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Your daily steps: Strategies for more movement, every day

Your daily steps: Strategies for more movement, every day

"10,000 steps per day" is a made-up myth, but setting a daily step goal (one you believe in) and learning habits, rituals, and strategies to meet that goal ... it can change your life. Use these smart ways to add movement to your day.

Why toe shoes?

Why toe shoes?

An essay into designing footwear that maximizes the minimalist experience — examining the functional needs of the foot and how shoes like moccasins and sandals like huaraches stack up. Why toe shoes come out on top.

Women's KMD Sport Vibram FiveFingers Review

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Women's KMD Sport Vibram FiveFingers Review

Leah reviews the KMD Sport Vibram FiveFingers (originally known as the "KomodoSport") — by taking them up Half Dome.

Interview with Robert Fliri, the inventor of Vibram FiveFingers

Interview with Robert Fliri, the inventor of Vibram FiveFingers

Italian Robert Fliri is the original creator of what we now know as Vibram FiveFingers. Fliri was a student at an Italian design school back in 1999 when he originated the concept of a foot glove for outdoor use, specifically in the mountains. Here from Fliri in this 2006 interview.

Xero Shoes HFS Original Review (Long-Term)

Xero Shoes HFS Original Review (Long-Term)

Two years ago I got the Xero Shoes HFS Original — my first Xero Shoes shoes. I've put more than a thousand miles on them. This is my long-term review.

Xero Shoes DIY Huaraches Review

Xero Shoes DIY Huaraches Review

Xero Shoes are hardly shoes, at all — they're sandals. But they're not just any sandals, they're ultra-minimalist huaraches sandals. You know, like the "sandal tech" worn by the Tarahumara Indians of the Copper Canyons.

What's your story?

What's your story?

BirthdayShoes was founded by sharing stories from people like you. How has your life changed — from the ground up?

Vibram FiveFingers — what are they?

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Vibram FiveFingers — what are they?

The history of the world's first toe shoes is as weird as the shoes themselves. This is the definitive backstory of Vibram FiveFingers.

5 million steps

5 million steps

How I took 13,699 steps a day and more than 5,000,000 steps in a year to improve my health, change my life, and even learn to run again. The failures — and success — of pursuing a wholly arbitrary goal.

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Feiyue Tiger Claw Review

Feiyue Tiger Claw Review

An unexpected source of minimalist shoes.

Huaraches: Review of the Original Minimalist & "Barefoot" Sandals

Huaraches: Review of the Original Minimalist & "Barefoot" Sandals

Vibram FiveFingers opened my eyes to minimalist shoe running. Ever since, I've been on a quest to find the best balance of lightweight protection and comfort without sacrificing flexibility and ground feel. Enter huaraches.