Vibram Five Fingers: experiences?

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MBT shoes have been billed as "the world's smallest gym." Since they increase muscle activity, strengthening and toning of the leg, buttock, stomach and back muscles takes place during everyday activities like walking and standing.MBT shoes have been used in training by olympic medalists, and other top athletes.

The Mbt Sandals are light, airy and very comfortable to use. Like all other Mbt Shoes models the Mbt Sandals activates the whole body and gives you benefits regulare shoes don′t.FiveFingers stimulate the muscles in your feet and lower legs to build strength and improve range of motion. Our customers report an increased sense of balance, greater agility, and visibly improved posture.

The typical human foot is an anatomical marvel of evolution with 26 bones, 33 joints, 20 muscles, and hundreds of sensory receptors, tendons and ligaments. Like the rest of the body, to keep our feet healthy, they need to be stimulated and exercised.That's why we recommend wearing Vibram Five Fingers for exercise, play, and for fun. Stimulating the muscles in your feet and lower legs will not only make you stronger and healthier, it improves your balance, agility and proprioception.

Before Vibrams I thought I was a retarded runner.

Now that I have a pair, I know that I am a retarded runner.

I sell vibrams. No matter what anyone on here has said I've sold thousands at the retail store I work for in the last 12 months and 1/50 people do not like them. It is important that you make sure not to buy fakes, there is an increasing market of fake vibrams...and a google search brings up the top fake sites. The only place to get them is a retail store or vibram.com and nowhere else is very safe.

We must have been in the same race. I won my age group and got the same prize. I wouldn't have bought a pair on my own, but I'm willing to experiment with a free pair.

I had just bought a pair of Vibram Bikilas about 3 weeks ago and I am in love with these shoes. The first time I ran in them I had to adjust how I struck with my foot, but it definately has helped out my legs a lot. I run at least 3 miles a day on them and they have held up well so far, plus took them in the river. They're comfortable and are the closest thing I have found to running barefoot. Healthier some say and they are just all around awesome shoes to go out in. I would recommend to anyone willing to try something new.

There are a lot of people in the world with more money than sense. Congratulations. A whole lot of them have found your store. Do you have a clown out front to attract them?

They were designed from the Masai tribe in Africa, for whom they are named. Apparently, all the Masai have feet like rocking chair bottoms.

Why not just strap bowling balls to the bottom of your feet? They'd increase your leg strength and balance better.

If they're free, I'd get them. I wouldn't run in them though. I'd be to embarrassed and I've already injured myself way to many times. Use them for wading in tide pools. Like a duck.

I've known a lot of people who have bought them and most had painful experiences for the first 4 to 6 times they ran. Then they quit. I had a friend who was limping after running in vibrams on a marginally rocky trail. On the other hand I was running with a guy midway through a very technical trail marathon and he was doing fine.

If you (are dumb enough to :)) run in them, I'd suggest you break your feet in very slowly. Run on a (debris free) rubber track for a mile. Two days later (if you can walk) run 2 miles on the track. Etc etc. Consider never leaving the track. Run at late at night so you don't scare small children.

Vibrams were made to be deck shoes on a boat.... they just got lucky that people were dumb enough to run in them. When you buy them (or pick up your free pair) ask for the business card of the best physical therapist in your area. I'm sure they are great shoes someone somewhere but not for the serious runner.

Also, to the store that states 1/50 people are not happy with them. I would contend the other people who are not happy because they are hurt and not running don't return to your store and won't. I'm all for minimal shoes, not over stabilizing and not over supporting the foot but people walked barefoot or with thin moccasins when roads were dirt. Now we have asphalt and concrete.....

...to each there own but I'll stay away from Vibrams and keep up my decade long streak of injury free running. I enjoy running my 70 miles a week and wish to continue with consistency.

Don't get Fakes wrote:

I sell vibrams. No matter what anyone on here has said I've sold thousands at the retail store I work for in the last 12 months and 1/50 people do not like them. It is important that you make sure not to buy fakes, there is an increasing market of fake vibrams...and a google search brings up the top fake sites. The only place to get them is a retail store or vibram.com and nowhere else is very safe.

Please, why not get fakes? It's not like you're getting much anyway, the whole point is that you want less of a shoe. You're most likely going to get even less (for 1/10 the price) if you get a fake! just go on ebay and get an "authentic" pair for like 10 bucks.

I also play basketball and had developed tendentious in my knees because of it. I heard all these stories about how Vibrams can turn lead into gold and whatnot so I decided "what the hell, I'll check it out". I am now doing 75 miles per week with no knee issues whatsoever and, due to my ability to run more mileage comfortably now, will be captain on my XC team this year. I can't wait to see the look on the other runners' faces...

I have had a pair for about 4 years. I don't use them much because you can find me actually just running barefoot. I think I left them under a bush in my front garden for some reason. I will have to get them cleaned up tomorrow and try them out again.

However, you will not find a great story with me. In regular shoes I would have serious knee and shin splints. In Vibrams the only problem I ever have that I can think of that is related to using the shoe itself is a slight tendonitis in the ankle.

I'm a little better after transitioning to barefoot and Vibram. Only a little. Running is hardwork and Vibram's don't make it any easier.

Only good for walking around and running on artificial turf or another surface that is cushioned and flat (because the vibrams aren't)