They certainly don’t look like most shoes, but apparently, they’re very comfortable and good for you.
It’s more complicated then they just being very good for you. If you just change your shoes to Vibriams and don’t change the way you walk there’s a good chance that you will hurt yourself (and as a result you have the class action lawsuit). When walking with Vibriam’s it’s important to hit the floor first with your toes and not your heels.
I think I got my first Vibiram’s in 2011 and especially at the time where they also looked more dorky then your image, the social effects mattered. It’s a tool to come into conversations with strangers and generally gives people whom you meet an easy conversation topic.
That effect might be lower nowadays as the are more popular, but it’s still there. People who don’t want that can wear barefoot shoes that look like normal shoes.
It’s more complicated then they just being very good for you. If you just change your shoes to Vibriams and don’t change the way you walk there’s a good chance that you will hurt yourself (and as a result you have the class action lawsuit). When walking with Vibriam’s it’s important to hit the floor first with your toes and not your heels.
I think I got my first Vibiram’s in 2011 and especially at the time where they also looked more dorky then your image, the social effects mattered. It’s a tool to come into conversations with strangers and generally gives people whom you meet an easy conversation topic.
That effect might be lower nowadays as the are more popular, but it’s still there. People who don’t want that can wear barefoot shoes that look like normal shoes.