In the near future, you may be able to customize how much or less cushioning for your personal situation depending on your training, terrains, and distances. Go minimal or go maximalist. But do remember this: MIX IT UP!
Author: Nicholas P, Chief Reviewer
Nicholas Pang is a competitive Northern California track & field athlete, runner, and Editor-in-Chief of the most comprehensive minimalist shoes and running accessories review site, Minimalist Running Shoes. He is also the author of 'The Minimalist Runner' and 'Wear Tested', books focusing on how to transition to barefoot-inspired minimal shoes and developing good running form. Nick is a member of the USA Track & Field organization.
Tribute, a slightly cushioned speed trainer from Topo Athletic
Built for speed training and road racing, the Tribute features Topo’s signature fit on a featherweight, 16mm, zero drop platform. Ultra breathable mesh, heel-to-toe flexibility and optimal responsiveness make this a standout product for a fast, natural ride.
Live healthier and achieve more with the new Microsoft Band
[cmsms_row data_width=”boxed” data_color=”default” data_padding_top=”10″ data_padding_bottom=”10″][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Meet Microsoft Band 2, the smart band created to enable you to live healthier and achieve more. Microsoft Band 2 tracks your heart rate, exercise, calorie burn and sleep quality, and provides notifications about your emails, texts and calendar alerts. Advanced sensors track data specific to running, biking…
Go long with the Rapha Brevet collection
The Rapha Brevet collection of products are tried-and-tested favorites in Rapha’s core riding range with rejuvenated colors each season and refined aesthetics provide even greater visibility on the road.
Nike goes minimal with NikeLab Payaa
The NikeLab Payaa Men’s Shoe features a minimalist design inspired by the payaaqek, a Native Alaskan boot that exemplifies simplicity
Replace your sneakers with the VIVOBAREFOOT Drake
The Drake is a moccasin inspired relaxed mid-top boot for men. The boot brings together VIVOBAREFOOT ultra-thin 3mm City Sole with traditional toe detailing.
Fujifilm announces new INSTAX Mini 70 designed for easy selfies, low light shooting and instant fun!
FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the new INSTAX Mini 70 that features an updated and sleek design, a special selfie mode and a high-performance flash that automatically calculates surrounding brightness and adjusts shutter speeds accordingly for amazing photos in an instant.
The VIVOBAREFOOT Aqua is back!
Designed by Ajoy Kumar Sahu (rest in peace) in 2006, the VIVOBAREFOOT Aqua quickly became one of the most popular and successful barefoot shoes, and remains a firm favorite with many.
Best Selling Altra Shoes
Do you know what the best selling models are from Altra Zero Drop? Here is the list of the top selling shoes on Altra.com. Current Top Sellers Lone Peak 2.5 One 2.5 Paradigm 1.5 Provision 2.0 Torin 2.0 Instinct 3.0 Top Selling Clearance Items Intuition 2.0 Instinct 2.0 The Repetition Lone Peak 2.0 You might also…
Your new Altra Impulse distance racer
The all-new Altra Impulse is the first stability shoe from Altra Running we have tested. With the Altra Impulse, lightweight and stability go hand in hand. It’s Altra’s lightest stability shoe to date and combines Innerflex™ and StabiliPod™ technologies to give you flexible stability where you need it. The friction-free, lightweight upper and FootShape™ toe…
Return To Fitness: Climbing & Descending
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return to Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet Return to Fitness: Hands, Neck & Shoulders, Back Return To Fitness: Climbing Lesson number one: Stay seated as you grind up a long hill. Avoid the desire to stand up and…
Return to Fitness: Hands, Neck & Shoulders, Back
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return to Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet Return To Fitness: Hands About five hundred miles into my bike ride across America, I began to notice a loss of sensation in both hands, even though I was wearing padded…
Return To Fitness: Saddle (Butt), Knees & Feet
Continuing our series from Return to Fitness. Previous parts here: Return to Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit Return To Fitness: Saddle (The Butt) Old-fashioned bike purists will swear by their well-broken-in leather saddles. But these seats can take several thousand miles of riding before they conform to one’s buttocks. Bike seats are now made with spongy,…
Return To Fitness: Introduction, Bike Fit
Bill Katovsky was a two-time Hawaii Ironman finisher, a guy who bicycled solo across the U.S., an endurance athlete who competed in a three-day race mountain bike race across Costa Rica. But through a series of misfortunes, including depression, losing his dog, death in his family, and debilitating health problems, Katovsky went from being a…
The new speed racer in town – Altra ONE 2.5
The new Altra ONE 2.5 is built for speed, without sacrificing the comfort needed to maintain it through the finish line. The ONE 2.5 is a fast, do-it-all performance shoe with an incredible cushion-to-weight ratio. From a casual seven-mile run to a full marathon, this shoe delivers comfortable, stable performance. The ultra light InnerFlex™ midsole…
Step Aside Black Friday – Meet Amazon Prime Day
My family have been a loyal Amazon Prime member since March 30, 2005! The savings from one- and two-day shipping of bulk items like TVs, lawn mowers, BBQ sets, and countless books for my kids have paid for the annual membership fees many times over. Most important, getting something in your hands within two days…
Summer travel with Craghoppers Spring Summer collection
Ever since I wore my Craghoppers outfit last summer on a two week vacation to London and Paris, I’m sold. For Spring Summer 2015, Craghoppers has designed a whole host of highly packable, compact clothing that will allow you to pack smarter while still offering all of the comfort and performance you’ve comes to expect….
Minimalist Running Shoes Hall of Fame
After over 5 years of wearing and exclusively testing over 300 pairs of minimalist shoes (road running, trail running, casual, gym, dress), here are our absolute top 3 favorites for road, trail, and business casual. I’ve been loading up on these models as they go on sale or being discontinued. I wish they would keep some…
Moji Foot Massager and Foot PRO
We have wear tested a few Moji products (Moji Curve (formerly Moji 360) and Moji Mini) in the past and the Moji Foot massager is the latest addition to their family. The Moji Foot massager is great for relieving foot pain and revitalizing sore and tired feet. It is also great for relieving Plantar Fasciitis….
Reebok Introduces New Nano 5.0!
Take your workout-of-the-day to a whole new level with Reebok’s new Nano 5.0! Reebok’s lightest, strongest, and most innovative Nano yet. For the first time ever, the Nano’s mesh upper is infused with durable Kevlar® for elite-level abrasion protection. Plus, the entire midsole shape has been re-engineered to fit more precisely and support your foot…
Swedish Shocker – Salming Xplore & Race Delivers
Salming, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden with US operations in Raleigh, NC, while new to the US running market, has delivered two surprisingly great models of natural running shoes to runners: Salming Xplore and Salming Race. Salming Xplore Heel-to-Toe Drop: 3mm Every runner benefits from strong feet! When using the Salming Xplore natural running shoe you…
RecoFit Shin Splint Therapy Compression Sleeves
We have wear tested a few RecoFit products (compression calf sleeves and full leg compression sleeves) in the past few years and the shin splint therapy compression sleeves turned out to be our favorite RecoFit product because of its technology and multi-purpose usage (more on this later). And we have tested tons of compression calf…
Olympic Caliber Running-stride Program from Topo Athletic & ACU
Topo Athletic today announced that they have sponsored ACU (Assess, Correct, Unify) Running, a FREE training program that helps runners rebuild their stride from the ground up. The experts behind ACU-Running reverse engineered the running stride down to its biomechanical components so that a runner can first master the underlying movement patterns that serve as the building blocks…
National Trails Day: June 6, 2015
Saturday June 6, 2015 is National Trails Day! National Trails Day events will take place in every state across the country and will include hikes, biking and horseback rides, paddling trips, bird watching, geocaching, gear demonstrations, stewardship projects and more. Get out there an enjoy the outdoors!!! What is National Trails Day? American Hiking Society’s National…