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 […]
Vibram FiveFingers have found their way into the lives of many different people and an equally large and diverse set of activities. From old standbys such as running and hiking to more unexpected uses such as CrossFit, military operations, crazy roof jumps, tree obstacle courses, a catalyst for weight loss, and the list goes on and on. […]
The Pose and Chi running methods are both very popular among the minimalist (shoes) running community. This week we’re featuring a video from Runner’s World that covers the basics of Pose running. Do you have a preferred running method, technique, or form? Let us know in the comments!
I recently picked up my first pair of Injinji socks from Amazon. I bought a black pair of Performance Series Original Weight Toesocks. If you haven’t seen Injinji toe socks before, they look like this: About Injinji “Injinji“ (pronounced In-gin-ji) is an African word describing, “the time when a drumming circle reaches a climax, the […]
A couple of days ago we Tweeted out something that we thought was pretty simple and would be ignored by most, but instead we were blown away by a bunch of responses and reactions. Because of how many people weighed in on this, we thought we’d share this on the site as well. The Tweet […]
Who doesn’t love a good, easy cocktail recipe? Adam Farrah, our resident Paleo expert and author of our Paleo basics article series, is featured this week making his signature drink – the NorCal Margarita. Its a simple mix of Tequila, lime, raspberry-lime sparkling water, and ice. Check it out, and share your favorite cocktail recipe […]
We’re so excited to introduce our first two t-shirts to you, the members of the MyFiveFingers.com Community. They are entitled ‘Go Barefoot’ and ‘Yes, They Are Comfortable’. The minimalist shoes and barefoot movement is growing like crazy, and we want to contribute to this awesome community with some great gear. Let us know what you think […]
Well this is pretty cool. This guy climbs several flights of stairs to the top of a hotel and then jumps off. The multiple camera angles at the end really show how impressive a feat this is… and of course he’s rockin’ FiveFingers! And Some Screenshots of the Jump: Hat tip to Twitter User @schlingel for […]
Jack Osbourne (who?) starred in MTV’s hit show The Osbournes, is the son of Ozzy Osbourne, and apparently he also likes FiveFingers. We’re adding him to the list of celebrities who wear FiveFingers, although we’re apparently using the word ‘celebrity’ in the loosest way possible :-) We weren’t sure if we really wanted to claim […]