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Barefoot Shoes

Review Vivo Barefoot Hybrid Golf Shoes

Over the past year, we’ve seen the barefoot shoe market expand to golf. While almost any barefoot shoe can be used for golf (and I’ve golfed in most of mine), the nature of their minimal design means barefoot shoes are often missing several key attribu…

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Review Vivo Barefoot Aqua Lite Shoes

If you’re after a good-looking barefoot/minimalist shoe that has everyday versatility, top-notch ground feel, and allows you to preserve your natural bio-mechanics, posture, and “barefoot” movement, the VIVO BAREFOOT Aqua Lite is worth your serious consideration.

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Kids Huaraches Review (And How to Make Kids Minimalist Sandals)

A full review of huaraches for your kid – a three year old girl in this case – as well as how to instructions to make your own minimalist sandals using Xero Shoes do-it-yourself huaraches kit!

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Saucony Kinvara 2 Running Shoes Review

We understand that the Saucony Kinvara 2™ has been out for quite a while and as of this writing the Kinvara 3™ has just recently hit the stores. Actually, due to the release of the Kinvara 3, you can pick up the Kinvara 2 on the cheap right now.

So…

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VivoBarefoot Off Road Hi Boot Review

Sometimes you just need an old fashioned hiking boot. But you don?t have to settle for the traditional kind. The Off Road Hi boots are VivoBarefoot?s minimalist version.
I was intrigued by the minimalist boot idea since boots tend to drag…

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Spyridon Vibram FiveFingers First Look

Vibram has snuck one on us here in the U.S. — well in advance of a Fall 2012 release, it seems that at least one retailer (REI) has gnabbed the laceless Spyridon FiveFingers. Yeah, they’re out right now (for $110).

You’ll recall that these pup…

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Skechers GO Run Ride Review

If I had to compare the Skechers GO Run Ride™ to another shoe of my recent experience, I’d say it’s very much like the marriage between the Saucony Kinvara2™ and the Nike Free™. It’s like the Kinvara2 in terms of low heel-to-toe drop (4mm),…

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Xero Shoes Huaraches Review (and Connect vs. Contact)

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, the “sandal tech” worn by the Tarahumara Indians of the Copper Canyons and made famous via Ma…

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True Linkswear Phx (Minimalist) Golf Shoes Review

In early 2011, TRUE linkswear brought barefoot shoes to the attention of golfers everywhere with the first golf shoe designed to be “the closest thing to a barefoot golfing experience as possible.” The shoes received rave reviews from golfers as they w…

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Review of the New Balance Minimus Trail Leather Shoes (MT10)

New Balance’s first minimalist shoe offerings hit the market back in the Spring of 2011. Perhaps their most popular “Minimus” style then, and perhaps even still, was the MT10 or the Minimus Trail (which we’ve reviewed in depth here and with video here)…