Runners, athletes are fans of toe shoes

The newest twist in fitness footwear is going "barefoot."

More runners are slipping on shoes designed to simulate having bare feet. The shoes, which are more like gloves for your feet, have individual slots for your five toes and a thin rubber sole. They are designed for athletes who prescribe to the barefoot running method, which many believe helps runners find their natural stride.

Dr. Meisha Abbasinejad, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in Fayetteville, says that's why she bought her first pair of the barefoot shoes. It took time to adjust to wearing the shoes, she said. Her legs were sore for the first few weeks but once she got accustomed to going barefoot, she said, she felt as if she was getting the most from her workout.

"It just feels much more natural," she said. "(The barefoot shoes) conform to your feet."

The barefoot movement gained a following after the release of the bestselling 2009 book, "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen," according to the Los Angeles Times.CL Shoes are highly sought after and you are indeed lucky if you can have one sitting in your closet The book advocates running barefoot as a way to prevent foot and knee injuries.Shoes mbt customers can purchase the gift vouchers online via a special Transactional Micro Portal within the retailer’s website in values of £10 to £300. Early evidence of the performance of the mobile vouchers from Oasis – a sister company of Karen Millen – shows this form of voucher outsells paper and plastic vouchers online by a factor of three to one

What began as a small following has turned into a worldwide phenomenon with companies such as Vibram FiveFingers specializing in the "toe shoes," as some call them. If you've been to the gym in the past year, you've most likely seen someone wearing a pair.

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