Here’s the thing: Yes humans were meant to walk feet on ground.. but there was no hardwood or concrete before. So cushioning mimics the grass and dirt that absorb shock. I like Nike Frees. Just enough.

What people don't mention is back in the days we didn;t have so many hard surfaces so it was right to walk to muddy, clay, rocky, grassy land. But today you have to walk on concrete, asphalt, cement surface. So one must be careful specially the ones living life in cities with little natural space in the neighborhood.

I was using Barefoot shoes for two months, and my feet ultimately got injured. This is because I discovered that I have fallen arches, inwhich the barefoot shoes combined with this resulted in terrible inflammations in the front of one of my foot , right infront near the toes. The soles of my feet were in bits too, having no arch support. I believe that Barefoot shoes can be great overall, but make sure that your arches and feet are able for the transition before ye buy them.

I went barefoot most of the time until my late teens. As a result, my toes are very spread out and my arch is minimal. All my life I had problems finding shoes. I started wearing Xero trail runners about 6 months ago and now I'm starting to notice a big difference especially when planting my feet and pivoting. It feels much more stable. My ankles and toes are getting stronger.

I got my first pair of vibram five fingers around 2008. I mostly used them in the to workout in at first. In highschool and college I was a track during and we would often train barefoot to increase strength and form, so I thought I would begin running in my my vibram shoes as well. I still continued wearing normal shoes sometimes but after about a year I noticed that my feet would no longer fit in normal shoes and I found the raised heel to be a noticable nuisance. Around 2011 I started only wearing zero drop shoes and began finding more minimal zero drop shoes like Vivo Barefoot. From 2014 to 2017 I sold luxury cars and found barefoot shoes to be a game changer compared to traditional dress shoes although they were difficult to find. Today I have a barefoot shoe for every occasion; I have several pairs of barefoot dress shoes, boots and tennis shoes as well as road running and trail running shoes. I'll never buy a cushioned shoe with a raised heel again.

My wife and I just took the plunge with Xero shoes about a month ago. I wear mine to work every day, and she wears hers running pretty much every day. We both have been amazed at the difference they make! Everything just feels healthier. Noticing our heel strike was the biggest eye opener for sure.

A bit confused about problems you describe while wearing standard shoes. Ok, now I get it. Wearing shoes at home is so strange in my country. Literally no one does that. I can't even imagine wearing shoes at home and than the whole day. Taking shoes off at home is kind of enough to keep fit healthy + a bit of exercises, stretching, rolling etc

As a guy who has dealt with back issues from my career I will 100% confirm this is correct information and I had to do the trial/error research for myself just to try and not keep injuring my back and pinching my sciatica that does make me paralyzed from waist down. Heel slip from socks and poor fitting shoes leads to plantar fasciitis, stiff outer sole materials and impact intensity it causes leads to patella tendonitis. Both those lead to sciatica and slipped/bulging discs from trying to compensate with your walking gaite and stride without noticing and will go from right knee being bad to it making the left knee bad.

My feet has been killing me recently I just said fck it been walking barefoot every chance I get pain is gone my feet even back feels so good

I started barefoot shoes over a year ago , I just started a job where I walk a lot on concrete. I thought my ASICS would be better but my feet felt destroyed after one day . Went with my vivos and no pain what so ever .

I went to zero lift shoes a few months ago and while there was an adjustment period my toes are clearly stronger and don't hurt as much as when I was wearing "properly sized" regular shoes. They are definitely not for everyone but they are perfect for me. From my experience people who tended to be barefoot more in their youth seem to adapt to the zero lift shoes faster than people who always wore shoes in their youth. I was barefoot outdoors all the time, and now it feels similar without the scratches from thorns and sharp rocks.

I would love to walk barefoot outside in parks, beaches or the woods all the time but there are too many hazards today to worry about like broken glass, heroin needles, animal feces and things of that nature . On pavement it's avoidable but in grass, dirt and sand or even water, it's hard to notice which is dangerous to human health. It's a shame really.

Ive never worn such shoes, however from a young age I've been taught just to walk barefoot whenever I can. And honestly why job requires me to wear combat boots and the feeling of finaly throwing those off and walking barefoot is just the best

man is vibrating like he's 25 coffees deep

Hey long time climbing instructor here and reasons why I don't allow patrons to climb bare foot: 1. Some people are really into their bare feet to the point that I've seen brown palms of their feet because they just haven't cleaned their feet since their last mud run. Hand holds are also foot holds and that's an issue. 2. Since hand holds are also foot holds and you can rip skin in common climbing situations there is a chance to transfer bacteria and grossness. This is how I got a very deep wart in my palm that took months and several treatments to get rid of. 3. Some people just don't have strong toes and even trying this without developing those muscles could lead to serious injury with lifelong repercussions from the small, delicate structures of your phalanges and that's a #liability. 4. Your toe nails can't hold up your body weight. Since you generally don't have perfect feet coordination there's a chance that you can actually miss your foothold and tear off your nail. Sounds rediculous, I've actually had it happen 2x in my time as a Rockwall staff and each time had to close down the walls they were using until we could sanitize what they could've bled on. In one of these times they even got ring worm from the situation. To avoid all of these situations I always enforce the "no bare feet" policy. Just thought a few reasons might help you understand where these rules come from.

I grew up barefoot. Started working as a house keeper. I'm on my feet all day. Sneakers kill them. I get blisters and they just hurt all day. I tryed moccasins. There perfect, I even go as far as to make my own now. There the same consept as the shoes shown in the video.

Ive been doing the same for 2 years and am starting to transition into wearing supportive shoes aswell for some of my activities.

I love vivo for trails, but just wanna give a shout out to flux footwear for cities and pavement in general. They're so fantastically adaptable, and well designed. Modern engineering at its finest. Btw, you were one of the biggest reasons I got into this💪

I've been wearing Vibram five fingers and Merrel barefoot shoes with Vibram bottoms for like the past 12 years. I went from having ankle problems and flat feet to 0 ankle problems and my arches started to come back within the first year. I only wear real soled shoes for business attire and winter boots only no tennis shoes . And even in the winter if I'm not in deep snow out in the woods I wear heavy wool socks or the cold weather 5 fingers. It made an amazing difference.

I used to always go barefoot around the house, and even as an adult I would sometimes go outside barefoot until a year and a half when I suddenly got extreme pain in my feet joints, first the left one. The doctor even thought I might have a small fracture seeing how my (edit: not arches, but) first MP joints (the same joint as your knuckles joints in the hand) just dropped when I put weight on the foot. I did an X-ray and an ultrasound. Two weeks later my right foot started to hurt just the same. I am hypermobile and now have flexible flat feet, which means my feet aren't normally flat, but they become flat as I put weight on them because my ligaments and tendons are bad. I would love to go back to walking around barefooted, but when I don't wear my "inside" shoes with my medical insoles my feet, knees and hips start hurting within the hour.

Have used the vivo barefoot for 4 years now. Love em. Took 1 year to transition.I stand for 60 hours a week. No more foot pain. Plantar fasciitis gone.

I've been wearing Xero Prio's for about 6 months. I didn't transition to them either. That first few weeks was pretty rough! Especially on leg day at the gym. My feet were sore in so many weird places. It was ultimately worth dealing with it though. Now my feet feel really good, my knees don't hurt, and my spinal spondylolisthesis even improved. One downside is you can't really go back to non-barefoot shoes. I used to love my Merrell MOAB's but they feel like wooden clogs now that I can't stand wearing anymore.

Started wearing Vibram FiveFingers in July 2012. Did not transition, which is not recommended, but that's how I roll. Had previously injured my left knee in '97, training for a race, wearing traditional running shoes and running with traditional (since the invention and marketing of thick soled, raised heel, running shoes in the early '70s) heel strike running form. That injury left me unable to run. I put the FF's on and went for a 7-1/2mi run up and down our local 1,200' peak. Ran 27mi that week, doing a variety of trail, and sidewalk/road runs. It was amazing to be running again. My daughter was in 8th grade at the time, joined me in the FF's and started running with me, to train for her 8th grade track season, and then rolled into training with her high school XC team that summer. We continued to run and train together. She was the only athlete on either the XC or Track team who was never injured. She ran year round, to the tune of around 1,000+mi, and raced every distance in track, from the 100m to the 3200m. The FF's are not a fast shoe, so they are not good for racing, so she would race in New Balance Minimus 10v1's, and ultimately racing flats in XC, and either sprint or distance spikes in Track. We started running R2R in the Grand Canyon when she was 15, in the FF's, did 5 in a row together, and I've run 3 solo, since. We're currently training for another, mid-August. I wear Vivo Primus Trails at work, standing on concrete all day, as a mechanic, 9hrs a day. Lems is another great shoe source. I haven't tried Zero Shoes yet because I'm happy with the FF's, and when trail conditions get really bad, I run in Merrell Trail Gloves, or Vapor Gloves, or New Balance Minimus 10v1's, as does my daughter. We have a few running vids posted to the channel.

I'm either barefoot or in bare foot shoes for a dozen years, my posture and overall stability on my feet has convinced my to never wear a regular shoe again. Barefoot boots from xero in the winter. The ability to flex your feet in your shoes will help maintain health, strength and balance.

Yeah our feet didn't evolve for pavement. I go barefoot as much as possible while working in the yard but 100% run with proper running shoes on pavement. I ran a barefoot 5k one time and it was one if my worst decisions ever.

A few years ago, I saw 5-toe shoes advertised on-line, and out of curiosity, and little research, I decided I would give a pair of these a try. I love my vibram shoes so much that I will definitely be buying my next pair, and the next pair, & the next... as they wear out. But my 1st pair, I still have after 3 years, are holding up very well. And my feet feel so much better now than before. I have bad knees, one full-knee replacement, and these 5 toe shoes and my 5 toe socks have really made a huge difference. I suggest anybody who is curious to give them a try if you can. I think you'll agree. Peace.

I started with the Vibram five fingers more than 12 years ago, first run i discovered so many muscles from below the calves than had never been used, loved them ever since

Vans are the most low key best shoes to wear on a daily basis for literally everything he said in this video

This looks worth trying 😍

When i took up ultrarunning in 2015, i knew i had to start by strengthening my feet. So i dove heads first into the Vivobrefoot world, and soon after discovered Vibram Fivefinger, Luna Sandals, Altra SHoes, Xero etc. And to be honest, they all have their place. Fivefingers are my favourite, but i mainly do short runs in them. Xero, Vivo and Luna Sandals are used in anything from a marathon to a 50 miler. And if i am going 100km or beyond, i always wear som trail shoes from Altra, because it`s basicallt like a pair of closed sandals - and you don`t have to stress about gravel and sticks getting in between your toes - something that can get pretty tedious on a 10-20 hour run. So basically everything you say in this video is good advice, only thing i would add is this ; Your foot is made by nature to support you, but if you have been using “regular” padded shoes all your life there WILL be a transition period. For me it was a year of walking, and running short distances in my Vivo. Remember, you don`t juts jump into the gym and start squatting 200lbs, you build up. This applies to your feet as well :)

videos like this make me so happy growing up as a kid we went barefoot so damn much. even years later still have all the strength and flexibility this provides

Barefoot running = no knee pain. But start really slow.

As a runner, nah. Also if you remotely do any hard labor you're not using barefoot shoes, boots whatever. Instead the problem is using too much cushion. Look for neutral shoes or even something with stability. Also the main reason people's feet are nasty is bc most people don't have correctly sized footwear. Most people are wearing stuff that too small or not wide enough.

I walked barefoot for a month, and it was amazing. After a month, I had zero back pain, I felt reinvigorated, and mentally I felt calmer, as of not having back pain and alike. If it's possible where you live, and I do not reccomend doing it in the city because of the grime on the sidewalks, broken glass and alike, try walking barefoot for a while, try it for a month, and you will be suprised.

I've been wearing barefoot shoes for about 14 years now, and my Dr keeps asking what I'm doing. Because of how healthy my feet, legs, back and core muscles are. Eventually I told him and now he wears them everyday "after transitioning to them". You have to retrain your feet to them so wear them three or four hours a day while taking breaks gradually working up to wearing them all day.! Once you get to wear your wearing them all day long you'll notice a huge difference and how you walk and how you run and then the feedback you get from the ground to you I can't explain it you actually have to do it yourself to understand what I'm talking about.! I were Vibrams, both of my boys wear them. So yeah if you don't try them you won't believe what we're talking about.! And if you don't wear them that's fine all the more for us who do.! These shoes are the greatest invention since the normal shoe.! A lot of people don't know that Nike shoes were originally created to wear without socks.! Hopefully that helps some of you decide and if you're still on the rocks climb on down the rocks and give him a shot and then climb back up the rocks with them on and you'll be like whoa this is a totally different animal I feel everything.!!!!

People may have pointed this out already, but I'm pretty sure the reason why feet are considered dirtier than hands is simply because people are taught from an early age to wash their hands regularly, but a lot of people either don't wash their feet at all or don't wash them very often. I think there's a certain degree of truth to it and also a matter of presumption.

Did anyone notice the wedding couple at 3:07

I remember spending a big hunk of my childhood and teen years barefoot in our yard despite my parents trying to make me wear shoes, and I remember at some point wearing boots and learning the hard way that some have metal bars inside for arch support that messed up my feet for a few days because I tried climbing a ladder at a park in my boots

I'm also glad that I switched to barefoot shoes! I've been wearing a pair of Earthrunners Circadian sandals for the past 3 years, and they've held up really well. 🌺✈️ Heidi

I've worn nothing but five fingers for almost ten years. Best decision I ever made.

some benefits of minimalist shoes people don’t mention: 1. they use less materials, so less wastage is thrown into the environment and less resources are needed to manufacture them. 2. they help greatly in reducing ankle rolling because of increased proprioception and keeping your ankle in a more optimal position, also cushiony shoes are just unstable. 3. They maintain the strength in your ankles and feet throughout your life and into your old age which can greatly reduce a fall which with senility is very common and can often be crippling or fatal.

I’ve been barefoot my entire life. A lot of things you’re explaining make a lot of sense but are things I didn’t really think were things other people didn’t experience just because of shoes. lol I have no reason other than I just hate my feet covered and I never started wearing shoes as a kid other than for school and church lol

I'm currently running in that exact model and colour of Vibram FiveFingers KSO EVO! I started my barefoot journey ten years ago when I got some new insoles from the podiatrist and they gave me blisters doing a walk of about a mile. This got me researching alternatives. I got some VFF Treksports and wore them like slippers indoors for a few months. I was embarrassed at how they looked! Eventually I braved going out in them occasionally and got some Speeds too. It was interesting to see the double takes from people. Within about six months my flat feet were showing signs of an arch and I no longer had discomfort when standing waiting for something. Two years ago I took up running. In FiveFingers of course. The only injury I've had (apart from stubbed toes) was an ankle sprain due to me overdoing things in my first weeks of running. I can and have run totally barefoot (2 miles on sidewalks) and loved it. My current max distance is 26km in V-Runs. There is no way I'd go back to "normal" shoes. My toes have returned to a more natural splay and they no longer tolerate being squished together. But I can't emphasize enough the importance of a gradual transition to barefoot shoes if you've been wearing (ab)normal shoes all your life. Your feet need time to gain strength after being confined in rigid boxes for years. You also need to re-learn the mechanics of how to walk and run without causing stresses in your bones and tendons, bad habits picked up from wearing over-cushoned shoes with tilted soles.

I haven't owned anything but toeshoes for a few years now. I've never been more comfortable. My co-workers break my balls about them but I give zero f's. I recommend everyone try them.

I did similar. For me, it started with martial arts in my early 20s and primarily trying to find the best shoes to wear while working on a mat. I was finding that support features in things like wrestling shoes were important during competition to prevent acute injury and improve performance, but those benefits get lost when training in them all the time because they greatly impeded the body's ability to learn how to support itself while training and working out. Now in my mid-30s, I still prefer doing almost everything in water shoes/ "barefoot" (same important features; wildly different prices) from working out, training, walking. The only things I keep normal shoes around for anymore are when I'm jogging on a trail. Silly pebbles and thin soles...

If you are a person who regularly wears heels, transition time is a must. The rest of us can probably change up immediately. Those who wear raised heel shoes a lot have shorter Achilles’ tendons and need to give the tendons time to stretch and grow out, or rush injury.

I would love to see you rock climbing in the toe shoes!

Another suggestion is to wear Goodyear welted shoes with a leather footbed. All you need is to be properly fitted to know the width of our feet and identifying the best shoe last that best parodies our natural feet shape. For instance, I am have extra wide feet with a duck-like toe spread so wearing an almond or pointy shaped shoe would be detrimental to my feet. My go to boots are my Alden 405 in the Tru Balance last. They’re not cheap but they last much longer than shoes with a soft rubber sole.

I can tell you two things from a life time of running in all different kind of terrains, once your knees are damaged (like mine with cartilage damage). 1st: if you continue running, you'll end up semi crippled, 2nd: if you use shoes without cushioning (even for walking after the damage) you'll make the damage even worse. The other bit of advice is give up running when your 50 and use bike instead, I kept on running until I was 62 and then next day after a good 8 mile run (last 4 miles 7 min/miles) I could hardly walk. No indication, no prior warning, they just went; sometimes you get a warning that something is going wrong (which many fanatical runners like me would have ignored anyway, I suspect). A year after that my left foot arch collapsed, probably due to the compensating way I was now walking. The next mistake I made was following the suggestions of another runner and use bare foot shoes for walking, this exacerbate everything and then some. Six years later and now I require the support of shopping trolley to get round the supermarket just to make it tolerable, I can walk on pavement for around 5 minutes, I can walk on soft surfaces like grass and sand for a couple of miles but that's about it. I bought a pair of Cloudmonster running shoes a month back and found that they make it significantly easier to walk on hard surfaces, you can draw your own conclusions from that, Cloudmonster are about the most cushioned shoes you can get.

Awesome video mike, I agree with your recommendations I have been barefoot for almost two years apart from having to wear steel toe-capped boots occasionally which sets me back a bit. I would suggest doing regular mobility work and grabbing a pair of toe spreaders to reclaim the natural splay- I get some strange looks from friends/ housemates when I wear them but they have helped me so much. its a long journey but my results have started to compound now.

I love running outside with no shoes on I already do that. Earthing is something I actually learned at very young age so every spring I just go outside and just relax no shoes and it honestly helps me. My son is the same way too right now he loves running around outside with no shoes on. So yeah I'll definitely give this a try.

1 - Sweat drains to your feet and remains in your socks and shoes. 2 - Climbing shoes are only worn at the climbing area, so they are going to be much cleaner than your five fingers unless you seriously clean the underside or they are your designated climbing shoes.

I went from Nike down to Merrill Barefoot. I loved it, but as I got older, I needed more than the 4mm the sole gave. I’m now in the minimalist version of Altra shoes. Still 0 drop, but a little more cushion when spending hours on pavement.

That's cool you mentioned climbing, I've been rock climbing for years and noticed how my feet have changed. It's so interesting to see how the climbing culture can be so minimalist at times, yet when you think about it, the shoes aren't going in that direction. I've been looking into actual climbing shoes with the intention of proper foot health, but I don't think it exists unfortunately. The Five Fingers you've shown are the only things I could think of too, so it's cool to see you're already doing that. I hope this form of climbing becomes more and more popular because studies have already shown a lot of injuries related to the normal style of climbing shoes.

I fought like a bulldog to not wear shoes when I was growing up. I always hated them and had no idea why, thank you for actually showing the pros and the cons.

I haven’t tried barefoot shoes (yet!), but when I was in my mid-20’s and first got into jogging, I was wearing this cheap, crappy pair of Asics I’d owned since I was a teenager I think. After only a week of jogging only 2-3 miles a day, I started getting this excruciating knee pain. Pain so intense that I’d have to take 2 Excedrine prior to my jogs (so stupid, I know that now). After 2 weeks, I just stopped entirely. Then one day at work, a friend who was a shoe salesman heard about my problem, so he approached me and suggested that my shoes were probably the culprit. Skeptical, I bought a new pair of really nice New Balance…and within just a couple of days, my knee pain was gone and I never really experienced again, despite the fact that I was eventually running 5-6 miles a day. The friend who approached me about the shoes used to say all the time that we spend so much of our lives walking and sleeping, so investing in good shoes and an expensive mattress is crucial lol.

3:05 theres a wedding in the background 😂💪🏾 👰

Mane idk why but your jittery and sketchy movement is wild and if I’m the only one saying that. But I would like to say I thought this video was pretty insightful to my curiosity to minimalist shoes.

I bought a pair of classic vibram 5 finger shoes some years back. Loved them and wore them alot. I wore them so much that they wore out. I need to get another pair.

I like shoes for height and also for shelter from the rain ;) plus it’s cold here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Having said that though, I wouldn’t mind owning a pair for the choice, even if it’s for running etc!

Our feet had a major design flaw to begin with. Our species were descended from tree climbers, which needed a lot of intricate bones designed for climbing, so although we've transitioned to treading the ground, we still have all those unnecessary bones in our feet leftover from our ancestors.

I was working from home for 2 years during Covid and I rarely wore shoes at home or in the yard most of the time. Because of lock downs my trips out were usually just out to a store, shop and then home. Covid ended and I went somewhere for a full day in normal shoes. Everything hurt and went away as I still worked from home. One more day in shoes with the same result told me it was the shoes. When I was younger I had painful plantars Fasciitis and as a result needed to wear shoes with great support especially the arch to top the pronation. The light went on and I bought some zero support shoes. I found them to be very comfortable and best of all my feet and legs had no pain. I will not wear them when hiking on a rocky trail and not sure I would run in them although I tried a short run to see how it felt and well it felt weird. The force on your feet when running is pretty great so I would think that unless you are a very light person I would get running shoes. But as far as comfort goes zero support are way more comfortable to me. In most cases I think they provide enough protection that I only do not wear them in a few instances. I think heavy yard work with digging and shoveling is one of those cases but mostly because the shoes are not as sturdy as work shoes just shoes in general. Easy on and off. I have never bought the very expensive kind so no idea how they could be better so the average price I pay for my shoes is probably a max of $40. I wear them all the time and they have held up well so far. But for that price I am not expecting that they still will be great 5 years from now.

Great video. My favorite part was you mentioning the importance of going barefoot and grounding.

Feet: Look how these shoes mimic a fraction of our power.

I would go barefoot everyday now. Problem is, I’m at work and the best I can do is barefoot shoes and what you said is true, it gets extremely expensive… you have no idea of the wear and tear of my shoes 😅, it’s ridiculous.

I've been wearing Xeros (Prios and Z-Trails) for the past month or so (Vivo's prices are just too high for my budget, though I know they're high quality). I've read and heard about the transition period, and having one makes total sense (since it's basically a workout program for your feet, ankles, etc., so you have to build up to it), though when I actually started wearing them, I didn't have to consciously implement a transition period, but that's probably due to the fact that, for the past 2 1/2 years, I've been going barefoot (both inside and out) except when actually going somewhere, sometimes going 2-4 days without putting any shoes on at all (I only work away from home a couple days a week), so I kind of transitioned without thinking about it, and I usually take my shoes off when I get home. The first couple days I wore them, my feet hurt a bit, but I think that was actually more me trying to figure out how tight to make the laces, since I had never worn shoes that allowed my toes to move completely freely before, so it felt like I had to make them tighter than I actually needed to - once I figured out how tight (or loose, I should say) to make them, my feet stopped hurting. I did notice from the first time I wore them that I'm walking differently than I used to. In fact, when I tried them on in REI last month, a couple weeks before I got mine, I felt like I was walking more naturally and stably than I had in years, then, after maybe 30-40 minutes of wearing the Xeros (trying on various pairs trying to figure out the right sizes), when I put my own shoes back on, the barely-there (2-3mm) heel drop in them was literally throwing me forward, and it took a good half hour or more to be able to walk upright again without feeling like I was going to fall - that in itself, even separate from the back pain I was getting in my normal shoes from the heel drop, was pretty solid proof to me that I needed something with zero drop. Now if only Xero made a Muck Boot equivalent, I need something insulated and completely waterproof for deep-ish snow and mud for working on a ranch in the winter, but that also won't throw my balance off when walking on bare pavement. Getting the Xcursion Fusion is going to have to wait until at least next month, though, possibly even Christmas, because I have to actually try those on with my heavy wool socks, since the foot is a different style from the Prios, and the closest REI to where I live is 3 hours away and on the other side of a mountain pass, so I can't just nip over there to try them on whenever I want (the REI I normally go to is only 20-30 minutes from where I grew up, so when I'm visiting, that one's pretty easy to just nip over to if we don't have to worry about rush hour traffic).

The couple taking wedding photos behind you at the park. 😂

I've been wearing zero drop minimalist shoes for 4-5 yrs now and still love them. I don't particularly like the Vivo brand and have found others I prefer. My wife however loves here Vivo's.

I live in NY, If you go barefoot, you will stab your foot the first day, between broken glass, loose screws and needles and general sharp debris, barefoot on grass just won't work, I don't trust any grass especially at parks.

Yup I have an Oura ring and vivo barefoot shoes. Never looked back. I love them both.

I run in Five Finger shoes. I highly recommend it as it strengthened my toes. I usually walk in regular shoes but the running is a must.

I started barefoot shoes a few months ago. No transition. Went straight into Xero shoes. I agree, maybe not the best way to do it. I work 10 hour days and didn't want to carry an extra pair of regular shoes. Almost immediately hip pain was gone. Achilles tendinitis improved ... not cured but much improved. Bottom of feet still somewhat sore at the end of the day. I'm working on strengthening feet and ankles. Socks ... socks are a problem. I need to find some socks that don't bind my feet.

I’ve been barefoot for at least a few weeks now and my right foot is still the same but I’ve noticed I’m able to run faster and my knee doesn’t hurt while running

Thank you for your inspiring story! Would love to see a two year update to see if the benifits jusy keep on coming :) Almost sounds too good to be true 🤩 P.s. Maybe next time you could show more closeups of your feet and calves 🤪😍

I use V's... and yes i do get a couple of weird looks.. but i love them... it feels soo natural... because I'm usually bare foot at home in the Caribbean.

I started because of feet problems. It’s been 10 months now and I transitioned too fast which made me test more for a period. I won’t ever go back. Normal shoes just don’t fit me, the toe box is too small. And that’s just the reason why so many old people have hallux valgus. Anyway, I can recommend the brand wildlinge. I went to several shops and they are clearly the best, and they have nice looks

I was born flat footed, absolutely no arch. After a few years of barefoot running and some barefoot stalking deer, I now have a decently high arch. My balance has improved 10 fold and I move much more intuitively. Just my experience, not for everybody.

I subscribed. Let's see what you have in store for us. Very informative and the music isn't too... too stressful.

Great video! 🙃 is the Aliexpress Barefoot shoes a good option? They do have some nice looking ones...

I love the idea of barefoot shoes. but with minimal padding shouldn't it be minimal material? Why are they as or more expensive than other shoes?

i lived on mt hood for 15 years. all the ground is volcanic rock. you would not be wearing those shoes in the forest where i lived. i wore ninja tabi for years. switched to top of the line military boots. far better. zero chance you are wearing them on 100 degree days on sharp volcanic rock. maybe grass. etc. they look cool but they are just tabi basically.

Any sock reviews? First time viewer.

My issue is that most of the zero heel shoes I’ve tried are still too narrow, squeezing my toes, which creates it’s own problems

People really walk around just mercilessly slamming their heels into the ground and don't even realize it???

Subscribed. Super interesting. You’ve sold me on it. Which most people are unable to do. I’m in. In time the soles of your feet will develop calluses and get used to walking even on hard surfaces. This is interesting. I will try this. I’m a guitar player and it took a long time to build up the calluses necessary so that I’m not in excruciating pain every time I play. But now I love it and it does not hurt. Not unless someone goes a very long time without playing. The results of finger calluses were great. Perhaps the feet will prove excellent as well. Plus I have great “dorsiflexion” as you put it and massive arches on both feet. I will attempt to transition as well.

2:17 the feeling of your foot being stronger is because of the barefoot shoe not providing any support, it has cause your tendon that connects your toes to your heel to become stronger. If anyone is reading, please make a transition to these shoes!! Not everyone has his experience!! I ripped that very same tendon I was talking about because I didn't transition and now I could live with walking pain for up to a year or 2 (I'm 16 so\●/ )

Another way to improved your foot strength is working especially on leg day barefoot, I’ve felt a good improvement in strength in my feet and joints.

I love bare foot. I hate shoes. Especially the kind that cover my feet. I hate hot feet. It’s the needles and glass in the park or at the camp ground that has me concerned. Puncture injury is no fun at all.

Woow this actually makes sense, I am very used to wearing soccer indoor shoes, which have almost no cushion to absorb impact... well I am on my 30's and weight 72 kgs... but I never felt the need for 300 Dollars Nike shoes...

I read a lot people in Australia go barefoot everywhere.. stores, restaurants , malls, etc. I also remember watching a KZfaq sailing channel (Zingaro) where the captain and his girlfriend had to buy shoes after being barefoot at sea for months. When they put them on to walk around some paved Island they both suffered from all kinds of foot pain and blisters.

I'll try it out and see

cool bushy beard. cool bare feet. cool video! I’m amazed the the sole of his foot looks so nice soft/smooth after all the barefoot outdoorsy activity. Maybe going barefoot is highly exfoliative lol.

is just taking your shoes off when you get home enough, or do we need barefoot shoes at work as well?

I hike into the bush without shoes, but I live in Africa. I had come across a couple of foreign hikers in the past who always asked where the hell my shoes were. That was funny.

We should talk more about your tremors

Vans are pretty good, especially if you're transitioning. They aren't as padded as many other shoes andthe toe box, at least for me, is wide enough to the point where my toes can freely move around.

Brother, what glasses do you have? They are nice!!

great video. and great review from just i'm guessing a normal consumer? i've been barefoot for a long time as well.

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I could run faster with bare feet.