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For everyday walking/errands/life, my personal favs are:
👉 Primus Lite Knit Women’s
👉 Gobi Chelsea Women’s
👉 Gobi Sneaker Premium Leather Women’s
For workouts, I love:
👉 Primus Lite Knit Women’s
👉 Motus Strength Women’s
👉 Primus Lite IV All Weather Women’s
👉 Primus Trial Knit FG Women’s
For first walkers/toddlers, we love:
👉 Pluma Knit Toddlers
👉 Primus Sport Toddlers
👉 Primus Ludo Hi Toddlers
For running, I don’t wear them!
This is my first disclaimer.
I’m not much of a runner (especially after pregnancy & being freshly postpartum) so suddenly running in barefoot shoes would be way too much load for my feet.
However, my husband runs just fine in them after building into running slowly overtime!
Progressive overload and not doing too much too soon (even walking or working all day in barefoot shoes if you’ve always worn cushion) is key! 🔑
Work into shoes like these slowly.
Start with workout or a quick errand and slowly build in more time as you start to feel more comfortable.
Disclaimer # 2👇
If you’re currently in pain or have symptoms, this may not be the time to wear them!
I have had people who have chronic illness plantar fasciitis say these shoes finally helped it not come back, but it wasn’t the shoe they started out in during an intense flare up.
Monitor symptoms and again, slowly build your way into them AS you continue working on exercises and stretches needed for your foot!
A shoe is merely the environment we put our foot in.
It should not be the magic fix.
Don’t rely on a shoe to do everything.
Rely on YOU to keep working on the exercises you know your body needs (it’s a never ending process!)
A shoe that is barefoot with a wide toe area allows your foot to naturally improve strength & maintain the mobility needed for walking, running & jumping.
It’s easier to maintain what we have than have to improve what we don’t later on.
Will post some things others have shared with me about making the switch in my stories!
If you have your own story with them, please share below! 👇
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