Barefoot footwear

Barefoot footwear might sound strange as a term, but there’s solid logic behind it: let’s face it, your feet were made to work without shoes. Chances are, however, that the soles of your feet, or your mind, are not ready to go barefoot. Barefoot footwear allows your feet to work in a natural fashion, while offering your soles protection from sharp objects and abrasive surfaces. As you use ...

Barefoot footwear might sound strange as a term, but there’s solid logic behind it: let’s face it, your feet were made to work without shoes. Chances are, however, that the soles of your feet, or your mind, are not ready to go barefoot. Barefoot footwear allows your feet to work in a natural fashion, while offering your soles protection from sharp objects and abrasive surfaces. As you use your barefoot shoes over time your feet, legs and posture will move towards their natural states.

With most modern footwear your heels are higher than the front of your foot. With barefoot footwear this factor is balanced to a natural stance, allowing your lower legs to work as nature intended.

For millions of years, nature has seen homo sapiens as a barefoot species, which makes sense. It’s only during the past couple of centuries that artificial footwear has been allowed to mess with this balance. Especially the running shoe boom of the 80’s and 90’s brought all kinds of artificial shock absorption and support in the picture, allowing for an unnatural jogging gait, based on a heel-first step even when taking running steps. Most of us, however, have the balls of our feet as well as our toes intact, and those are the crucial elements of a natural running gait. The correct use of barefoot footwear allows you to strengthen your muscles and neural connections and develop towards a more natural gait, taking advantage of your built-in shock absorption system!

It’s a good idea to begin barefoot training gradually, bit by bit. Look at it like any other form of excercise: give your muscles and tendons time to recover and with each excercise concentrate on what you’re doing: make sure you’re receiving the shocks with the ball of your foot and make good use of your toes when pushing forward. You’ll be sure to feel a new kind of stimulus in your calves and feet!

Merrell Men's Trail Glove 7
$84.38
Merrell Men's Trail Glove 7
A barefoot shoe for trail use.
Merrell Women's Trail Glove 7
$84.38
Merrell Women's Trail Glove 7
A barefoot shoe for trail use.
Skinners 2.0
$50.59
Skinners 2.0
The new level of barefooting: socks with durable outer sole.
Merrell Vapor Glove 6
$67.49
Merrell Vapor Glove 6
The sixth version of super popular barefoot footwear. Men's sizes.
Merrell Women's Vapor Glove 6 Leather
$67.49
Merrell Women's Vapor Glove 6 Leather
More supportive women's barefoot footwear, with full grain leather.
Xero Men's Mesa Trail II
$100.51
Xero Men's Mesa Trail II
Men's barefoot shoes for use on trails.
Xero Women's Scrambler Mid
$160.48
Xero Women's Scrambler Mid
Mid height barefoot hiking shoes for women.
Xero Men's Dillon
$75.93
Xero Men's Dillon
Sneaker-like looks, with barefoot technology.
Xero Men's Scrambler Mid
$160.48
Xero Men's Scrambler Mid
Mid height barefoot hiking shoes for men.
Vivobarefoot Men's Primus Lite Knit
$125.85
Vivobarefoot Men's Primus Lite Knit
Barefoot shoes for gym, everyday wear and running. Men's sizes.
Vivobarefoot Women's Primus Lite Knit
$125.85
Vivobarefoot Women's Primus Lite Knit
Barefoot shoes for gym, everyday wear and running. Women's sizes.
Xero Men's Ridgeway
$160.48
Xero Men's Ridgeway
Traditional hiking boot looks with barefoot shoe structure. Men's sizes.
Skinners Compression 2.0
$54.82
Skinners Compression 2.0
When socks are not enough, but shoes are way too much. Reinforced socks for barefooting.
Xero Men's Scrambler Mid II Waterproof
$177.37
Xero Men's Scrambler Mid II Waterproof
Mid height barefoot hiking shoes for men. Waterproof model.
Xero Women's Dillon
$75.93
Xero Women's Dillon
Sneaker-like looks, with barefoot technology. Women's sizes.
Xero Men's Alpine
$160.48
Xero Men's Alpine
Barefoot shoes for winter conditions. Men's sizes.
Xero Women's Scrambler Mid II Waterproof
$177.37
Xero Women's Scrambler Mid II Waterproof
Mid height barefoot hiking shoes for women. Waterproof model.
Xero Men's Ridgeway Chelsea
$160.48
Xero Men's Ridgeway Chelsea
Chelsea boot looks, barefoot shoe structure! Men's sizing.
Xero Women's Nexus Knit
$84.38
Xero Women's Nexus Knit
Barefoot footwear for women - a versatile model.
Xero Women's Mesa Trail Waterproof
$117.40
Xero Women's Mesa Trail Waterproof
Waterproof barefoot trail runners. Women's sizes.
Merrell Wrapt
$93.67
Merrell Wrapt
Barefoot shoes for men.
Xero Women's Alpine
$160.48
Xero Women's Alpine
Barefoot shoes for winter conditions. Women's sizes.
Xero Men's Nexus Knit
$84.38
Xero Men's Nexus Knit
Barefoot footwear for men - a versatile model.
Xero Women's Ridgeway
$160.48
Xero Women's Ridgeway
Traditional hiking boot looks with barefoot shoe structure. Women's sizes.
Merrell Women's Wrapt
$93.67
Merrell Women's Wrapt
Barefoot shoes for women.
Merrell Women's Vapor Glove 6
$67.49
Merrell Women's Vapor Glove 6
The sixth version of super popular barefoot footwear. Women's sizes.
Xero Men's Mesa Trail Waterproof
$117.40
Xero Men's Mesa Trail Waterproof
Waterproof barefoot trail runners. Men's sizes.
Xero Men's Glenn
$108.96
Xero Men's Glenn
Tidy leather barefoot shoes for men.
Vivobarefoot Off Road Mid
$159.63
Vivobarefoot Off Road Mid
Men's waterproof barefoot shoes with leather upper and offroad sole.
Merrell Lithe Glove
$117.40
Merrell Lithe Glove
Women's barefoot shoes for on and off road use!
Merrell Embark Glove Gore-Tex
$134.29
Merrell Embark Glove Gore-Tex
Waterpfoor barefoot footwear for men.
Xero Women's HFS II
$100.51
Xero Women's HFS II
Women's barefoot running shoes, especially for running.
Vivobarefoot Men's Gobi III
$134.29
Vivobarefoot Men's Gobi III
The newest version of a long-running favourite - leather barefoot shoes for men.
Merrell Women's Trail Glove 7 GTX
$100.51
Merrell Women's Trail Glove 7 GTX
Updated, waterproof barefoot shoes for women, especially for trail use.
Xero Women's Ridgeway Chelsea
$160.48
Xero Women's Ridgeway Chelsea
Chelsea boot looks, barefoot shoe structure! Women's sizing.