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The Living Barefoot Show Episode 44: An Interview with Asher Clark and Lee Saxby

By ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We interview Lee Saxby and Asher Clark.
Asher Clark, the head designer at Terra Plana and Vivobarefoot, tells us about his career path, shoe design, and gives some hints about the product we can expect in the coming months and even years. Lee faces a challenging question about whether Vivobarefoot training clinics are a conflict of interest. We discuss recent Harvard study results and the effects these results have on both Lee and Asher’s work. See and Asher give their predictions for the future. Join us for this frank and interesting interview.

The Living Barefoot Show – Introducing: Barefoot Banter

By ⋅ November 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

            Barefoot Banter – Episode 1 Episode 39 Originally released November 2nd 2011 Join us in this exciting new show format – our very first Barefoot Banter episode!  A new and exciting addition to The Living Barefoot Show, Barefoot Banter is a casual sharing of ideas and important topics between [...]

We Interview Damien Tougas, Blogger, Owner of ToeSalad, Barefoot Hiker – Listen Now!

By ⋅ October 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Damien was our first guest on The Living Barefoot Show in 2009! We welcome Damien back to see what he’s been up to – and he has been busy. Damien has started a review site called ToeSalad.com and continues to share his experiences on his personal blog. Damien loves the outdoors and joins us today to give us his perspective on proper barefoot technique while Hiking.

Vibram Fivefingers are getting more and more popular with Hollywood!

By ⋅ September 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When you have Danny Glover attending an awards ceremony in Fivefingers you know that your product has hit a new level of cool – as if that’s really news anymore!  Still, these wonderful but funny looking shoes would have never made it into the public eye like this years ago so it’s great to see [...]

Episode 36 – The Living Barefoot Show – We Interview Caity McCardell

By ⋅ September 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

          Episode 36 – The Living Barefoot Show – We Interview Caity McCardell Caity McCardell is an athlete and a fellow podcaster.  She is also a blogger and best of all, she is a strong female voice to help balance out all those men who seem to dominate the barefoot world. [...]

Barefoot Runners Society is Back

By ⋅ February 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: ‘Toe Girl’ Tina’s Barefoot Alternative Adventures http://toegirltina.blogspot.com/ Barefoot Runners Society is Back: “The BRS went offline for a few weeks for upgrading but it is now back online to the public. I really do enjoy reading the Gear & Footwear Forum (go figure ) and am so glad that [...]

The grass under your feet | The Cavalier Daily

By ⋅ January 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on: http://www.cavalierdaily.com   The grass under your feet | The Cavalier Daily: “For some University students, the term ‘a person for all seasons’ applies not just to their personalities, but to their feet as well. When not in facilities that require shoes to be worn, some students like to stroll barefoot [...]

An Interview with Corrado Giambalvo: Living Barefoot Show 26

By ⋅ December 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

An Interview with Corrado Giambalvo:  Living Barefoot Show 26 Corrado runs marathons around the world, teaches track and field and barefoot running, and is a Vibram FiveFingers tester.  Hear about how he started running, how he became a tester for Vibram, and his advice on how to start barefoot running and his secret for making it [...]

Barefoot Running Options For Winter

By ⋅ December 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

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

By ⋅ December 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Can I Run if I am Overweight?

By ⋅ December 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

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 [...]

(Video) Daniel Howell (The Barefoot Book) is going on NBC

By ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Howell as his book was being released.  (Listen Below) Here is a video from his interview on NBC today: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Daniel’s book is a wonderful addition to the barefooters library.  Using diagrams and covering subjects that few [...]

Barefoot Australians; How far back does that go?

By ⋅ November 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on foot talk Barefoot Australians; How far back does that go?: “Indigenous people seldom ever wore shoes to protect their feet. Most tribes were reported to go unshod but some from the Northern Territory of Australia and adjoining desert country did wear a primitive sandal to protect their feet from [...]

Philippines Vibram Five Fingers Fan Club

By ⋅ November 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Mazda Ad Features Barefoot Driver

By ⋅ November 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I take it as a sign of greater acceptance when Mazda features a barefoot driver in a car commercial.  It’s great to see forward movement for any barefoot acceptance.

Mumbai, India Will Host The World’s First Barefoot Half Marathon

By ⋅ November 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Mumbai, India Will Host The World’s First Barefoot Half Marathon: “One December 12, 300 runners will race through the streets of Mumbai, India barefoot. The race is organized by the Barefoot Runners of India Foundation (BRIF). Anand Anantharaman, the managing trustee of BRIF, said that the aim of their [...]

Orlando Area Barefoot Run to Benefit Cancer Center

By ⋅ November 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

New Balance NB Minimus – Evolution of a Barefoot Running Shoe [BREAKING]

By ⋅ November 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

By ⋅ October 16, 2010 ⋅ One 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. [...]

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 [...]

Attention citizens of Chengdu! Well done!

By ⋅ September 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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

Why are barefoot runners getting so many injuries?

By ⋅ September 29, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

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 [...]

Are you really barefoot or are you confused?

By ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Are you really barefoot or are you confused? It has been an incredible year so far.  Acceptance for barefooting, barefoot running, and minimalist shoes has grown in ways that we could never have imagined a year ago.  Amidst all this growth society has needed to take in a whole new vocabulary in order to properly [...]

Driving Barefoot

By ⋅ September 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By ⋅ September 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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, [...]

The Changing of the Guard: A Sociological Analysis of the Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Movement

By ⋅ September 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This is an interesting essay on the progression of barefoot and minimalist running. This article was originally published on Barefoot Chronicles The Changing of the Guard: A Sociological Analysis of the Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Movement: “ Human behavior fascinates me.  Human behavior in relation to barefoot and minimalist shoe running fascinates me even more.  [...]

Transit Travesty

By ⋅ August 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

How do we convince people that being barefoot is really not more dangerous than wearing flip flops or other totally teeny shoes. I guess it comes down to legal liabilities. Businesses and public corporations don’t want to be on the hook if someone does something stupid in barefeet and then tries to pin it on [...]

Choosing between Orthotics and Bikilas

By ⋅ August 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m glad that the author of this letter has decided to listen to his body over the advice from his podiatrist. I’m not sure of the wisdom of continuing in pain because the doctor said so. I think Joe’s body spoke quite clearly. This article was originally published on Vibram Five Fingers News, Reviews, and [...]

Dirty Soles: Badge of Barefoot Honor or Totally Irrelevant?

By ⋅ August 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Dirty Feet? Good for you! This article was originally published on Barefoot and Grounded .com Dirty Soles: Badge of Barefoot Honor or Totally Irrelevant?: “ WARNING: Some of the content of this post may be objectionable for some readers. It contains photos of (gasp!) dirty feet. Just sayin’. You’ve been warned. There’s one aspect of [...]

Definitive Evidence that Barefoot Running Really Does Make You Blind

By ⋅ August 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

And, here is the rebuttal! This article was originally published on Barefoot Running is Bad Definitive Evidence that Barefoot Running Really Does Make You Blind: “ No sooner than I wrote about the possibility of barefoot running making people blind, Dr Nirenberg has come back with another post about  Barefoot Running With Eyes Wide Open [...]

Barefoot Running With Eyes Wide Open

By ⋅ August 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A thoughtful argument about why we should try barefoot running by Dr. Nirenberg. This article was originally published on America’s Podiatrist Barefoot Running With Eyes Wide Open: “ Barefoot running is good! The weight of the scientific evidence which supports barefoot running has reached such an elevated level that no one can seriously dispute it [...]

When Over Doing It Becomes Over Did It

By ⋅ August 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Attention would be barefooters! Be careful as you start your barefooting journey! You don’t want to injure yourself and have a negative experience. Here’s a story about overdoing it. This article was originally published on go barefooting When Over Doing It Becomes Over Did It: “ How do you know when you’ve overdone it?  Do [...]

BTR Barefoot Run, Pt. II: So what’s the deal?

By ⋅ August 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you near to NYC? Can you make it for a fun run? This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall BTR Barefoot Run, Pt. II: So what’s the deal?: “ What this isn’t: A race, a tough guy contest, or a trial by fiery sidewalk (although it’s supposed to be pretty stinking hot on [...]

Lose the shoes, is barefoot better?

By ⋅ August 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Greg Downey, who writes a neuroanthropology blog, wrote an interesting article about whether barefoot is really better than being shod. It’s a well balanced article and he takes the evolutionary view rather than citing a case for one or the other. Prepare for a long read but it’s quite interesting. Just because we evolved to [...]

Barefoot against the health code?

By ⋅ August 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A group from Barefooters.org decided to write to the State Health Departments to get confirmation of whether there is actually a rule stating that people have to wear shoes in restaurants. You can look up your state and check out what the response was. It looks like shoes are not required by most health departments [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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/

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

How to handle a hot parking lot

By ⋅ July 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Summer is here for half of the planet.  Are you hesitating about going barefoot due to hot pavement? The Society for Barefoot Living has provided a handy little article with tips for newbies regarding hot parking lots. My tip? Run! Just kidding.   This article was originally published on Society for Barefoot Living How to [...]

Barefoot parks in Europe

By ⋅ June 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Surfing around the Internets tonight, I found information on “Barefoot Parks” in Europe. Appparently, Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, Hungary, Switzerland and the UK all have parks that cater to being barefoot. The parks are landscaped with different textures for people to walk on and fun balance equipment to play on. Check one out on your [...]

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 [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 10 Released

By ⋅ February 26, 2010 ⋅ One comment

February 26th, 2010 Episode 10 The Living Barefoot Show interviews Alan Thwaits. Don’t miss this informative and delightful interview. A reflexologist by training, Alan tells us about the health benefits of reflexology and about his personal beliefs.  Alan tells us about the injury that lead him to try barefooting and how he eventually incorporated barefoot [...]

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