I wore Peluva’s barefoot toe shoes everywhere for a week to see if there’s more to these five-toed shoes than their ...

Shoes provide support, but they also prevent some of the smaller muscles in your feet and ankles from working properly. Training barefoot forces those muscles to engage, helping to build strength ...

But, she finds it’s perfect for strength training ... though we recommend allowing the shoe to fully dry out after each use if you choose to go barefoot in them. Aside from its featherweight ...

The Metcon is also great for strength training. “When you’re weight lifting, you want a shoe that mimics a barefoot feeling,” explains Barry’s chief instructor Kate Lemere, who’s been ...

US-based brand Xero has made a name for itself since launching in 2009, by producing some of the best barefoot shoes on the ...

Shoes made for weightlifting, meanwhile ... One final option to ponder: Simply sliding off your running shoes and lifting barefoot. Of course, if you’re lifting in a gym, that’s not always ...

Would you try barefoot training? An expert explains why it might be time to stop wearing trainers during your workouts. Now that some restrictions have eased and gyms have reopened, many of us ...

The protocol involved four experimental conditions: (1) barefoot; (2) a minimalist shoe (NIKE Free 3.0); (3) a lightweight racing flat (NIKE LunaRacer2) and (4) the shoe in which they were currently ...

You never forget your first time. Seeing a pair of barefoot toe shoes, that is. Sporting an unconventional design that resembles gloves for your feet, this style has been kicking around since the ...