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We Interview Adam Janke on The Living Barefoot Show

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 7, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Adam shares his view as a Pedorthist on barefoot running and the transition process from running in traditional shoes to barefoot running and running in minimalist footwear.

Review of the VIVOBAREFOOT Boxing Boot – A Comfortable and Fashionable Boot for Any Woman

By Tina Dubois ⋅ December 9, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

VIVOBAREFOOT has introduced some truly stellar minimalist products this year and the Boxing Boot is another to add to the list. They are a versatile, comfortable, stylish, all-weather boot suitable for any casual wear or adventure. They have the added quality of being great for winter conditions as well, a niche that is poorly represented at this point in the minimalist market. I’m impressed yet again at VIVOBAREFOOT’s understanding of the minimalist market and not only listen to customer’s desires but also develop products that fulfill their needs.

We Interview Inov-8 on The Living Barefoot Show

By Al Gauthier ⋅ November 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

An Interview with Gina Lucrezi, representative from Inov-8 Tina interviews Gina about the Inov-8 lineup of minimalist shoes. Learn the Inov-8 phillosophy behind minimalist products as well as more about what is currently on offer and what is coming up! Learn a little about about Inov-8 products from the [...]

The Living Barefoot Show – Introducing: Barefoot Banter

By Al Gauthier ⋅ 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 [...]

Barefoot or Minimalist Running: Not as Simple as Ditching your Cushioned Shoes

By Al Gauthier ⋅ October 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Barefoot or Minimalist Running: Not as Simple as Ditching your Cushioned Shoes by Tina Dubois Barefoot and minimalist shoe running is gaining increasing attention from the media and runners alike but is it as simple as ditching your shoes completely or switching to a minimalist shoe with no [...]

Review: Jambu Bare Feet Designs Barefoot Vegan Review

By Tina Dubois ⋅ July 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Jambu Barefoot Vegan is an exciting new arrival to the casual women’s minimalist shoe market. It has incredibly unique styling with the criss-cross lacing and contrast stitching. When you remove the unnecessary and non-minimalistically designed insole, it has a slight positive heel but probably no more than 3 mm. It should fit a narrow or average width foot well but may be snug on a wide foot. They are tremendously breathable and perfectly suited for hot spring or summer urban adventures.

We Interview: Barefoot Ted (The Living Barefoot Show)

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

We Interview: Barefoot Ted on The Living Barefoot Show We talk to Ted (the Luna Sandal Spokes-Monkey!) about his new shoe models for summer, and the exciting real-time sandle making out of the new Born to Run Store next to REI in Seattle. As always, Barefoot Ted is an entertaining ball [...]

ASICS Mexico 66 / Minimalist Shoe Updates

By Al Gauthier ⋅ February 12, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

We’ve had the opportunity to discuss minimalist products with ASICS today. We contacted ASICS in the hopes that we could review the Mexico 66. This shoe has had a lot of positive response from our readers and listeners and we have been contacted on several occasions asking us to review the Mexico 66 as it [...]

An Interview with Corrado Giambalvo: Living Barefoot Show 26

By Al Gauthier ⋅ 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 [...]

Review: Kigo Footwear Curv

By Al Gauthier ⋅ 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 [...]

Are you really barefoot or are you confused?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ 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 [...]

Living Barefoot Show: Episode 22 – We Interview Mark Cucuzzella

By Al Gauthier ⋅ September 14, 2010 ⋅ One comment

An Interview with Mark Cucuzzella Our guest today is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves, a practicing Family Physican, an Associate Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine, a marathon and ultra runner, and he owns his own shoe store! So what does all this have to do with barefooting you say? [...]

We Interview Jonathan Gaffney from Vibram FiveFingers USA

By Al Gauthier ⋅ August 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Living Barefoot Show – We Interview: Jonathan Gaffney, Marketing Associate for Vibram FiveFingers USA Episode 20 Originally released August 5th, 2010 Running Time 22:15 An Interview with Marketing Associate Jonathan Gaffney Host: Al Gauthier & Tina Dubois Tina Dubois talks to Jonathan about the release of the Bikila, the KSO Trek for women, the [...]

10 Barefoot Runners to Follow on Twitter

By Nicole Gauthier ⋅ 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

June 4: Barefoot Lesson from the Master

By Al Gauthier ⋅ June 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This article was originally published on Christopher McDougall No Shoes + Big Smile = No Coincidence Christopher McDougall and Barefoot Ken Bob got together to provide some barefoot running workshops. Lookout for Barefoot Ken Bob in your town for free (or by donation) barefoot running seminars! (Read the full article / article originally published [...]

Better off Barefoot? What do Podiatrists have to say?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Read the Full Article Here: Better off barefoot? …. Some podiatrists say barefoot running too risky for most He might share a practice with Nirenberg, but podiatrist Dr. Michael Lacey disagrees with his partner. He says the support is a good thing, especially in a culture where we simply aren’t brought up walking on rough terrain [...]

World Record “Largest Barefoot Race” Taking Place Friday Evening in Grand Rapids

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

World Record “Largest Barefoot Race” Taking Place Friday Evening in Grand Rapids A group of barefoot runners will set a Guinness World Record for “Largest barefoot Race” Friday evening at Kenowa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Barefoot Runners Society, a national non-profit running community, is organizing a barefoot race to set a [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 12

By Al Gauthier ⋅ May 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

May 1st, 2010 Episode 12 We speak with Wolf Staarchild about his setting a world record hiking the Bruce Trail barefoot from beginning to end. We also speak with Gary Berenbroick, a kettle bells instructor, about training barefoot. Finally, we speak with Johnny Bird about this struggle to loose wait only to find that barefooting [...]

Living Barefoot Announces: The Worlds First Barefoot Search Engine

By Al Gauthier ⋅ April 3, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The first search engine in the world dedicated to barefooters, barefoot runners, foot health, and minimalist shoe enthusiasts. Barefoot Finder is a custom search engine powered by Google, that searches a select group of web sites (including blogs, databases, forums, and articles) carefully chosen by the Barefoot Finder team and by users like YOU.

Why Barefoot?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ December 6, 2009 ⋅ 20 comments

Why Barefoot? Because being barefoot is healthy for you! Because being barefoot can feel great! Because being barefoot is how our bodies were designed! Have you ever stopped to think about why we need so much support and protection? The answer is that we don’t. The answer is that the more we wear shoes, [...]

Tonight – We Interview Sabra Ellingson from Vivo Barefoot

By Al Gauthier ⋅ October 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Vivo Barefoot has a long list of stylish environmentally friendly minimalist shoes. We talk to Sabra about how Vivo Barefoot started and where it is going as a brand. We also find out more about the newly announced EVO running shoe, and upcoming Vivo Barefoot Events! If you have any questions for Sabra, call our [...]

Barefootn’

By Al Gauthier ⋅ August 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The New West News Leader Interviewed Al Gauthier. While this is the story that appeared in the paper, the full interview can be found here. Barefootin’ New Westminster man is leading a new movement to free our feet Theresa McManus, The Record Published: Saturday, August 29, 2009 New Westminster resident Al Gauthier is part of a [...]

Review – Vivo Barefoot Leonidas Sandal

By Al Gauthier ⋅ August 15, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Review – Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot Leonidas Sandal We are pleased to review our second shoe from Terra Plana’s wonderful Vivo Barefoot series. We are already sold on the quality of the Vivo Barefoot series of shoes and are excited to review a sandal in this series. The Leonidas is another great example of excellent [...]

Nike Joins our Barefoot Shoes Review

By Al Gauthier ⋅ April 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

We are pleased to announce that Nike has agreed to have us review the most “barefoot” of the Nike products – the Nike Free 5.0

Barefoot 101 – Barefoot is best

By Al Gauthier ⋅ March 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Barefoot 101 Original Here Why run or walk barefoot? 1. Strengthen the muscles in your feet 2. Be injury free thanks to proper foot and body mechanics 3. Increased sensory perception (and running pleasure) 4. Run naturally (easier, faster, lighter) thus you land just like nature intended. Check it out… Look at the illustration below. [...]

Is it better to run barefoot?

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There are more than 30 million adult runners in the United States—plenty of active feet to fuel a $18.1 billion a year athletic shoe industry, according to the NDP Group, a global provider of consumer-industry information. Among the thundering hordes, however, a small but growing number are foregoing shoes altogether, following in the footsteps of [...]

You Walk Wrong

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 11, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.

Your Arch of Triumph

By Al Gauthier ⋅ January 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Original Here Low/flat arches, high arches, normal/neutral arches. You’ve heard these terms, and like many, probably look to athletic shoes manufacturers (and running magazines) to point you in the right direction. To cure the handicap you seemingly poses. But do you? I personally have somewhat low/flat arches. Yet, I’ve been running injury free for nearly [...]