Shoe companies and health care providers have traditionally put forth that various levels of biomechanical shortcomings are the root cause of our locomotive problems. We are inherently flawed, and only cleverly-designed footwear is the solution.

Propelled in part by the success of the bestselling book Born To Run, the decision to go barefoot has been hailed by some as a step towards minimizing...

You'll remember from the previous post that "correct running form asks only that runners eliminate the variables, and reinforce the invariables." In running, while foot-to-ground contact is a given, does nature favor one manner of landing and loading over another? Let's find out.

In as many weeks, this five-part blog post series on "Running Form: Simplified" will carefully sift through the particulars of running so that -- like our most ancient forebears or our youngest children -- ultimately, we can just run.

I myself have benefitted from high levels of conditioning overriding fledgling skills, but I know with certainty that unless correct running form is learned, eventually the undue strains of sloppiness will overrun even the greatest muscular conditioning.

By Katherine Harmon (Click here for the original article) Barefoot, five-finger, super-minimal, zero-drop. Whatever joggers embrace as the approac...

Success -- to run farther, run faster, and run with less chance of injury, and otherwise savor the joy of running -- asks only for attention, practice, and patience.

If you choose to shrug off the skeptics' jeers and run barefooted anywhere you want to, remember as you enjoy your journey to practice patience, because full adaptation can take a while.

A simple reframe affects how we think about running, and that determines how we actually run. But, how do we run?

LOS ANGELES — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of s...

If you use these six barefoot running tips to make a smart transition, you may find that it actually reduces how tired your knees and hips are after a run and increases your enjoyment and feel for the ground during a run.

I'm always keen to learn about new strategies for keeping we mere mortals healthy. To that end, here are five new trends in exercise.

What's with all the minimalist running paraphernalia out there these days, and what do we make of it all?

Most of the time, shoe-shopping is a slice of retail-therapy heaven. But as dedicated runners know, finding the right running shoe is a different stor...

Watch as fitness whiz Pooja Mottl tests out Vibram's Five Fingers barefoot running shoes in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, proving the five-toed shoes are goo...

Note: Our tester tried these for running, but they are not specifically designed to be running shoes. They are all-purpose shoes designed in the baref...

Many people know the term 'bunion' and that it occurs on a foot, but don't know exactly what a bunion is.