Comments on: Working out in my Vibram Five Fingers http://www.learnfitness.com/2010/02/working-out-in-my-vibram-five-fingers/ Sharing my health & fitness journey one day at a time Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:48:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Teresa http://www.learnfitness.com/2010/02/working-out-in-my-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Teresa Wed, 19 May 2010 14:35:12 +0000 http://www.learnfitness.com/?p=1966#comment-1082 Sean -- Thanks so much for the review. I have had my vibram kso's for a few months. I bought them because I had terrible achilles tendonitis and the beginnings of plantar's p (again). I haven't really used them to workout but wore them daily around the house. I found changing shoes often seemed to help. I've been almost exclusively in mbts for the past 3 years due to debillitating plantar's p in one foot a few years ago. One never realize's the importance of feet until they quit working! Anyway -- once the problems resurfaced I didn't wait until it was too late -- I started making changes - including the vibrams. I took them to Jamiaca on Spring Break because I knew walking on the beach or anywhere for that matter would be excruciating. I had NO feet issues the entire trip. Obviously I looked like a dweeb -- but I wore them to the beach, to the pool, walking around the resort. I love them - anything I would normally do barefoot - pilates or bellydancing class, etc... but I've been hesitant until now to use them on my eliptical. Thanks -- good luck on your weight-loss. I've got about 50lbs to lose - and it hangs on tight! ps.. I stuck them in a tub of sudsy water for a few hours -- rinsed and air-dried to clean them with no problems. Sean —
Thanks so much for the review. I have had my vibram kso’s for a few months. I bought them because I had terrible achilles tendonitis and the beginnings of plantar’s p (again). I haven’t really used them to workout but wore them daily around the house. I found changing shoes often seemed to help. I’ve been almost exclusively in mbts for the past 3 years due to debillitating plantar’s p in one foot a few years ago. One never realize’s the importance of feet until they quit working!
Anyway — once the problems resurfaced I didn’t wait until it was too late — I started making changes – including the vibrams. I took them to Jamiaca on Spring Break because I knew walking on the beach or anywhere for that matter would be excruciating. I had NO feet issues the entire trip. Obviously I looked like a dweeb — but I wore them to the beach, to the pool, walking around the resort.

I love them – anything I would normally do barefoot – pilates or bellydancing class, etc… but I’ve been hesitant until now to use them on my eliptical.

Thanks — good luck on your weight-loss. I’ve got about 50lbs to lose – and it hangs on tight!

ps.. I stuck them in a tub of sudsy water for a few hours — rinsed and air-dried to clean them with no problems.

]]> By: justin http://www.learnfitness.com/2010/02/working-out-in-my-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-591 justin Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:47:28 +0000 http://www.learnfitness.com/?p=1966#comment-591 I like how your review here highlights how VFFs perform for various activities in the gym. Despite getting plenty of user stories and reading reviews galore, it's been a rare thing that I've seen people detail how VFFs work for weight lifting. This is strange in that I know a ton of Five Fingers fans lift, so I don't know why they are so quiet. Anyway, I'm definitely picking this up in the latest reviews round-up that I put out on Sundays, so check that out. Really impressed with your weight loss progress! And thank you for the shout out. Don't know if you'd be interested, but I recently started a VFF community links page: http://birthdayshoes.com/links/ -- check it out and if you want to be on it, just pop that widget somewhere (sidebar/footer) and let me know! Otherwise, hope to see you around VFF-town! Justin I like how your review here highlights how VFFs perform for various activities in the gym. Despite getting plenty of user stories and reading reviews galore, it’s been a rare thing that I’ve seen people detail how VFFs work for weight lifting. This is strange in that I know a ton of Five Fingers fans lift, so I don’t know why they are so quiet.

Anyway, I’m definitely picking this up in the latest reviews round-up that I put out on Sundays, so check that out.

Really impressed with your weight loss progress! And thank you for the shout out. Don’t know if you’d be interested, but I recently started a VFF community links page: http://birthdayshoes.com/links/ — check it out and if you want to be on it, just pop that widget somewhere (sidebar/footer) and let me know! Otherwise, hope to see you around VFF-town!

Justin

]]> By: Steve http://www.learnfitness.com/2010/02/working-out-in-my-vibram-five-fingers/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Steve Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:40:19 +0000 http://www.learnfitness.com/?p=1966#comment-590 I'm hearing so many good things about the Five Fingers...and yet I'm still hestitant to try them. Ugh :( That's great they are working out for ya though, keep updating on the progress with them and I may be tempted to get a pair. I’m hearing so many good things about the Five Fingers…and yet I’m still hestitant to try them. Ugh :(

That’s great they are working out for ya though, keep updating on the progress with them and I may be tempted to get a pair.

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