Going barefoot trains the soft tissues of your feet far more effectively than wearing shoes, says Simmons. It strengthens ...

Barefoot workouts can provide many benefits once your body gets used to them. But they’re not without risk, and they’re not about going all in. If anything, they require you to slowly unlearn certain ...

I'm training for my first 10K (April 24) and half-marathon (June 6), and my left foot is mad about it. I can't tell if it's plantar fasciitis or the bones on the top of my foot or what. The pain seems ...

Like every fitness activity, running has its niches. Some people want to fight for first-place finishes, others cover wildly long distances in ultrarunning and cross country. For diehard minimalists, ...

Last week’s barefoot running column was a discussion starter. Those who haven’t been running 10 years or more were surprised that there was such a concept. The long-time runners of course knew about ...

Years ago, the idea that you could run barefoot, instead of in running shoes, shook the running community. (The ultimate result: The market exploded with expensive shoes meant to mimic barefoot ...

From the day in 1970 that legendary University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman poured rubber onto his wife's waffle iron to create a new running shoe sole, Nike has been a company dedicated to ...

Our population is rapidly expanding as running, whether for sport or for recreation, becomes more prevalent in our nation. There is, however, a factor that prevents running from gaining more ...

We’re not big fans of running in barefoot shoes, but for lifting? Sign us up! We’ve rounded up the best barefoot shoes from running to lifting based on our testers feedback.All these new max cushioned ...

Former Midlander David McAtee decided he wasn’t satisfied with simply running the 10-mile run at Saturday’s annual Crim Festival of Races in Flint. A few days before the race, the 27-year-old McAtee — ...