A great report from CTV News in Winnipeg: Simon Jardine has been leading a predominantly barefoot lifestyle for the last 13 years and he shares some of his experiences and found benefits from shedding the shoes.
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First barefooting spring 2013
Last week, I was 4 days in Bergen, Norway, at a work conference, with 300 participants from Norway and 6 foreign countries. I thought this would be a great event to start my barefoot season for this year. The temperature is 3-5 °C and the snow is melting most places....
Barefoot in Business
» A Guest Contribution by fellow Barefooter Randy Scott owner of Barefoot Art & Antiques Whenever we hear about folks enjoying the barefoot lifestyle, we normally think of doing so in a non-work related environment, but what about the idea of not only living - but...
Bigots and Barefooters
» A Guest Contribution by fellow Barefooter Christopher Younkin I read a disturbingly bigoted letter to the editor of the Loyala University (New Orleans) campus newspaper, The Maroon. The letter, written by “mass communication senior,” John Bickle, this past April,...
What do “they” think of “us”?
I always find it interesting to ponder about what non-barefooters think of us barefooter when they interact with us in public. A prevalent subject during these interactions is the warnings about the (apparently imminent) dangers I will encounter while not having any...
The Importance of Proper Foot Bone Alignment
Podiatrist Doctor Ray McClanahan demonstrates in the video below how most shoes may induce our feet to over-pronate. It's yet another argument that having properly-aligned toes is key to proper foot alignment and health. Source: Technesoma on YouTube
My Take on Minimalist Footwear
In recent years, there has been quite a bit of development of the so-called "minimalist footwear". While the definition of minimalist footwear tends to vary from user to user and from manufacturer to manufacturer, basically, any type of footwear that is designed to...
Shoddies simply don’t care…
I recently had a very interesting, and somewhat disturbing exchange with a friend of my partner's, who happens to be a nurse and has also been training for a running competition. While I have always known this person has never been supportive of my barefooting...
National Barefoot Week – is it, really?
June 1-7 has been, once again, declared "National Barefoot Week" by Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity that collects new and used shoes to be donated to people in need around the world. The week-long event is a yearly highlight the charity uses to encourage people...