I love my Vibrams... I got them when I was pregnant.  I had been getting severe back pain and within 2 days of wearing the Vibrams, the pain went away (to never be seen again).  I know own 4 pairs (my DH has 6). And as we're in Australia, they are a bit more than $70 for us, but still worth it.  I'll never wear conventional shoes again unless it is absolutely necessary.  I wore my KSO's with my 'dressy' outfit for dinner the other day...  DH wears his to work.




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From: Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:02:54 AM
Subject: Was: Fructose Now: barefoot-style shoes

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>> I'm all into living as paleo-man did,... I try to think of everything in
>> terms of how we're evolved.When I heard of "five fingered shoes" I was
>> all into getting
>> them at first, although at $70 they sound like a bit of a rip-off
>
>The Virbam Five Finger shoes are awesome.  I love mine.
>
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>   Robert Kesterson
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I don't normally promote brands, but there are so few barefoot-style shoes
beyond some moccasins and sandals that I'll add that the Vivo Barefoot shoes
are also good and look more like standard shoes so I can wear them more
places, including work. They are twice the price, however and the demand for
them is huge so there is quite a wait to get many of the shoes they sell.

I've started seeing a couple other lower-quality brands try to capitalize on
the growing craze for barefoot-style shoes, and there will likely be many
more to come. I doubt I'll ever buy a shoe with a heel on it again.