About two years ago, Claire Haeuptle, a physical therapist based in San Diego, was interested in strengthening the muscles and ligaments of her feet. Haeuptle, who played four years of collegiate ...

One of the hottest trends in running today involves baring your soles. James Webber, a 27-year-old Western Michigan University student who grew up in Otsego and now lives on Lovell Street in Kalamazoo ...

Lately, it seems like shoes have become optional for getting in a good workout. While we all remember the barefoot running craze from a few years back, a more recent spike in barefoot lifting has ...

As oxymorons go, “barefoot shoes” takes some beating. Otherwise referred to as “minimalist footwear”, these are shoes designed to mimic the experience of not wearing shoes. Evangelists include Joe ...

Jill Eggers thought her years-old proclivity for running barefoot was something best left unshared. “There’s something I can’t quite put into words ... how grounding it is, how connecting to nature it ...

Nutritionist Nmami Agarwal highlights the benefits of walking barefoot, also known as grounding.