1. Gently Spreads Your Toes – with a wider foot base you strengthen your foot muscles, increase range of motion, and improve general foot health.
2. Improves Range of Motion in Ankles, Feet and Toes – no longer ‘cast’ in a shoe, the foot and toes move more naturally.
3. Strengthens Muscles in the Feet and Lower Legs - wearing FiveFingers will stimulate and strengthen muscles in the feet and lower legs, improving general foot health and reducing the risk of injury.
4. Stimulates Neural Function Important to Balance and Agility - when wearing Vibram FiveFingers, thousands of neurological receptors in the feet send valuable information to the brain, improving balance and agility.
5. Improves Proprioception and Body Awareness – those same neurological receptors heighten body awareness, sending messages about body mechanics, form, and movement.
6. Eliminates Heel Lift to Align the Spine and Improve Posture – By lowering the heel, our bodyweight becomes evenly distributed across the footbed, promoting proper posture and spine alignment which can aid in lower back pain.
7. Enhanced Running Efficiency - research has shown that running barefoot results in a 4% increase in efficiency.
8. Diminish Risk of Bunions - conventional shoes press our toes together. Fivefingers gently spread them and encourages the big toe to work.
9. Allows the Foot and Body to Move Naturally, Which Just Feels Good!!. Go the FiveFingers!