Pronation and barefoot running

Whenever we’re selling Xero Shoes at a public event, a few people will come up to our booth, examine our barefoot sandals, and claim (with a strange tone of almost arrogance), “I can’t wear these. I pronate.” Sometimes they’ll pull out the third party endorsement, “My doctor says I pronate.” Or the less-convincing, “The shoe […]

Will Barefoot Running Hurt You?

Will Vibram Five Fingers or Running Barefoot Injure You?

From the “Here we go again” department of the barefoot running world: About once every 2 months, some major news publication chimes in with one of these two stories:  “Barefoot Running is GREAT for you” or “Barefoot running is BAD for you.” The latest is of the latter variety and comes with headlines like this […]