Vibram Five Fingers took the world by storm a couple years ago and have no intentions of stopping any time soon. They go by many names and whether you call them VFF’s, toe shoes, gorilla feet, or hobbit feet they are showing up on people everywhere. From marathons to movie theaters. From walks at the mall to hikes up Dog Mountain. They are seen riding surf boards and seen under tuxedos. I’ve seen them on teenagers and people in their 70′s. (And yes my kids (ages 1, 4 & 7) will be wearing them as soon as they make them small enough – get on it Vibram!) Thanks to the book Born to Run and websites like Birthday Shoes and Barefoot Running at Harvard people are grabbing Five Fingers hoping to be able to get back to running pain free after having to stop because of foot, knee, hip, or back pain. John Elder of Egoscue Nashville has done a great job in describing how VFF’s can help people become pain free in a series of articles he has written for MyFiveFingers.com.
Article 1: More shoe, more pain
Article 2: Hip shoes
Article 3: Breathe easy
Article 4: Shoulder the load
Run Pain Free 