VibramFiveFingers - All the information you need!

 VIBRAM FIVEFINGERS IS

CONCEPT

When you go barefoot, your movements become the movements of a child:

  • playful and sensitive
  • yet purposeful and confident.

You experience the unbound joy of stepping, hopping and running across any surface on earth, simply to get from here to there.

Vibram FiveFingers allow you to relive that sensation. Unlike conventional shoes that insulate you from your surroundings. FiveFingers enhance your sense of touch and feel, while improving foot strength, balance, agility, and range of motion.

Because wearing Vibram FiveFingers is so close to going barefoot, you'll enjoy the health and performance benefits of barefooting without some of the risks.

HEALTH FACTS

  • FiveFingers delivers a number of positive health benefits, by leveraging all of the body's biomechanics so you can move as nature intended.
  • Walking, running, or climbing in FiveFingers, makes the body experience a sense of touch and feel that is simply not possible in conventional performance footwear. We call this a haptic response, and it describes your body's sensibility to the world around you.
  • The foot is the base of our body therefore this haptic response and the proprioception of the foot are important for a natural gait and precise, powerful movements.
  • The increased proprioception of our body together with the lower heel position leads also to a useful posture improvement.
  • The natural walking motion reduces impact on your knees, hips, and lower back and stimulates the muscles of your lower legs and feet. You add strength, improve balance and increase agility.
Running

No footwear comes closer to recreating the experience and natural sensation of running barefoot than Vibram FiveFingers:

  • the benefits of running barefoot have long been supported by scientific research, coaches, and athletes who've offered ample evidence that training without shoes allows you to run faster and further with fewer injuries
  • motion studies demonstrate that when running barefoot, one naturally lands on the forefoot, directly below your center of gravity. This results in optimum balance, increased stability, less impact and greater propulsion.
  • According to Dr. Ivo Waerlop of the Vibram Biomechanics Advisory Board: " Running in FiveFingers improves agility, strength, and equilibrium, plus it delivers sensory feedback that allows runners to make immediate corrections in their form. This greatly improves running efficiency".
  • Our patented Vibram sole acts like a second skin to protect you from elements and obstacles, so you can reap the rewards of barefoot running.

TREKKING, TRAVELLING AND WATER SPORTS

FiveFingers footwear is:

  • the trek and travel shoe that offers you a deeper connection with your surroundings: no matter where you go
  • for those who understand that the whole point of travel is to embrace the experience: connect with people, with nature, and with the environment, energize the body and lift the spirit

As FiveFingers footwear offers protection and sure-footed grip without loosing the ability to swim (as most traditional footwear without the 5 toe separation does). It is quickly becoming the preferred choice of kayakers, canoeists, surfers, boarders, sailors and flats fisherman who appreciate its grip, performance and control

With an average weight of around 6 ounces, it's no wonder so many of our customers look to lightweight, pack able Fivefingers as their go-to footwear for trekking, travel, swim and everyday wear.

FITNESS ACTIVITIES: YOGA, PILATES, TAI-CHI AND MARTIAL ARTS

Wearing FiveFingers during fitness activities, traditionally performed barefoot, can increase your comfort, balance, performance and overall sense of control:

  •  FiveFingers, acting like a second skin, flexing easily with every move you make, provides a sure-footed grip to improve your balance
  • its five individual toe slots allow your toes to separate naturally, providing unrivalled stability andsupport, also during the most aggressive yoga positions.
  • Plus, FiveFingers footwear keeps your feet clean and comfortable, so you can focus on your workout and make the most of the experience.
  • Consider Vibram FiveFingers as an alternative for any exercise you now practice barefoot