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FiveFingers and Flat Feet? Shin Splints? Slippery Surfaces?

Got the following email in the mailbag last night and got a bit carried away with my response so I figured I'd share the exchange below in hopes of helping others — and also if I'm missing anything, please add a comment to help G out further!…

New Balance's NewSKY Minimus Recycled Shoes Review

New Balance's NewSKY Minimus Recycled Shoes Review

New Balance recently released a new shoe built on the Minimus platform — specifically the New Balance Minimus Life/Wellness sole. It's called the newSKY. What makes the newSKY interesting as a shoe is less the fact that it has a minimal amount…

CrossFitter's Guide to Barefoot or Minimalist Shoes

CrossFitter's Guide to Barefoot or Minimalist Shoes

I’m a CrossFit instructor and gym manager in Thousand Oaks, CA at Live Train Play CrossFit and as such I am hard on my shoes. Some days I will be on my feet for a large portion of 14 to 15 hours. Throughout any given day I teach six classes, do a couple personal training sessions, and frequently do

Waterproofing the Bormio FiveFingers

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Waterproofing the Bormio FiveFingers

The leather toe shoe boots from Vibram — the FiveFingers Bormio — are made even more incredible: by waterproofing them.

Adidas Toe Shoes: AdiPure Trainer Review

Adidas Toe Shoes: AdiPure Trainer Review

A review of the newest toe shoes from Adidas — the Adidas AdiPure Trainer. How do these "barefoot shoes" stack up?

An Infantryman's Leave: Dunes and Mountain Trekking in Foot Fingers

An Infantryman's Leave: Dunes and Mountain Trekking in Foot Fingers

Hello fellow "foot fingers" I would just like share what I did in my FiveFingers while I was on block leave. The first picture (Bham) is just me in my home town Birmingham, Alabama playing around at a mini golf course "Roll Tide". My second pictur…

VIVO BAREFOOTS up to 50% off (Again!)

VIVO BAREFOOTS up to 50% off (Again!)

If you'll recall a few weeks back TheClymb, which is a flash sale/group buying membership-only site, featured a sale on VIVO BAREFOOTS where you could get Evos, Neos, Jazz, Venus, and more on sale at up to 50% off (or more). It was a sweet deal on "the…

KSO Kids FiveFingers Review

KSO Kids FiveFingers Review

"They feel like I have a toe massage ... well not when I first got them, they stung a little when I first got them." And we'll end the review with Alex demonstrating a punt in his KSO Kids FiveFingers:

Teva Zilch on Sale (50% off)!

Teva Zilch on Sale (50% off)!

If you happen to have been after a pair of minimalist sandals and either live in a reasonably warm climate or don't mind cool feet (or getting some use out of these now and a lot more use in about 6 months), then here's a sweet deal: you can get a pair…

NYC Barefoot Run 2011 Recap

NYC Barefoot Run 2011 Recap

A recap of the New York City 2011 NYC Barefoot Run

Trek LS FiveFingers Video Review

Trek LS FiveFingers Video Review

The other day I took a few minutes to do a quick video review of the recently released Vibram FiveFingers Trek LS (See my full review of the Trek LS Vibrams here). In the review I cover things like: Ground feel of the Trek LS Different la…

New Balance Minimus Zero Has Got No Sole

New Balance Minimus Zero Has Got No Sole

A look at the outsole design of the New Balance NB Minimus Zero - the first zero-dropped New Balances that cater to the trail and road barefoot/minimilist/natural running communities!