Vibram FiveFingers

Vibram FiveFingers are obviously unique. But not only do they look unique, according to the folks at Vibram, the unique design offers several unique benefits. Vibram FiveFingers:

* Allow your feet to move as nature intended.

* Allow you to feel things through your feet that you have never felt before. You will have a new sensory experience.

* Give your walk a new gait. Instead of rocking and rolling from the heal to the toe on the soul of a stiff rubber souled shoe, the "Vibram outsole mirrors the flex points and silhouette of your foot and toes to propel your body forward and promote a more natural gait. "

* Strengthen your feet and legs, improve your balance and your agility.

* Have a lower heel position which actually straightens your spine, improves posture, and reduces back pain.

* spread your toes to strengthen foot muscles, increase range of motion and improve foot health.

After 11 days of Testing FiveFingers, Peter Sagal a 3:20 marathoner and the host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me wrote:

Back in the FiveFingers I zip around the track as if I've been freed from eight-ounce ankle weights. I run pain-free and fast. My friend running behind me (ha!) says that my gait has changed. Indeed, I feel as if I'm running more on the outside of my foot, rolling the point of impact forward to the toes, where I can actively push off.

Want to see what runners have to say about Vibram Five Fingers? Read Nate Luzod's writeup and the comments below on Nate's Blog Post.

The Fivefinger Flow by Vibram is a new barefooting "shoe" that provides protection from cold temperatures and water. Made with a 1.2mm Neoprene lining and a 2mm EVA footbed you get total thermal insulation and protection when crossing streams, running in the winter or boating on cold waters. The Vibram TC-1 performance rubber is razor siped to give you that upper hand on slippery rocks, boat decks or really almost any surface you encounter.

The Vibram FiveFingers Flow Barefoot Shoe is one of the most innovative products to come out in a couple years. The Barefoot shoe is based on the age old concept that being barefoot helps your balance, your connection with the earth and energy, and gives you the ability to move in a more natural, healthy way. By walking in a protective sleeve over your feet, encased in sticky, protective Vibram rubber, the FiveFingers Flow stimulates the muscles in your feet and lower legs to build strength and improve range of motion. Many people who use these shoes have said they had a better sense of balance, greater agility, and visibly improved posture.

FLOW IS BEST FOR: Cold Weather Running, Light Trekking, Climbing, Bouldering, Canyoneering, Fitness Training, Martial Arts, Yoga, Pilates, Sailing, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Flats Fishing

October 2008, Men's Fitness Magazine wrote

Lightweight, affordable, highly flexible, and surprisingly tough, the KSO literally fits like a slipper and is designed to mimic the biomechanics of bare feet. The KSO is ideal as a running shoe, on- or off-road. The 5Fs has a freaky look, but even if you hate it, once you try it there's no denying that it works.

The Vibram FiveFingers Classic Barefoot Shoe is one of the most innovative products to come out in a couple years. The Barefoot shoe is based on the age old concept that being barefoot helps your balance, your connection with the earth and energy, and gives you the ability to move in a more natural, healthy way.

By walking in a protective sleeve over your feet, encased in sticky, protective Vibram rubber, the FiveFingers Classic stimulates the muscles in your feet and lower legs to build strength and improve range of motion. Many people who use these shoes have said they had a better sense of balance, greater agility, and visibly improved posture.

Constructed with a non marking Vibram TC1 performance rubber sole, and a thin abrasion resistant stretch polyamide fabric that fits low on the foot for comfort and quick drying.

The Classics are made for people who like travel, Method running, ChiRunning, Light Trekking, Yoga, Pilates, Sailing and Boating.

The Vibram FiveFingers KSO Barefoot Shoe is one of the most innovative products to come out in a couple years. The Barefoot shoe is based on the age old concept that being barefoot helps your balance, your connection with the earth and energy, and gives you the ability to move in a more natural, healthy way.

The KSO is designed to "Keep Stuff Out" with its abrasion resistant stretch polyamide and breathable stretch mesh that wraps your entire forefoot to keep out gravel, grit, mud and other possible irritants. A single hook and loop closure helps secure your foot in the shoe giving you the ability to scramble up steep slopes or hop down river cobbles.

By walking in a protective sleeve over your feet, encased in sticky, protective Vibram rubber, the FiveFingers KSO stimulates the muscles in your feet and lower legs to build strength and improve range of motion. Many people who use these shoes have said they had a better sense of balance, greater agility, and visibly improved posture.

Constructed with a non marking Vibram TC1 performance rubber sole, and a thin abrasion resistant stretch polyamide fabric that fits low on the foot for comfort and quick drying.

The Vibram FiveFingers Sprint Barefoot Shoe is a secure fitting, incredibly comfortable "shoe" used to give you more balance, better posture and a real connection to any sport you participate in. The Sprint is Vibram's most versatile product with hook and loop closures along the heel and instep giving you a tighter, more form fitting feel than even a climbing shoe.

Five Fingers Barefoot technology comes from the age old idea that walking or running barefoot puts you in touch with the natural movement of your feet, legs and entire body, creating a better posture and, for some people, a connection to the earth and energies within. These help to enhance your grip on surf boards, in yoga positions, Pose Method running and fitness training.

Constructed with a thin, abrasion resistant stretch polyamide fabric that fits low on the foot for comfort and quick drying. The outsole is a flexible, non marking TC1 performance rubber sole that is razor siped to enhance grip over all sorts of terrain.

SPRINT IS BEST FOR: Light Trekking, Bouldering, Pose Method Running, ChiRunning, Fitness Training, Yoga, Pilates, Sailing, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Windsurfing, Flats Fishing, Travel

The Vibram Fivefingers Surge Barefoot Shoe is exclusively made to be worn in, on, or around water. Constructed with a 2mm Neoprene lining, the standard in thermal insulation for anyone who paddles, surfs, windsurfs, or sails. In order to secure the shoe onto your foot for rapidly moving water, Vibram put three adjustable strap closures on the top of the foot as well as around the calf, ensuring little movement and a lot of security.

The sole of the shoe is a non marking Vibram TC1 performance rubber sole that is razor siped for flexibility and slip resistance over all sorts of terrain. Built to feel like you are walking barefoot, this new technology has been found to help with balance, better your posture and put you more in touch with your surfboard, the trail, the slackline...
Whatever you choose to do, the Fivefingers gives your body the ability to walk naturally and use the muscles in your legs and feet that are supposed to be used, strengthing your entire body as you walk, run or play.

SURGE IS BEST FOR: Sailing, Kayaking, Surfing, Windsurfing, Flats Fishing