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Leno Guest Does Amazing Trick Wearing FiveFingers

Leno Guest Does Amazing Trick Wearing FiveFingers

by Brian Patterson on May 18, 2011 4

A pair of Vibram FiveFingers made a brief appearance last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Nich Schrank from Centreville, VA jumped from the ground onto a ball elevated on a platform. We actually saw this video a few weeks ago on Youtube, but its even cooler when he’s on Leno doing it. […]

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The Wiggles Wearing FiveFingers – Submit A Caption!

The Wiggles Wearing FiveFingers – Submit A Caption!

by Brian Patterson on May 18, 2011 9

Our friend on Twitter, @billiewilma, sent us this great picture she took yesterday when she saw The Wiggles live!  Notice the blue and purple Wiggles, Anthony and Jeff , are wearing FiveFingers.  We love seeing celebrities and other public figures in FiveFingers, Josh Duhamel for instance,  and we’ll be posting a couple more sightings we’ve gathered this […]

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FiveFingers Get Some Love on Fox News

FiveFingers Get Some Love on Fox News

by Brian Patterson on May 16, 2011 2

Under the guise of “Looking Good While Getting in Shape”, FiveFingers get a nice feature on Fox News (video below).  They speak with a writer from Details Magazine who talks about the hot trend this year being lightweight running shoes that look great.  Of FiveFingers, he says, “You can use them in the gym, you […]

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Review: Merrell True Glove Shoes (with lots of photos)

Review: Merrell True Glove Shoes (with lots of photos)

by Brian Patterson on May 05, 2011 53

Merrell is a shoe and apparell company that specializes in high quality outdoor-wear. About a year ago, Merrell and Vibram announced a new shoe line, the “Merrell Barefoot Collection” that would consist of ultra comfortable shoes for trail running and causal wear, and they would all be sporting a Vibram sole. In February 2011 that […]

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Is Egoscue the Cure for Chronic Pain?

Is Egoscue the Cure for Chronic Pain?

by Brian Patterson on Apr 06, 2011 68

Disclaimer: This is a very long post about chronic pain relief in general, and the Egoscue method specifically. Grab a drink and a snack, give it a read, and let us know your thoughts in the comments. For the last 16 months, I’ve embarked on a part-time medical voyage to battle some nagging patellar (knee) […]

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Can You Repair a Hole in FiveFingers?

Can You Repair a Hole in FiveFingers?

by Brian Patterson on Feb 22, 2011 7

Our friend on Twitter, @alfonsaur, tweeted us the sad pic below, asking if we had any advice on how to go about fixing a small burn hole on the FiveFingers big toe.  We told @alfonsaur that we’d pose the question to our super-smart community, so we ask you: How would you repair these FiveFingers?  Duct […]

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Do You Wear FiveFingers at Work?

Do You Wear FiveFingers at Work?

by Brian Patterson on Feb 14, 2011 45

Are you one of the lucky ones who are able to wear FiveFingers to work on a daily basis? That is the question we recently posed to our Twitter Followers (you can follow us on Twitter: @myfivefingers). We also asked them to send us a note or snap a pic of their FiveFinger experience at […]

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VFFs on NBC’s TV Show ‘Parks and Recreation’

VFFs on NBC’s TV Show ‘Parks and Recreation’

by Brian Patterson on Feb 04, 2011 3

Parks and Rec is part of the Thursday night comedy lineup on NBC, along with the Office, Community, 30 Rock, and Outsourced. Last night they had a funny bit that featured VFF’s. Rob Lowe’s character took all of his shoes to the building’s shoeshiner to be cleaned, but the shoeshiner had no idea what to […]

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The Five Fingers Sizing Tool

The Five Fingers Sizing Tool

by Brian Patterson on Jan 31, 2011 6

We’re excited to release our first interactive tool here at MyFiveFingers.com – it is a sizing wizard for Vibram Five Fingers.  You simply input your gender and foot length, and it lets you know the size of various VFF’s that will fit you.  As we all know, getting the right size Five Fingers can be […]

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Vibram USA CEO Tony Post on FOX Business

Vibram USA CEO Tony Post on FOX Business

by Brian Patterson on Nov 11, 2010 3

Check out the video of Vibram USA CEO Tony Post on FOX Business last Friday. If you wear VFF’s on a fairly regular basis, you’ll no doubt be asked what the benefit of them is.  Tony provides some great technical answers for this if you feel like really dropping some knowledge on your inquirer.  I’ve […]

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