Last night Andrew and I got the children off to bed, brewed an herby pot of chamomile tea, and snuggled deeply into our matching, fuzzy-red La-Z-Boy recliners. The DVD selection for the evening: “Amelie” in French with English subtitles.
It had been a few years since I watched a subtitled movie, so it took [...]

We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that when running shoe companies develop new “advanced” materials (without real scientific evidence proving their benefit) that these advancements are better for us. They still call it “technology”, but do not let you be fooled.

[Image credit: Paul Allen]
This is the story of how taking off my shoes changed my life for the better. In a way, it is the story of my life, so it is a bit long, but I hope your readers will identify with bits or pieces of it. I know I’m no poster [...]

I’m very pleased to introduce Sherian, our newest contributing blogger. Sherian is a great writer with an amazing talent for story telling. Keep an eye out for her first post dropping later today, Sunday May 17th. Welcome Sherian!!!
Happy trails,
David

Humans have been barefoot for several million years (~2 million actually). It means that our bare feet have the ability to carry us around on all kinds of surfaces – hard ones as well as soft ones. It means that we have the ability to adapt ourselves to our surroundings.

We’re exited to announce the arrival of the newest barefoot-like shoe from Feelmax. Launching in Europe in June 2009.
Feelmax is a great Finnish driven by their mission to bring natural (barefoot-like) products to us all. Thanks Feelmax!
Watch our site (www.barefootrunner.com) for a full review on this updated Feelmax (Niesa) minimal shoe in the coming weeks!
Happy [...]