Vibram Five Fingers – gloves for the feet

Ashley, Katrina, and several others have recommended this weird footwear.

click to see details on this Women's shoe

The second is a Men’s shoe. Click through to Amazon to see other models. And competitive products from other companies.

Five Fingers were named one of Time magazine’s Best Inventions of 2007.

And they are getting a lot of love on the blogosphere from runners and hikers.

Those convinced that traditional running shoes might be causing them injury are trying more natural footwear as an alternative.

Vibram has a store locator page if you want to try on a pair yourself.

From Wisconsin coach Jason Orkowski:

As a coach I have worn sandals so I could slip them off quickly to spot or demonstrate but I found that structurally I was developing back issues because of the lack of support while standing. The V5-Finger may be my solution. …

Leave a comment if you’ve worn them in the gym. Or have an opinion pro or con.

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