If you needed more evidence that this barefoot trend is gaining more momentum and steam check out this recent ABC Channel 7 News report about barefoot running in Los Angeles.

Did you catch the type of shoes that the reporter was holding in her hands?  That’s right!  It is none other than the Vibram FiveFingers Classic shoes!

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For the past several weeks I’ve been running in my new Vibram FiveFingers Classic shoes.  I’ve reported on the very first run I did with the shoes and even my second run in the shoes.  Since then I’ve been running more in the shoes.  I can now run up to 3 miles in the shoes at a time without too much discomfort.  I still feel a little scrunched in the pinky toe area, but the pain is at least a little more manageable now.  Bottom line is running in these shoes is just more fun than plain old running shoes (like the difference between driving a manual car and an automatic transmission car).

Anyway, this past weekend I had the bright idea to combine 2 of my favorite hobbies together: exercising in my Vibram FiveFingers Classics and playing tennis.   So instead of barefoot running shoes, turning them into barefoot tennis shoes.

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On the popular Doctor Oz show, the good doctor talks in detail about foot injury and it’s relationship to how we run and how we walk.  He briefly mentions and demonstrates the usage of the Vibram Five Fingers shoes (if you fast forward to 3:47). Here is a summarization of the video:
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A few days ago on the New Balance website they released a statement which basically said that while there are barefoot running skeptics out there and how barefoot running may not be the most practical (having to use the port-o-potty while barefoot might not be the most sanitary) that New Balance is investing the resources to create shoes that could still appeal to both traditional shoe runners as well as minimalist shoe runners.

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We recently introduced Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot Shoes here on the website.  What we think is cool about these shoes is not only are they eco-friendly and good for your feet, but they actually look like shoes you could wear and public and not be afraid of being laughed at (sorry FiveFingers).

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After all the hype we have been hearing about Terra Plana’s Vivo Barefoot line of shoes, we decided to add them to our product lines that we promote and talk about. We have yet to review them (coming very soon!) but based on readers testimonials and reviews, we think it’s more than hype that the shoes have become a hit and have their own little cult following.

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Barefoot running comes in many flavors, you can run barefoot with your actual feet, minimalist barefoot running shoes, or these 2 top brands that both say will help you train in the all healthy barefoot running style. One is a tried an true brand that has been in the shoe industry and in many ways has lead the atheletic shoe industry since it’s inception. The other is a newbie who has little athletic shoe development experience. In this post we are going to compare the two brands of shoes: Nike and their Nike Free set of shoes versus the HOT Newton Running Shoes. Please understand that while some of the information is based of specifications given to us by the manufacturers, a lot of it is also my personal opinion, especially when it comes to style and how the shoes suit me personally.

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A few days ago I went on my very first run in my Vibram FiveFingers Classic shoe.  To sum up the initial feeling of running in Vibrams…ninja-like.  Anyway, I wanted to recap how I felt the days after my run and update you on my second day running in these ninja shoes.
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One of the hardest things to figure out when reading stuff on the internet is if the story or thing they are writing about is legit or not.  There are so many people selling and promoting random stuff online that it’s often hard to separate truth from fiction.  When I heard about barefoot running I was a little skeptical (as I think most people should be at first), but after reading more stuff online and doing my own research I was convinced that barefoot running had a lot of merits.  Of course this was my opinion at the time, but yesterday Harvard Researcher Daniel Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, published his results to a study in Nature studying exactly what everyone is wondering: are shoes or barefoot better for you? Read more »

For Christmas my girlfriend got me a pair of Vibram FiveFingers Classic. However,  due to sizing issues and stocking issues I didn’t get them until about a week ago.   I’ve been eager to go for a run in them, but haven’t had a chance…that was until tonight.   I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was thinking it might be a little similar to my run with my Nike Free 5.0’s.  However, after my first run I can definitely say that running in FiveFingers is very different than any shoes I’ve ever run in.

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