Interesting article on BFR & VFFS in this month's Runner's World Magazine

[Olarte]

I guess with the big boys (ie. New Balance, NIke) getting on the minimalist shoe wagon... I guess I'm not surprised that Runner's world actually did a full article on
minimalist shoes and in particular VFFs

As a subscriber to the magazine I was pleasantly surprised to see such an article at all, and I did an online search just in case and found that they posted it on line.

So for your benefit here is  the Interesting article on BFR & VFFS in this month's Runner's World Magazine .

http://runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-400--13691-0,00.html

[FL Runner]

Interesting read.... but now I can't wait to get home to see if my edtion has hit the mailbox!! :-)

[taylordmd]

I found this one quite well balanced, I'm glad to have one to recommend to my friends to let them make their own informed decisions about what shoes to wear.

[Rana]

Good piece.  The only bit I'd quibble with is the idea that it's inexperienced non-runners who are at most risk running in minimalist shoes - from what we've seen here, such new runners don't have as many bad habits to unlearn, and their relative lack of conditioning forces a slower (and thus less injury-prone) transition. 

I did love this line:  "FiveFingers, which make you look positively simian while actually being quite evolved,"

[Barefootin Family]

Good piece.  The only bit I'd quibble with is the idea that it's inexperienced non-runners who are at most risk running in minimalist shoes - from what we've seen here, such new runners don't have as many bad habits to unlearn, and their relative lack of conditioning forces a slower (and thus less injury-prone) transition. 

I did love this line:  "FiveFingers, which make you look positively simian while actually being quite evolved,"

I am actually a newbie to running, and I started to run after I got my VFF's. I did a bunch of research on barefoot running and have been easing myself in. I have to agree with you Rana. I am definately taking it slower than an experienced runner would. I get some pain, but I am loving wearing my VFF's.