A friend introduced me to barefoot Parkour a few years ago. It’s quite difficult. In high-impact discipline practised on concrete, railings and walls, taking off your shoes seems like the last thing you’d want to do. The question of what was better for Parkour – thin, light martial arts shoes or heavily padded running shoes – was still very much open back then. But the benefits were clear immediately.

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Glasgow Parkour Coaching have been try out some barefoot movement in recent months and have seen a number of benefits that supplement our regular Parkour training. Using Vivos on light training days, and practicing small movements with maximum proprioception definitely improves co-ordination, balance and precision which are absolutely essential for parkour. Any training that we can do that strengthens the ankles, allows them to move around their full range of motion, and promotes a natural foot movement will support our jump and landing strength that we need to practice safely. Read more…

Ever considered Barefoot Parkour? It’s no secret that the world famous Apex Movement have been rocking VIVOBAREFOOT for a while now. Here’s a review of the VIVOBAREFOOT Neo, our multi-terrain cross trainer from FlipYeahParkour.com.

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Our friends at Apex Movement have been using our VIVOBAREFOOT shoes for the last few years. Read more…