The Case for Minimalist Footwear

Why minimalist?

Human powered adventure almost always requires footwear and selecting the right footwear can make all the difference between success and failure both over the short and long term. If you are anything like us, you want to be active, healthy, injury free, and doing the things you love well into old age. It pains me to see people unable to do the activities they love due to chronic injuries. I know how frustrating that can be, I was there too. Luckily, I was able to break out of that cycle by changing my approach to footwear. It is my hope that things I have learned can be of use to others as well.

The original series

In early 2009 I wrote a series of blog posts on the topic of minimalist footwear. It was written as a chronicle of my journey, as well as the research and reasons behind why I believe minimalist footwear is best. This series culminated in me giving a seminar to fellow employees at my place of work, Bates College.

This series was first published on ADVENTUREinPROGRESS and eventually inspired me to create this site, Toe Salad. These articles have now been moved here so as to keep all of my minimalist footwear writing in one place.