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Trent aaron [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Trent aaron [Visitor] — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:45:57 +0000

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Mike Mac [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Mike Mac [Visitor] — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:09:31 +0000

I am interested in buying this type of shoes,but my question is,are they true to size? For example,I normally take a 9.5 and my wife takes a 7.5,so when ordering them should I order a 9 or a 10,and would my wife take a seven or an eight? I ask,because I have checked and see they don't seem to come in half sizes. Thanks.

Robert Ogrodny [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Robert Ogrodny [Visitor] — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:33:37 +0000

I have been reading about VFFs and stumbled upon the Birthday Shoes community by accident.
I have just learned about these shoes today and am very interested because despite being 64 yrs. old, I am in very good condition overall except for one thing - my feet! I should say my right foot, to be precise. I have developed a claw toe (the toe next to my big toe), which is so painful that I have trouible playing a full 18 holes of golf. I am able to go about 10 to 12 holes before the pain begins, but it becomes unbearable quickly after that. I have found that I can continue only by removing my shoes for the remainder of the round. I'm sure those on this forum can understand why I am attracted to this type of footwear; but I have several questions for those contributors who may have some ideas for me, as I am a complete neophyte. My feet are unusually long and thin with a very high arch (I have worn orthotics for years, which have helped with the pain in my right foot; but they have not been a complete answer. Living in Arizona, I go barefoot around the house pretty much all the time. This is not practical about 5 months of the year when outside, due to the extreme heat. You can burn your feet during the day on pavement in seconds, literally. My long feet have very long toes, the longest being nearly 2 inches long, and it is nearly 1/4 inch longer than the big toe. Also, on the left foot the last three toes were broken years ago playing sand court volleyball, resulting in them being pushed towards thr big toe on that foot. They don't bother me, but I'm wondering how being put into VFFs would work. I am still very active and my body looks almost the same as when I played FB and BB in college. Same wieght too - 192 lbs. I am going to try to make it to 100, and if I do I would like to stay in shape, but this foot is definitely slowing me down. These shoes, if one can call them that, may be the answer. My feet are just over size 13 and very narrow (B width). Any help or suggestions from this forum would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for any help. Bob

Nick [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Nick [Visitor] — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:22:17 +0000

Just got some KSO Treks in, I love them and have never wore anything like this before. I'm in Afghanistan right now, and I was sold when one of my other SF buddies told me about them. Then I started asking around and all the guys had excellent things to say about them. These things feel amazing!

Katie [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Katie [Visitor] — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:33:19 +0000

I got my Vibrams about a month ago, and I really love them! I wear them around the house all the time, and I just started jogging at the park while wearing them. I got the Sprints, and my only problem with them is the heel elastic is really tight, and the toe elastic is really tight. Other than that, I think I'm going to back up a bit and get the Classics for everyday use. Any tips for me in the fitness department? I walk/jog at the park and I surf, and I want my Five Fingers to be there through it all!

JD [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

JD [Visitor] — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:09:46 +0000

I really want to give VFF a fair try.
But the KSO I ordered size 44 didn't even come close to fitting me. I used the guide on the VFF website. With a friends help I got the measurement. The shoes didn't stretch either. I usually wear Men's size 13wide. What size VFF should I get? My toes are normal length, so no problem there. Any guys with big feet like me? Help me please.

sundar [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

sundar [Visitor] — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:59:06 +0000

The pdf guide was really helpful. Keep up the great work !!
Sundar

Kait [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

Kait [Visitor] — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:01:58 +0000

I just have one tip for beginner users to consider trying if they have never done barefoot walking or running before, and that is find some steep hills and start climbing. I had seen them before but never really gave them much thought. I never ran up to anyone and said "what are those?!" I thought they were just for strange people. But this past summer while doing outdoor research in the White Mountains of NH the masters student I was working with explained the whole concept and benefit to me after I had been talking about my flat feet and my sudden excruciating development of turf-toe while I was there. I got excited because I have inherited very flat feet from my mother and I loved the idea of being able to avoid all the issues that she has to deal with. So I put them on my mental christmas wish list and started focusing on running with a forefoot strike when I got home. Then I got treksports after christmas but didnt wear them except on the treadmill until the snow was gone. My brother read Born to Run and had been running for some months in old shoes that he had taken the factory inserts out of and he warned me that my feet would hurt for months but it would get better. But soon I realized that my feet only hurt for the first week and I couldnt think of why me with my flat feet had transitioned into them so much faster than my brother with normal feet. Then it hit me. The research that I had been doing for the past 2 summers is what whipped me into shape since it involved climbing up a mountain every day with some very steep inclines, all that time I was using those foot muscles as best I could. I had basically been conditioning them for the barefoot shoes and let me tell you I am now addicted and am scheming a way to be able to wear them at work.

james [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

james [Visitor] — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:32:28 +0000

I was out to dinner one night and saw a man wearing these VFFs. I started to ask questions on comfort and durability. He loves them because he is in the service and for 10 hours is confined to military issued boots. Every channce he gets he puts the VFFs on. I thought they were stylish and you could tell just by looking at his feet they are comfortable. He has had his pair for 6 months and closed our conversation with: "do some research". So here I am. My question now is: what type of shoe do I get? I love to run and hike and consider myself very active. Do I start with the classic? or is there another style I should look into? And will it be cost effective if I will have to upgrade?

louise [Visitor] in response to: the Beginner's Guide to Vibram Five Fingers

louise [Visitor] — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:18:35 +0000

I love my Vibram five finger shoes, but please, I only have two feet not three, so measure my longer foot not longest.