My FiveFingers – Vibram, FiveFingers, Toe Shoes, Minimalist Shoes

Fresh off taking down the Pittsburgh Steeler in the biggest NFL game of his still young career, Tim Tebow took a little break to do some shopping and strike the Heisman pose with a random baby.  Oh, and what is that we see on his feet?  Are those FiveFingers? OK, so we are photoshopping again. [...]

Many attribute the explosion of minimalist and barefoot running to Chris McDougall, the man who wrote the best selling book “Born to Run”.  Since writing the book Chris has become a fixture in the barefoot/minimalist scene, and is often quoted and published in mainstream publications on the topic.  In a New York Times Article he [...]

We’re starting something new and fun for 2012.  Each week we’ll be photoshopping FiveFingers onto a public figure.  Because the primary/presidential campaigns in the US are heating up due to the Iowa Caucuses, this week we’ve selected Mitt Romney as our first photoshop ‘victim’.  Here he is rockin’ a pair of Bikilas. This would be [...]

We’ve had an amazing year of growth here at MyFiveFingers.com thanks to the awesome community that has sprung up around the minimalist shoes movement. As we move into a new year, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect back on some of the most popular posts of 2011.  Some of them stirred controversy, [...]

Ozzy Lusth is often referred to as the most ‘natural’ contestant to ever play the game of Survivor.  He doesn’t build a shelter because he’s cool with sleeping on the beach with the bugs, he consistenly provides food for the whole tribe by spear fishing, and he climbs coconut trees like a champ. On the Survivor finale [...]

Everyone seems to be fascinated with the idea of the Jetpack, and our community of outdoor enthusiasts here are MyFiveFingers is no exception I’m sure.  A few days ago I came across this video of a water jetpack that is now available for purchase (for just $99,995!) called the JetLev.  I had the cheesiest grin on my [...]

The 2011 Virginia Tough Mudder was held October 22 and 23 at the Wintergreen Resort in Central Virginia, some 3 hour drive from my house. After watching this video, I’ve decided that I want to do it next year.  I also have the following emotions:  excitement, nervousness, and fear.  Mainly fear. This week’s featured video [...]

A few days back we ran a feature on the Primal Professional, an impressive looking traditional men’s dress shoe that holds all of the minimalist/barefoot features that we love:  a thin sole, zero drop, minimal arch and support, and a super light weight. I was really intrigued by these shoes, so I shot an email [...]

Many people attribute the massive new interest in minimalist running to Chris McDougall, author of the best-selling book ‘Born to Run’.  If you haven’t read it, we highly recommend it (and you can read our review of ‘Born to Run’ here).  Our Video of the week is of Chris sharing some of the stories and [...]

Traditional Men’s black dress shoes are a nightmare.  A raised heel, unnecessary arch support, and toe-crunching tapered tip make for the perfect antithesis to minimalist shoes like Vibram FiveFingers and Merrell Barefoot shoes. Nothing about these shoes aligns with the barefoot/minimalist shoes movement. A new crowd-sourced project, the Primal Professional, is trying to change all of [...]