Barefoot Sandals Shamrock Style

Happy, and barefoot, St. Patrick’s day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Xero Shoes! I don’t know about you, but I’d love to find this barefoot sandal 4-leaf clover in my garden. I’m sure it would make you lucky if you found it;-) Since moving to Boulder, CO almost 20 years ago, I love St. Patrick’s day, not just because of the […]

Xero Shoes Barefoot Running Sandals on Shark Tank

We were on Shark Tank!

Did you see us on ABC’s Shark Tank? (if not, click here) Want to try a pair of Xero Shoes • Original Barefootware and have the fun and benefits of being barefoot… plus: The protection you want A perfect fit (you can trim them to size if you like) Style that expresses your personality (with […]

Xero Shoes Barefoot Running Sandals on Shark Tank

Xero Shoes on ABC’s Shark Tank on Feb 1st!

For all of you who, for the last 3 years, have said to us, “You guys should be on Shark Tank!”: You can stop saying it now You’ll appreciate how good of a secret we’ve kept 😉 While Lena and I were taking our first vacation since starting our company, we got an email saying […]

Vibrating insoles, bare feet, and balance

The Wall Street Journal online published an article describing the research of James Collins from Harvard. James wondered why people get less steady on their feet as they get older. His conclusion: They get less feedback from the ground and lose the ability to balance. So far so good. His solution: An insole that provides […]

Barefoot in Asia – Regev’s Review

I just realized that I have a strange history with barefoot running, barefoot walking, and minimalist shoes. First, like most of us, I spent a lot of time barefoot as a kid in the Summer. I went to a camp in the Pocono Mountains (Camp Shohola just in case any readers also went there) and […]

Barefoot Sandals – the best minimalist running shoes

Every now and then, someone will smugly say to me: “Barefoot Sandals is an oxymoron. If you’re barefoot, you’re not wearing sandals, and if you’re wearing sandals, you’re not barefoot!” Yes, technically, that’s true. Barefoot is barefoot and shod is shod. And, I’ll admit, I’m normally a stickler for grammar. I hate when people say […]