Articles
General
- The Case for Minimalist Footwear - Why minimalist footwear? The original series that eventually let to the launching of this site.
- GoLite Footwear Field Trip: Pose Your Questions - A short visit to a shoe manufacturer is planned, got any questions for them?
- GoLite Footwear Field Trip: Your Questions Answered - GoLite field trip post-mortem: your questions answered.
- An Interview with Walkabout - A Barefoot Thru-Hiker - Over 2000 miles of rugged trail on two (mostly) bare feet.
- Shoes are Tools - A pragmatic viewpoint on the barefoot/footwear debate.
- Hiking Mount Katahdin - A short video of our hike up Mount Katahdin.
- Barefoot Walking Gait - There is a lot of buzz about running, but what about walking?
- The Treadmill Desk - Part 1: Why? - My strategy for getting more movement into my daily life.
- The Treadmill Desk - Part 2: How I Built My Treadmill Desk - How you can build your own treadmill desk.
- The Treadmill Desk Video Tour - See the treadmill desk in action.
The Docs Talk
- Proper Fit and Finding What's Best for You - One thing most people take for granted is how their shoes fit. You may be surprised to find out that up to 90% of people get this wrong. This article explains how to size your footwear for best results.
- Plantar Fasciitis - No evidence exists for an ideal treatment of this condition without identifying and treating the causes, which can be many. Since we have no literature to guide us, this advice comes from seeing hundreds of runners and guiding them in self corrections.
- How do I Transition My Running to More Minimal Shoes? - This is a great question and one I get asked frequently. There isn't a set formula that can be applied to all situations...
- Healthy, Active, Barefoot Kids - A guide to children's health, from the ground up.
- Boston Marathon 2011 - Fighting Back the Tide - Most people live nowhere near their physical limits. They settle for accelerated aging, an early and precipitous fall. They give aging a bad name. Too many people entering their forties are performing at physiological levels more appropriate to somebody sixty years old.
- How to Treat and Prevent Injury - Massage therapist and barefoot running coach Jesse outlines his protocol for: treating and preventing chronic pain and injury, breaking down poor postural habits, increasing functional range of motion, re-establishing a stable posture, and developing healthy functional movement.
- Toes and Foot Health - Healthy toes are straight, spaced, and free of the many problems that plague so many people in shod, or shoe wearing, populations.
Testimonials
- How Going Barefoot Made Me Stronger - John Sifferman writes about his transition to barefoot.
- Hiking in Huaraches - Gary Allman describes his journey to find his ideal backpacking footwear.
- Can't Find Minimalist Shoes that Fit? Make Your Own! - Necessity is the mother of invention.
- So What's Up With the Shoes? - Renee (i.e. Damien's wife) talks about her experiences with minimalist footwear.
Kids Corner
- Healthy, Active, Barefoot Kids - A guide to children's health, from the ground up.
- Barefoot May Be Best - It’s Definitely The Most Fun - Announcing our new kids corner!
- Summer Tips for Barefoot Kids - A few thoughts on being prepared for a summer of barefoot fun.
- An Interview With Anders and Finn - Straight from the horses mouth.
- When Kids Don't Want to be Barefoot - For some, being barefoot has its limits.
- Beautiful Toes - What developing feet look like, without a past of constraining footwear.
