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After a seven year hiatus, I decided to get back into the world of endurance racing by heading to Switzerland for my first ÖTILLÖ Swimrun race as well as my first ever international race. VivoBarefoot was nice enough to send me a pair of their Primus Trail Vivobarefoot Swimrun shoes …
Minimalist & Barefoot Running Shoe Reviews
Sock Doc's reviews of barefoot running and minimalist shoes aim to educate you for an informed purchase. Minimalist shoes can help develop the proper proprioception that every athlete needs in order to excel. Going truly barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes is always best when focusing on rehabilitation of the nervous system or trying to improve balance and coordination. If and when footwear is needed, minimalist shoes which are firm, flat, flexible, and allow for plenty of room for toe splay are ideal.
Vivobarefoot Winter Boots Review – Women’s Tabi Hi and Men’s Scott
Welcome to winter, and a couple of very popular Vivobarefoot winter boots to keep your feet dry and snugly warm. This Vivobarefoot winter boots review is for women, the new Tabi Hi, and the popular winter boot for men, the Scott. Another reason I wanted to put this review out …
Vivobarefoot Tracker Shoe Review
I can already see the comments here – “Sock Doc is wearing hiking boots.” “Sock Doc is no longer barefoot in the wilderness.” Yeah, yeah. No, I’m not suddenly wearing hiking boots, but I do finally own a pair of hiking boots, thanks to Vivobarefoot. The Vivobarefoot Tracker is definitely …
Vivobarefoot Primus Shoe Review
Perhaps you’re familiar with my Vivobarefoot Shoe addiction? Keeping true to expand my Vivobarefoot empire and lessen my closet space, I have recently acquired the new Vivobarefoot Primus. The Vivobarefoot Primus is Vivo’s most minimal shoe available – just 3mm separating your foot from the ground and with no insole. It’s …
Wildling Shoes – Kids Minimalist Shoes
Some time ago I was contacted by a guy named Ran Yona. He and his wife Anna and their three kids moved from Israel to Germany in 2013 and realized, for the first time in their lives, that they needed to find some shoes that their kids could wear in …
Vivobarefoot Drake Shoe Review
Fueling my addiction to VIVOBAREFOOT footwear, I now write about the VIVOBAREFOOT Drake – a moccasin inspired mid-top shoe. The Drake, like most Vivobarefoot shoes, keeps minimalism alive and well with their ultra-thin 3mm City Sole. You can feel the ground as you’re supposed to and sensitize those mechanoreceptors throughout …
Vivobarefoot Aqua II Shoe Review
The Aqua was one of Vivobarefoot’s original shoes way back in 2003. It’s back again here in autumn 2015 as the Aqua II, and unlike most sequels in life, this shoe is pretty damn awesome. The Vivobarefoot Aqua fits perfectly and its comfort is unsurpassed. If you’ve read my other …
Soft Star Ballerine Flat Shoe Review
Soft Star continues to supply Sock Doc and Family with some awesome footwear and this time they sent my wife a pair of their Soft Star Ballerine Flats. So she writes: “They’re a really soft and comfortable minimalist shoe. I don’t find many shoes to be very comfortable anymore since …
VIVOBAREFOOT Porto : Kick-Ass Minimalist Boot
The VIVOBAREFOOT Porto is Vivo’s premium desert boot made from exquisite Portuguese leather. This boot is super comfortable – it’s roomy yet snug so you can wear it all night long without having to worry about your foot being compressed like most other boots out there. No, they’re not a …
Soft Star Youth Swift Shoe Review
The awesome people at Soft Star, (well they call themselves elves), sent my seven year old boy Paxton, (AKA: P-Fox, Pax, Ninja Fox, Best Bud, ‘The Boy’), a sweet pair of their newly designed Soft Star Youth Swift shoes. Out of the box like most kids he wouldn’t wear them …
VIVOBAREFOOT Motus: Super Sweet All-Around Shoe
The VIVOBAREFOOT Motus is Vivo’s newest “all around” shoe. They designed it to be versatile, and that it is. Wear it while running on the roads or on the tennis court. Wear it while doing some parkour or some urban free running. Or just wear them while traveling and hiking. …
VIVOBAREFOOT Trail Freak Review: Awesome Trail Shoes
The VIVOBAREFOOT Trail Freak shoes are Vivo’s newest trail shoes and they’re definitely much better than I expected. Well, it’s not that I was expecting them to be bad, just not this awesome. My last pair of Vivo trail shoes was the VIVOBAREFOOT Breatho and they were really nice trail …
VIVOBAREFOOT Mata Review: Barefoot Comfort
The Mata is Vivobarefoot’s new casual shoe for Spring 2015. It’s a slip-on shoe that is super comfortable to wear. The Vivobarefoot Mata is a leather all-occasion shoe – walking, working, and just an everyday sorta daily activity shoe. Of course, when you need or want to wear shoes.; hopefully …
Soft Star DASH RunAmoc Shoe Review
Soft Star recently sent me a pair of their Soft Star DASH shoes to try out and review. I’ve had a few patients come in with these shoes and they’ve only said good things about them. After wearing the shoes for just a few minutes I kinda thought “these shoes …
VIVOBAREFOOT Gobi Review: Get Around In Style
The Vivobarefoot Gobi marks my first-ever pair of casual boots, and they’ve definitely exceeded my expectations. The Gobi is super comfortable, lightweight, and is exactly what I look for in a minimalist-type shoe – unrestricted movement and unaltered proprioception.
VIVOBAREFOOT Evo Review – Pretty Much the Best
One of the perks of having a site like this is that companies want to send me free stuff to try out and review every now and then. I’ve turned down several products because I don’t think they’re any good – not just for me – but for any of …