This weekend some of the VIVOBAREFOOT team are heading to Montilla (Córdoba) in Spain to support the Batalla de Munda trail race and the first barefoot runners meet in Spain. We’ve sent one of our Certified Barefoot Coaches and Director of the VIVOBAREFOOT Training Clinic Ben Le Vesconte to deliver a talk on Barefoot Running and participate Read more…

It is over 2 years since a research paper titled “The effect of three different levels of footwear stability on pain outcomes” was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by Ryan et al and summarised on Runblogger.

“The findings of this study suggest that our current approach of prescribing in-shoe pronation control systems on the basis of foot type is overly simplistic and potentially injurious”. Yes correct there was a study 2 years ago which concluded Gait analysis does not work and is potentially causing injuries. Read more…

Last night BBC1 aired the Panorama: The Truth About Sports Products. Shelley Jofre and British Medical Journal joined forces to investigate the truths behind sports products.

After unraveling the myths of sports energy drinks, Shelley Jofre focusses her attention on running trainers and the shoe industry that is dominated by padded shoes. Read more…

Our Barefoot Running Coach app is one of the Apps of the Week in today’s Sun newspaper.

Here’s what Dave wrote in the feature: Read more…

Here at VIVOBAREFOOT we take education very seriously and  it is a central pillar in our business. We’ve created this Barefoot Running Coach app, in conjunction with Lee Saxby, to help spread the skill of barefoot movement and offer an accessible resource for everyone to use on their journey to becoming injury-free, natural walkers and runners. Read more…

“Never before have I seen it as a particular ‘skill’. As Lee pointed out, you wouldn’t think just because you bought the tennis racket that Nadal uses, you can then go and play world-class tennis!” – Pippa Heath Read more…

There’s a revolution happening in South Africa, a VIVOBAREFOOT revolution!

With barefoot running reshaping the modern running industry, our South African team is pushing the boundaries and putting VIVOBAREFOOT on the map: barefoot running workshops, sponsored trail events and a VIVOBAREFOOT Team are just the beginning. Read more…