promise for winter bare-footers who want to have some extra warmth, and for those of us who have [...]

Why were you born with bare feet?

Or come to think of it when was the last time you walked around outside without your shoes on? If you are like most people then your feet rarely touch the ground. But nature has designed you and me to walk around in our bare feet for a reason. This article will explain why wearing [...]

Vibram Fivefingers review – Sprint

So, I may have fallen prey to brilliant marketing, but I went out and got a pair of the Vibram Five Fingers Sprints. I wore them out and about all day today, and then took them up to the gym and the thrill mill for a little road test. More

There is no evidence that modern running shoes either prevent injuries or improve performance

Is the modern distance running shoe evidence based? A scientific mind should challenge my statement that there is no evidence that modern running shoes either prevent injuries or improve performance. To fail to do so merely replaces one unfounded dogmatic belief with yet another. How then can I back up my claim there there is [...]

Vibram Fivefingers – Almost Barefoot

Vibram Fivefingers – Almost Barefoot

These innovative new sandals re-create the sensation of going barefoot without the risk of stepping on something sharp. Perfect for anything from kayaking to