Vivobarefoot Women's Ultra Pure Shoe Review

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I was reading some reviews and I, personally could not be happier with these shoes. I have had four back surgeries and have not been able to run for nearly seven years. I live in a mountain rural area and have injured myself just attempting to walk up and down our hills. I recently got a treadmill and after walking in a variety of shoes and flinging them to the floor frustrated, I began to research the barefoot, minimalist running shoe, as I always seemed to do best barefoot. This however did cause soreness on the balls of my feet as I typically average about an hour at a time on the treadmill.

Enter the Vivobarefoot. So the shoes arrived, they are ugly, they look crazy wide, I have a narrow foot. Yesterday I ran for a solid 30 minutes. I cannot express how amazing this is to someone who has been trapped in a body that has betrayed them and I am only in my early 40's now.

So, the shoe is wide on purpose. This allows your toes to somewhat spread out while running. The lightness of the shoe adds to the fact that even though they are wide, my foot did not slide or slip. These are also supposed to NOT have traditional support. That is the point of barefoot running or minimalist running shoes. I personally need to feel the ground or I am the most graceless runner you have ever seen.

Today on the treadmill, I started with another brand of minimalist shoes. I thought perhaps I was just having an off day. These other shoes admittedly have a somewhat thicker sole. Those were flung to the floor in frustration. I alternated running and walking for about three minutes and was concerned I may sound like a herd of buffalo's to my husband who was working downstairs. I returned to my vivo's and my mojo returned. I am able to run much more smoothly, which does not jar my back. I am able to run with grace, run quietly, and am just happier in these shoes. In a traditional running shoe I am typically clunky, loud, jarring and just plain uncoordinated in general. These shoes have absolutely been a life changer for me.

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These shoes are extremely wide for my feet. I would not recommend them for anyone with narrow feet at all. I had at least 3/4" space at the side of my foot. They are not at all like the Merrell Glove line of shoes that hug your foot and work well for those with narrow feet. They are much wider overall and I looked like a duck wearing them around. My husband even commented that they looked huge. Color was a nice vibrant crimson. The material the shoe is made from reminds me of Crocs. The literature in the package says the soles should last for 300 miles with proper barefoot form, but only 150 miles if you are walking/running differently on more abrasive surfaces.

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Its an excellent pair of shoes. Very comfortable and light weight. Had been using them for walking and indoor exercises.

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I love these. They're like walking on air. So light on the feet (like walking barefoot) and the circulation of air is terrific, too.

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She says this is the most comfortable gym shoe yet. She mainly does cardio and this suits her needs, especially for the amount of airflow it allows.