Thoughts on Barefoot Shoes?
I'm considering buying a pair of barefoot shoes to try them about and some input would be helpful. I hear they're supposed to be better for your feet than regular shoes. Wider around the toes and all.
I also wanted to ask if I should also look into investing in some toe socks to go with the barefoot shoes?
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Gonna be a no for me dog. I gather there are ergonomic reasons for these and I respect that but these are real fugly.
they're a scam there is no science behind them at all
just buy normal shoes that fit wide feet
Buy wide hokkas or size half a size up on new balances if you’re having issues with wide feet
World of difference
These are also beyond fugly
barefoot shoes are basically 4 different aspects of a shoe:
1. zero drop from the heel to the toe
2. wide through the toebox to let your toes splay out
3. a thin and bendable sole
4. a flat insole with no targeted support
Personally I need 1 and 4 in a shoe to not have extreme pain, and 2 is a nice bonus.
2. is probably the only thing that is fairly universally better for you than normal shoes
speaking purely from a fashion perspective, if you aren't into gorp or athletic-wear there aren't many times that a barefoot shoe isn't going to feel like a big compromise.
My two go-to's are a camper peu with the insole swapped for a flat thin insole, and duckfeet shoes that I have cut the heel off to make flat. Both of these look fine if unextraordinary
The kind of shoes in your op picture are pretty much never going to look good but if they're more comfortable for you then go for it, with the biggest caveat being don't run in them unless you know what you're doing
Yeah I’d steer clear of barefoot shoes from a fashion perspective. look ugly as sin imo. Wide fit shoes would be my recommendation
Wear these when you’re doing errands and don’t care, like others have said, find some NBs or something wide but normalish.
Barefoot shoes will never look good, but I wear them to the gym
Also understand that thin soles aren’t great when you’re walking on pavement.
You have lot of evidence.... Some might not want to ignore that. I like my barefoot shoes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatxhmPRueU
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Don't care what some random grifter has to say about it. Plus that lady is literally a chiropractor i.e. a liar.
yeah evidence isn’t youtube lmao
evidence is actual, peer reviewed studies
also even if they are some foot rejuvenating miracle, they’re still fuck ugly imo
new balance 574 if you want a wide toe box with minimal drop, while still wanting to look stylish. otherwise you are sacrificing fashion