www.toesalad.com - All Things Minimalist Footwear

Minimalist injury?

geoffmallo — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:50:37 +0000

Well I've injured my foot and feeling a bit glum about it. Anyone else experiencing any injury possibly caused by going barefoot? Anyone have experience in needing to do less bare footing?

A Review of the Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon LS

damien — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:32:33 +0000

Toe shoes with teeth... last week I wrote a guest review of Vibram's latest trail shoe on the Gear Junkie. Head-on over to check it out!

A Review of the Teva Zilch

simplespirit — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:16:53 +0000

Sandals and flip-flops are traditionally very minimal in nature, so when I see products like Chaco sandals with a dense arch support I tend to cringe. Thankfully, Teva chose to stick with tradition when developing their Zilch. They have little to no structure or support inherent to their design. They offer the wearer minimal cushion from the ground which allows for some proprioception...

A Review of the Zensah Minimalist Running Sock

Raul — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:13:53 +0000

Targeted at minimalist runners and boldly billed as being "quite simply the best thin running socks ever made"... how do they fare in real world testing?

When it Comes to Kids, Minimal can be Affordable

alittlebitosole — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:53:49 +0000

How much will it cost? This was my first question when our family chose to switch our children from standard to minimalist footwear. As a single income household with 4 young children, it is important for us to evaluate and budget for all of our purchases, and switching to minimalist footwear seemed overwhelming and expensive!

A Review of the Barefoot Science Foot Strengthening System

bfgreen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:37:56 +0000

I've had flat feet and the related symptoms all my life and can remember the look of horror on my mother's face when as a kid I used to wear through my sneakers and shoes twice as fast because of my over pronating. To top it all off, I was born with a defect in the Achilles tendon on my right leg that resulted in multiple surgeries, splints for several years and orthopedic inserts to 'fix' my twisted foot - none of which worked.

I am A Runner

Raul — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:56:54 +0000

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you Toe Salads inaugural running editor: Raul Escutia. To get to know him a little better, I thought it would be good to hear his story. If you have some time, give him a friendly welcome in the comments!

Gossamer Gear Treadmill Desk

damien — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:45:11 +0000

In case you were concerned by the subject line - no, Gossamer Gear is not getting into building treadmill desks :-)

I just got some more pictures from another successful treadmill desk project. This one was done by Grant Sible (president of Gossamer Gear).

Natural Running Coaching Site is live!

Angie Bee — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:33:28 +0000

I wanted to get it out there that I have teamed up with Tina Dubois and went live with our Natural Running Coaching website.

We are both Vivobarefoot Certified coaches. We were a part of the group of ten that were invited to NYC to be the first to be certified by Lee Saxby.

We are the first Natural Running Coaches to offer online virtual coaching with a huge collection of videos etc. to aid in finding efficiency and improved economy.
Come check us out!

http://naturalrunningcoaching.com/

A Review of the Kigo Drive

damien — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:01:49 +0000

The Kigo Drive is what I would categorize as an 80% shoe. What I mean by that is if you looking for a minimalist shoe that can handle 80% (or more) of your everyday needs in spring/summer/fall, then you should seriously consider what the Drive has to offer.