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Barefoot Shoes

Barefoot shoes are minimalist footwear designed to let feet move naturally, as if unshod. With a wide toe box, flexible soles, and zero-drop design, they allow toes to spread, flex, and feel the ground. Lightweight and sensitive to terrain, they support the foot’s strength and resilience without restrictive support, ideal for walking, running, or casual use.

Merrell Vapor Glove - Running, Crossfit Review

Merrell Vapor Glove - Running, Crossfit Review

This review is long overdue. The Merrell Vapor Glove was released to great fanfare in February of this year, and almost immediately came the flood of fawning reviews. I think in the months since release I've only seen one negative review, with even that…

Vibram FiveFingers Bikila EVO

Vibram FiveFingers Bikila EVO

Vibram is evolving their flagship running shoe. The "Bikila," which was first introduced in April 2010, is getting a reboot as the Bikila EVO some four years later in Spring 2014.

Women's Merrell Vapor Glove Barefoot Shoes Review

Women's Merrell Vapor Glove Barefoot Shoes Review

Experience: Putting these shoes on for the first time was similar to what I imagine waking up as a mermaid might feel like. One moment I was standing on the ground barefoot, the next I had almost iridescent green, scale-like wrappings snugly buoying…

Review-Speed XC Lite FiveFingers from Vibram

Review-Speed XC Lite FiveFingers from Vibram

The FiveFingers Speed XC Lite is one of the new Vibram toe shoe models released for the end of Summer/Fall 2013. The Speed XC Lite (or "XC Lite") is a riff on the water-resistant Speed XC FiveFingers that released earlier this year. Both these new Spe…

Lems Mariner Boat Barefoot Shoes Review

Lems Mariner Boat Barefoot Shoes Review

A surprisingly delightful minimalist shoe from Lems Shoes — Meet the Lems Mariner

Skora Core & Phase Minimalist Running Shoes Review

Skora Core & Phase Minimalist Running Shoes Review

It’s been over a year since I got my hands on Skora’s first entries in the minimalist market, the Base and Form. In that time the Portland based company has been hard at work updating and revising their lineup and has come out with the new Core and Pha…

Barefoot B.E.R.B.S. Minimalist Golf Shoes Review

Barefoot B.E.R.B.S. Minimalist Golf Shoes Review

A new kind of minimalist shoes for golfers interested in natural movement and minimalist or barefoot golf shoes.

Minimalist Shoes on Sale Here

Nobody wants to maximalist prices for minimalist shoes. Thankfully, if you're here you're well on your way to hooking up a sale or two on some of the most popular minimalist shoes around. Let's dive in: Merrell Barefoots 40% off!EMS has var…

What Should I Put on My Feet to Go Run?

What Should I Put on My Feet to Go Run?

If you've got kids, you're familiar with bedtime routines. Part of our nightly bedtime routine is reading books. My almost-four-year-old Avi gets to pick out a couple of books before it's lights out. So I was excited when author John McClung reached…

Earth Runners Circadian Review

Earth Runners Circadian Review

I love huaraches. I've raced in the bare minimum clothes and bare minimum shoes you could have without being naked. I wore them for my first marathon. Heck, huaraches have even started to take over as my default CrossFit shoe on days where any running i…

Lem Primal 2 Review--A Fantastic, Casual Barefoot Shoe

Lem Primal 2 Review--A Fantastic, Casual Barefoot Shoe

Lems not only recently released their "barefoot shoe boot" ? a.k.a. the Lem Boulder boot (reviewed here) ? they also updated their original shoe, the Primal Origins with the "Primal 2." You can read my original review of the Primal Origins* here or…

LEM Boulder Boot Review

LEM Boulder Boot Review

Lems Shoes (the barefoot shoe company formerly known as Lemming formerly known as Stem Footwear) recently dropped their new boot for Spring 2013—the Boulder (see Meet Lems Boulder, the Barefoot Shoe Boot for the original release announcement).…