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2. Podiatrists Share Pros and Cons of Barefoot Shoes: Do You ...

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   This particular sneaker is a reviewer favorite, earning a 4.3 star rating from over 7,000 reviews. The overall profile is thin, flexible, and lightweight. ... Kids should not be using barefoot shoes.

3. Barefoot - Wikipedia

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   Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot. Shoes, while they offer protection, can limit the flexibility, strength, and mobility of the foot and can lead to higher incidences of flexible flat foot, bunions, hammer toe, and Morton's neuroma. Walking and running ...

4. Pediatric podiatry - Wikipedia

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   Shoes were also found to reduce foot motion and increase the support (weight-bearing) phases of the gait cycle. During running, shoes were found to reduce swing (non-weight-bearing) phase leg speed, attenuate some shock, and encourage a rearfoot strike pattern. The long-term effect of these gait changes due to footwear on growth and development ...

5. 'Barefooting' is having a moment on social media. Is walking ...

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   Instead of focusing on a barefoot lifestyle, however, she suggests participating in some activities that are "best done without shoes," like yoga, Pilates and various forms of martial arts.

6. Minimalist shoe - Wikipedia

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   Huaraches are a type of minimalist shoe. In their 2018 paper for the Journal of Sports Sciences, Devon R. Coetzee their co-authors defined minimalist footwear as having a sole and upper that weighed 200-gram (7.1 oz) or less and were highly flexible, a heel height of 20 millimetres (0.79 in) or shorter, and a "heel-toe differential" of 7 millimetres (0.28 in) or less.

7. Vibram FiveFingers - Wikipedia

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   Vibram FiveFingers were originally targeted to yacht racers to maintain grip on slippery decks without compromising the barefoot experience. [9] Their potential use as a minimalist running shoe was suggested by the Vibram USA CEO to Ted McDonald, a runner who earned the nickname "Barefoot Ted" and ran in the shoes during the 2006 Boston Marathon as part of the brand launch. [10]