lamontagne
Adventurer
Over the course of the last 10 years or so, I have been having increasing issues with soreness in my feet. Trips to the Dr's have resulted in little to no relief in my feet, but major relieving of my wallet. Lately I have been purchasing quality footwear, which has helped immensely, but never really addresses the core problem. Thanks to the wonderous World Wide Web,I have been doing a bit of history research on my own and I have found a few interesting tid-bits. Which brings us back here to today. Foot problems are HUGE today, everybody complaining about this and that. Companies trying to sell this and that to fix or relieve this and that. And thats when it dawned on me.
Humans spread out across the entire planet, on foot, without shoes!
Maybe we werent really "made" to wear shoes? Did you know footwear as we know it (hard soles that is) has only been around for about 300 years, and only been available to the common masses for about 150?
Well...one day abit over a year ago, I happen across an ad for Vibram Five Fingers, and I was instantly in Gotta Have That mode.
A week later and I was rocking the original Five Fingers...
I was hooked. They took about 10 minutes to get used to them, then it like a baby taking my first steps. I literally had to learn to walk all over again! But once I got past that, I noticed the plantar fasciitis was markedly less, I was over pronating less, and I walked "lighter" on my feet than ever before. As much as I love these, there were some negatives. While the open tops allowed excellent ventilation, it also made them unwearable to work and sand would enter very easily. The other problem was the intergated bungie in the perimeter would put undo pressure on tendons across the tops of my feet. The was remedied by removing the bungie altogether.
I few months ago I splurged and purchased a pair of the KSO's (Keep Stuff Out). This model seems to have addressed all the issues I had with the originals and the increased thickness of the sole (4mm for the originals and 6mm for the KSO's) has made them a pleasure to wear in rocky terrain.
So the bottom line is this...
Are they Funky....Absolutely!
Are they comfy....Your opinion may vary, but they are for me.
Will you get stares, comments and questions...probably!
Humans spread out across the entire planet, on foot, without shoes!
Maybe we werent really "made" to wear shoes? Did you know footwear as we know it (hard soles that is) has only been around for about 300 years, and only been available to the common masses for about 150?
Well...one day abit over a year ago, I happen across an ad for Vibram Five Fingers, and I was instantly in Gotta Have That mode.
A week later and I was rocking the original Five Fingers...
I was hooked. They took about 10 minutes to get used to them, then it like a baby taking my first steps. I literally had to learn to walk all over again! But once I got past that, I noticed the plantar fasciitis was markedly less, I was over pronating less, and I walked "lighter" on my feet than ever before. As much as I love these, there were some negatives. While the open tops allowed excellent ventilation, it also made them unwearable to work and sand would enter very easily. The other problem was the intergated bungie in the perimeter would put undo pressure on tendons across the tops of my feet. The was remedied by removing the bungie altogether.
I few months ago I splurged and purchased a pair of the KSO's (Keep Stuff Out). This model seems to have addressed all the issues I had with the originals and the increased thickness of the sole (4mm for the originals and 6mm for the KSO's) has made them a pleasure to wear in rocky terrain.
So the bottom line is this...
Are they Funky....Absolutely!
Are they comfy....Your opinion may vary, but they are for me.
Will you get stares, comments and questions...probably!
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