Barefoot running promotes a more natural foot strike, characterized by landing on the mid-foot or forefoot instead of the ...

The best barefoot running shoes have come a long way in the last 18 years, since Vibram's FiveFingers first pioneered a novel approach to the trails. Boosted by Christopher McDougall's Born to Run in ...

Ermias came up with the idea of hiking barefoot and, eventually, he ran barefoot in the Predator 5km race - organised by the ...

Multiple world and Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon wants young athletes to take pride in running barefoot as such humble ...

SINGAPORE: After a woman posted in a local online complaint group about a toddler running barefoot on the service road at ...

Based on mass alone, one might intuit that running barefoot would exact a lower metabolic cost than running in shoes. Numerous studies have shown that adding mass to shoes increases submaximal oxygen ...

In today's fashion-conscious world, wearing proper sportswear for workouts is common. However, experts suggest that going ...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on “Hadashi no Gen” (Barefoot Gen), Keiji Nakazawa’s manga series themed on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which began running in ...

Merrell’s Vapor Glove 4 is a minimalist shoe, so it won’t work for every runner, but they’re an option for anyone who’s a convert to the barefoot running movement and wants a more natural experience.