PSA: if you want to try the concept of the vibram 5 finger shoes (minimal cushion, ability to splat your toes normally), but understand that they look rather silly you can look for zero drop shoes. There are several brands out there that look like traditional shoes while giving a similar benefit.
More the barefoot shoes, like vivo barefoot and whitin. Just know, if you are doing a ton of walking without conditioning and/or streching, you are gonna get hurt. So the alternative is zero drop shoes, like Altra.
But what if I want to look like it’s 2012? Cuz that’s the last time vibrams were cool
I’m pretty sure those can be fetish gear
I’ve had 5 ACL surgeries and torn my hamstring a couple times and my Achilles. I honestly really love wearing my vibrams. Ive got a couple trail running ones and ones I wear for working out, as well as a pair for just walking around. When it’s not shit cold and icy out I wear them all the time. It just feels better and hurts my knees and my back way less after all the damage I’ve done to them.
Honestly never understood why people were so bothered by them. Would I wear them on a first date? Probably not unless I knew the woman was also into them. But if I’m gonna be in a relationship with you? You should probably be okay with being seen with me in them.
My girlfriend now doesn’t like them particularly but she doesn’t have a problem with me wearing them anywhere, even to see her family.
